[at-l] Esbit,

[janl2 at mindspring.com (Jan Leitschuh)]

 > I don't find them all that easy to light.
 >I agree.
 > You seem to have to expose the to flame for several seconds, which 
 >can  be difficult when it's breezy.

It was actually here on this list that I first read (Woodelf's?) 
suggestion to use a dab of your alcohol hand gel on a corner to get it 
going. I tried it, it worked. It was a long time ago I read that.

An esbit is a useful item in a personal first aid kit, along with 
spare matches. While I've run out of alcohol before, then remembered 
the tab for a hot meal, I always also had the assurance I could start 
a fire in an emergency.

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