Re: [at-l] Esbit Tips

In a message dated 11/20/00 10:38:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
skyline@shentel.net writes:

<< Anyone have other tips?  I'm always open to learning too. >>
 I have a holdover habit from my Zip Stove days... I add tinder like birch 
bark or pineneedles and add twigs when using the toaster.
 I also blowout the tabs when done cooking, so I often start cooking with 
about a tab and a quarter or so. If your tempted to use two tabs, stack them 
instead of placing them side by side. I can't explain the themodynamics, but 
stacked up seems to give best results.
 As in all 'camp cooking' the best suggestion is to experiment before you hit 
the trail! Try doing this on a housebound long weekend this winter. Cook, 
eat, and drink only out of your pack. How much food, water and fuel did you 
use?
TJ
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