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I read an article about a "light back packer" who uses these exclusively. They sound pretty good, and I was thinking about using small chunks to heat up "propane" bottles in the cold. The guy in the article used small chunks to boil small quantities of water, and said they cut pretty nicely and burn with very little ash. If nothing else, they may be great to warm up a chilled body. They heated water to boiling really quickly and they NEVER spill and get gas in your pack. God I hate the smell of gasoline; one reason I have started using "propane". The bulky iso-bu bottles are a bit of a pain, but I am going to make a puncturing ring so I can riddle the hummers and safely burn them.

Message Thread:

• MSR WIndpro Romo Feb 14 2006
  • around zero is death jklingel Feb 15 2006
    • Esbit LaneW Feb 15 2006
      • yes, esbit jklingel Feb 16 2006
    • Which MSR is the quiet one? Danod Feb 15 2006
      • QUIET MSR STELHED Feb 15 2006
        • yes, it does indeed... Austin Feb 15 2006
  • try this at home! Daveintheburbs Feb 15 2006
    • cool trick Rod in Wasilla Feb 15 2006
  • Whisperlite comments Michael Strahan Feb 14 2006
    • my opinion for what its worth AK-HUNT Feb 14 2006
    • One more thing... Michael Strahan Feb 14 2006