RE: [at-l] Very Important: no more Esbit bulk ordering/An alterna tive Stove

[Gary Roberts <GRoberts@npr.org>]

I'm looking at the Cheaper than Dirt catalog and the stove is engraved with
the Esbit name.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Laws, Charles [SMTP:Charles.Laws@sea.siemens.com]
	Sent:	Tuesday, January 12, 1999 11:54 AM
	To:	'at-l Mail List'
	Subject:	[at-l] Very Important: no more Esbit bulk
ordering/An alternative Stove

	KC wrote:

	>>Cheaper than Dirt at www.cheaperthandirt.com sells a Personal
Stove,
	German
	military folding stove for $1.97. 2.5" X 3.5" and weighs 2 ounces.
You may
	want to check it out. It looks a lot like the Esbit Stove cept the
Esbit has
	more holes in the bottom. 

	I have one of these stoves. It is made of tin instead of stamped
steel, so
	it is not as sturdy, but should support a small pot. It is about the
size of
	a pack of playing cards; fits easily in a shirt pocket. It does not
have the
	stops that allow it to be set at an angle; only works fully open.

	As for the Esbit bulk ordering, I've noticed that many of the local
Army
	surplus stores are stocking Esbit stove knock-offs that are made in
China.
	They are stamped steel like the Esbit and sell for about $5 locally
in
	Tennessee.

	One thing I do not like about the Esbit design is the toothed
cut-outs along
	the pot support edges. My Army canteen cup does not sit on this
design very
	well.

	The current Scouting catalog offers an Esbit knock-off that has no
cut-outs
	along the pot support edges for $6.25. Looks like a nice design. I
haven't
	bought one yet. Their number is 800 323-0732, item number V01032.

	Chuck

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