Hikers/Campers Trioxane tablest

[tony]

Whitehorse,

I can burn toast…  :-\and yes… boiling water can even prove difficult at times…  thank God for towels!!...lol…   “Fruit leather”… it has been soooo long since I have had any of that… I am thinking back to the elementary school days…fruit roll ups… well now you’ve got me craving fruit leather Whitehorse...


Tony

[Whitehorse]

Amen on the boiling water! Once I was using a stove where you could control the heat. I boiled the water, stirred in the contents of the pouch, and then "turned the stove off." (In reality I had turned the knob the wrong way and didn't realize as I went about my business, until I smelled the smoke.)

[tony]

smokes and flames from the wrong places can be rather entertaining... but somewhat risky

[JudgeNot]

flames from the wrong places can be ... somewhat risky

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That's what the Bible says!  

[WolfBrother]

First post - found the forum while searching for an inexpensive source for Trioxane tabs.

Have used Trioxane (and the little brother Hexamine tabs) in the field a number of times.

You don't want to use these in an unventilated area - Carbon Monoxide for one.  Other by products from the burning aren't good for you to breath either.

I find they're great for heating up water/food.  Use them in the real or improvised stoves I've seen mentioned in prior posts.  Generally, I've used a canteen cup on a couple of rocks or put the tab in small hole in the ground.

[Whitehorse]

Oh, you want cheap trioxane tablets? Go for The Sportsman's Guide-the very last catalog they sent out. Ultracheap in bulk. Yes-putting them in the ground saves on the esbit stove. Shaves a bit of weight off. The aluminim ones aren't that bad, but the stainless are more expensive and heavier.

Hope you enjoy CU. We've got some great people here. Feel free to also add an introduction in the newcomer's forum so everyone can say hi. May I ask how you got your screen name?

[WolfBrother]

How I got my screen name.

It is a buckskinner/mountain man/old West/Native American type name I use on forums.  

[Whitehorse]

That's cool.

If you want it, here's more specific information about trioxane tablets:

The Sportsman's Guide
Catalog number 12410
Page 44
Prices: $7.97 for 36 (catalog number CX4C-77800)
             $24.97 for 144 bars (# CX4C-77801)
             $99.97 for 750 bars (# CX4C-77802)

Additional discount if you are a member of Buyer's Club.

Phone number: 1.800.888.3006