Re: [at-l] Fw: [WomenHikers] Unicoi to Hogpen

[Nina Baxley <infpeace@yahoo.com>]

--- KCF <wareagle@ioa.com> wrote:
> >
> >I have found that if you take a knife and cut the
> tabs into fours/they are
> >already scored,,,you can use two fourths to cook a
> lipton meal,,,they work
> a
> >lot better if you cut them up.

Hm, I find it easier to light the whole fuel tab, then
just blow it out when I'm finished cooking. I tried
cutting the tabs up and ended up using the same amount
of fuel tab in the end. You're right, it does take
about 1/2 tab for a lipton's meal. 

Someone (I think it was Bristlecone) suggested making
a "windscreen" of two pieces of folded aluminum foil
that were about 2 in. by 3 in. and hooking each into
one of the open sides of the Esbit stove. This would
help concentrate the flame.

Nina
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