Esbit Reviews

Lightweight and cheap, the Esbit Pocket Stove fulfills its purpose — to boil water. It is not, however, well suited for all terrain, and the…

Packs small and is lightweight. This stove is perfect for one person on a backpacking trek. I use it regularly. I prefer the fuel tablets as…

This super lightweight burner is the perfect companion to the stove and has an amazing blend of great features that make it easy to pack, easy…

Super light and reliable, I use it for boiling water for freeze dried meals. At a glance I know how much fuel I've got. I take my 9-year-old…

Work well. Not odorless, though! I almost feel a bit silly leaving a review for these — they're so straightforward.  Esbit tabs are compact,…

Solid, but (not intended to be) spectacular. This stove is compact (about the size of a cassette tape case), easy to use (just fold it out),…

The Esbit Spirit Burner (Alcohol Burner) is a nice alcohol stove with simmer control. It is lighter than the comparable Trangia and comes with…

I've used an Esbit for many years. It works, it's inexpensive, and it's small and light. The old guys I grew up hiking with used them to make…

Simple little lightweight camping stove. Does not put out a lot of heat though. I have used a bunch of different backpacking stoves and while…

The lightest stove option out there, and it's cheap! At less than a half ounce, this stove is a wonder. If you are wanting to simmer food (actually…

This is the Chinese version of a Trangia. This is the Chinese knockoff of the Trangia. The only difference I can see is the hole pattern and…

This stove and pot stand work great with my esbit (trangia knockoff) stove. This thing packs up small and light...you could literally put this…

This is a very doable experience for the backpacker. If you plan to cook a good meal but only go backpacking once or twice a year this may be…

The Esbit Pocket stove is overall good quality, as it is very light (12.7 ounces including all of the fuel) and boils water effectively. The…

Very durable Great deal Extremely versatile fuel source This is great stove that is compact, light, extremely versatile, and is reasonably priced.

Tiny, lightweight stove. Easy to use, easy to pack. Best for boiling water for freeze-dried meals and for other liquid drinks and meals. If…

Works well and very packable. Purchased this to put in an emergency car/hiking kit to be used with equipment I already have. Works very well…

Packable stove with excellent heating capability, fire steel ignition, sturdy stand and replaceable fuel tablets. Works well with canteen cups…

This is a simple way to reduce your pack volume and weight. This stove is able to fold down to the size of two of my fingers! This amazing little…

15 oz with 2 pots, stand, windscreen, and stove, which are integrated. It uses Esbit solid fuel or alcohol. Nice and light, integrated pots…

Esbit cs985h-ex cookset, very well made hard anodised with a 930 mil pot and lid. Here is a photo of the esbit cookset in its stuffsack next…

This is a nice compact dependable cooking stove ,that is easy to set up and use! Its design is for boiling 2 cups of water. Great for the cook…

Great little cooker. Really great stove this. I got mine from an army kit resellers, so it was a bit dinged about, but even in that state it…

Esbit stoves are awesome...however, this version is not great. I have been a fan of Esbit stoves for years. I still have an Esbit folding stove…

This is NOT a stove to cook a chicken over. It is a lightweight stove for boiling water. Used for this purpose it is great! This little gem…

A reliable, compact cooking system. Easily large enough for one or two people, but compact enough for any pack. I use it regularly now, it's…

Pocket stove that works anytime any place Nice way to boil a cup of water, using four stones can do the same thing or digging a small hole in…

I love this stove.  It weighs next to nothing and is fine (3 season) for my freezer bag cooking.  I have resorted to all freezer bag cooking…

Great for boiling water. Due to compact size and ease of operation, I keep one in the glove box of the car and take one on every hike just for…

I wanted a hassle-free, light, compact, and safe stove for backpacking and this bad-mamma-jamma delivered. With some help from tin-foil (wind-screen),…

I bought this more as an impulse buy and a curiosity with Esbit and this design. I am a bit disappointed. First of all Esbit is well known and…

I have been bushwalking for many year on and off and have always have had an Esbit stove. I use it now in combination with shellite fuel stove…

I got a used one at an Army/Navy surplus store for three bucks! A fantastic little stove about the size of a deck of cards and super light weight.

Size, weight performance. The krauts used these stoves on the Russian Front during WWII (what else do you need to know)? Use propane or butane…

I love this stove for the long hauls. I use dehydrated meals mostly for long trips and this does the trick! It is light, reliable, easy to use,…

The most useful stove I own. Weighs almost nothing. Fits into (almost) any pocket. Fuel is stored in the stove for convenience. Solid fuel,…

You have to have an efficient setup to take full advantage of this design. Use a lightweight "pot" and try and keep it to about 2 cups with…

It is not bad as an emergency backup. I had a hard time bringing any more than one cup of water to a boil per tablet, so I started building…

Gets the job done. Not the quickest but at the price and weight it is hard to beat.