[at-l] Non-Ruck Esbit Fuel Chili

["Lucian Hicks" <lucian@sierranv.net>]

<<Okay, we already have a bottle of tabasco. I suggest BYO chili to allow
for variation in components. >>

I'm experimenting with a new type of chili made up largely of ground Esbit
fuel tablets.  Here's my theory:

Calories are heat, right?  So if something produces a lot of heat, it gives
you lots of calories, right?  So if you pop some ground Esbit fuel tabs in
your mouth and put a torch to it, you're getting the equivalent of an entire
_week's_ worth of calories.  And it makes your mouth feel all fizzy.  Can
you afford _not_ to make this weight savings in your pack?

"But oh!" you say.  "I don't like the taste of burning solid fuel pellets!"

Fear not.  That's where the chili comes in.  Eat the chili, toss in a match,
be the life of the party for a few, then mellow out to some Fleetwood Mac.
It's that easy.  No sour aftertaste.

Come this fall, I'll have a Tyvek version.  I'm pretty sure.

Non-Ruck On!!

Lucian ("Bristlecone")

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