Re: [at-l] Firelog cubes as Esbit fuel

[Bruce Dreyer <bdreyer@mindspring.com>]

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Bruce Dreyer

The Wizard wrote:
> 
> At 01:48 PM 6/12/00 -0400, Disc n Dog wrote:
> >2) The firelog cubes soot up my pots REAL bad and this makes a unpleasant
> mess.
> >Any tricks to reduce the sooting or mess?
> 
> The soot is due to imcomplete combustion.  Solution is simple.  You need to
> use a little Liquid Oxygen (LO2) to help speed things along.  L02 and
> charcoal is the time-honored formula but should work nicely with your
> little firelog gimmick, too.  Best is to purchase L02 prepackaged in
> capsule form, to lessen chances of , well, loss of purity.  Experiment to
> find the best ratio, or size, of L02 capsule to use with each fuel cube.
> And, oh, let us know if any of your equipment survives...
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