Hexamine fuel tablet
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Hexamine Fuel Tablets, also known as Esbit, or heat tablets are a solid fuel in tablet form, used by campers, hobbyists, the military and relief organizations. It burns smokelessly, has a high energy density, does not liquify while burning and leaves no ashes. Invented in Murrhardt, Germany in 1932, its main component is hexamine. "Esbit" is a genericized trademark as it is used to refer to similar products made by other companies.
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[edit] Problems
The only main drawbacks with using a Hexamine tablet is the toxicity, Hexamine tablets give off noxious fumes, this means that anything being cooked must be cooked in a receptacle such as a pot or pan. This is not much of a hindrance to most campers or the military, whom almost always carry (and in the case of the military, and issued to carry) things such as Dixie Cups and Kidney-Cups.
[edit] Names
Various names for Hexamine tablets circulate, some of which are:
- Hexi Tabs
- Hexamine Tabs
- ESBIT Tabs
- Fuel Tabs
- HEF Tabs
[edit] Trivia
ESBIT stands for "Erich Schumms Brennstoff in Tablettenform" (Erich Schumm's Fuel in Tablets)
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