Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets
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- Generates up to 1400°F of intense heat, providing about 12 min. of usable burn time per cube
- Does not liquefy when burning, and leaves no ash residue; burns efficiently even at high altitudes
- Easily lights with ordinary wooden matches, and can be extinguished and saved for reuse
- Can also be used as a safe and easy-to-use fire starter for campfires
- 1 box contains twelve 0.5 oz. Esbit Solid Fuel tablets
Imported.
| Best use | Backpacking |
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Mar 8, 2016Firestarter
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Jul 14, 2015Great, but does leave a hard residueThese are wonderful. I did want to write a review though to let folks know that the cubes do leave a hard layer of residue in the fuel tray after burning. I had a very difficult time chippin...
Read More These are wonderful. I did want to write a review though to let folks know that the cubes do leave a hard layer of residue in the fuel tray after burning. I had a very difficult time chipping it out so that the next tablet used would lay flat in there. I resolved the problem by laying the cube onto a small piece of foil rather than directly in the tray. -
Jun 26, 2015These even works for cooking meal of 4Since I got this with the tiny esbit stove (the one of the of your thumb when folded), I never want to go back to canister fuel or alcohol stove. I used this to cook for 4 adults on a 9 days...
Read More Since I got this with the tiny esbit stove (the one of the of your thumb when folded), I never want to go back to canister fuel or alcohol stove. I used this to cook for 4 adults on a 9 days trip on Wonderland Trail, as well as 10 days trip on JMT in the past 2 years. They are so light weight and took reasonable time to heat our breakfast and dinner everyday. Never failed once. We even cooked hot tea at lunch time for my husband many days. We used 2 tablets for cooking dinner (pasta or rice with meat and vegetables dehydrated by myself), and 1.5 tablets for breakfast (oatmeals, hot chocolate etc.). I just blow off the flame and leave any unused part of the fuel for next meal. Sure, it smells like fish, that's probably what is it made of -- fish oil? It would be biodegradable right? And it leaves some black mark on the pods. But it is not difficult to clean. The bottom line is -- nothing else packs so light and so easy to work with. It worked on high altitude, in the rainy days and in the cold morning when alcohol fuel were two difficult to light up. -
Nov 27, 2014Stinks, Stinks bad before it burns.I got these thinking that they would not smell bad until I burned them, or perhaps a slight smell before burning - I WAS WRONG - these smell like three week old dead salmon - I left two in m...
Read More I got these thinking that they would not smell bad until I burned them, or perhaps a slight smell before burning - I WAS WRONG - these smell like three week old dead salmon - I left two in my day pack with light jacket and have now washed them both twice and they still smell like dead salmon - taking them back tomorrow - do not use these unless you are unable to smell. -
Oct 23, 2014Convenient, fastAbout half a cube heats 12+ oz of water for hot chocolate in just a couple minutes.
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Aug 2, 2014love the simplicityi took this stove and fuel on a 6 day trip and let a friend borrow and extra i have. it worked so well we used one stove for both our cooking. ended up with more fuel left over than expected...
Read More i took this stove and fuel on a 6 day trip and let a friend borrow and extra i have. it worked so well we used one stove for both our cooking. ended up with more fuel left over than expected. -
May 3, 2014One and HalfTabThis was second backpack trip that I used my Ezbit stove and these Tablets worked well. I only need to Boil 16 oz of water for my Mountain House dinners. Seems to take 1 1/2 tabs depending o...
Read More This was second backpack trip that I used my Ezbit stove and these Tablets worked well. I only need to Boil 16 oz of water for my Mountain House dinners. Seems to take 1 1/2 tabs depending on wind and altitude, So figure packing or using approx 3 tabs per day. Breakfast coffee and Dinner and if its still burning after 16ozs then add some more water in your pot so you can have it to wash your face and hands with afterwards. Bonus is you do not have to carry any empty or extra fuel cartriges and the Ezbit Stoves are lightweight.. -
Aug 25, 2013ConvenientPros: a caveman can do it. No need for fuel canister/container, this is all you need! Lasts forever. Cons: Stinks, and leaves residue on my pot. I use this and an alcohol burning sto...
Read More Pros: a caveman can do it. No need for fuel canister/container, this is all you need! Lasts forever. Cons: Stinks, and leaves residue on my pot. I use this and an alcohol burning stove. I'll use this if i run out of fuel.
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Read More This is a great product for starting campfires in the backcountry. I don't use these for cooking so can't speak to that but as a fire starter they can't be beat. We often go backpacking in early Spring and late Fall when everything is wet and I have never had a hard time starting the campfire at night or early morning when the wood is wet. Worth throwing a few in you bear canister. And as others have stated....it's like having a trout in your pack for a week.