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[at-l] Propane/Butane Stove and Esbit Stove
- Subject: [at-l] Propane/Butane Stove and Esbit Stove
- Date: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 6:44 PM
I played with both of my stoves today,,,now I have to make a decision as to which one
to bring on my thru hike. I took my Esbit stove outside, it was 20 degrees, I cooked a
package of Lipton Rice,,,,mmmm good! I used the entire tab and it took 11 minutes. I
tried to boil 3 cups of water but it never came to a roaring boil (not that that is
important) but it did that little "boil," just barely bubbling. I burned a canister of
Primus propane/butane....It took 5 minutes to have 3 cups of water come to a roaring
boil. The fuel lasted for 2 hours and 20 minutes, canister was 220g/7.8 oz. That means
if I used it twice a day the fuel would last for 14 days! I also have a smaller
canister at 110g/3.5 oz that may be better suited for a thru hike. The stove for the
canisters weighs 5 oz. The stove for the Esbit weighs 3 oz. Decisions, decisions,
decisions!! OK people,,,give me some thoughts here. KC aka War Eagle
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Good stats, KC. I guess we can =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Sweeter-Rain</FONT></DIV>
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</B>KC <<A=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I played with both of my stoves =
today,,,now I=20
have to make a decision as to which one to bring on my thru hike. I took =
my=20
Esbit stove outside, it was 20 degrees, I cooked a package of Lipton=20
Rice,,,,mmmm good! I used the entire tab and it took 11 minutes. I tried =
to boil=20
3 cups of water but it never came to a roaring boil (not that that is =
important)=20
but it did that little "boil," just barely bubbling. I burned =
a=20
canister of Primus propane/butane....It took 5 minutes to have 3 cups of =
water=20
come to a roaring boil. The fuel lasted for 2 hours and 20 minutes, =
canister was=20
220g/7.8 oz. That means if I used it twice a day the fuel would last for =
14=20
days! I also have a smaller canister at 110g/3.5 oz that may be better =
suited=20
for a thru hike. The stove for the canisters weighs 5 oz. The stove for =
the=20
Esbit weighs 3 oz. Decisions, decisions, decisions!! OK people,,,give me =
some=20
thoughts here. KC aka War Eagle</FONT></DIV>
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