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When Esbit stove fuel is still in the sealed packaging...how long can it be expected to be good for, as long as the packaging stays intact?
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I found some "antique" esbit fuel tabs a few years back. They lit up just fine.

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PostIcon Posted on: Nov. 08 2012, 9:32 pm Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
I think it has the shelf-life of a Twinkie (lasts forever) . . .

Tigger, did the burn still smell nasty after all those years?

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Of course it did. Does fish ever smell better with age? ;-)

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Of course it did. Does fish ever smell better with age? ;-)

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It stunk...like something I wouldn't want near my food which is why I don't like those tabs in the first place.

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Exactly why I don't use my esbit stove.  That stink kills my appetite.

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Where I live they eat this stuff called Lutefisk. I am pretty sure that it is Esbit in a somewhat natural state. If you can call turning fish into boards with lye natural. Or fuel...

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I always wondered if Lutefisk would burn . . .

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I had the same thought my first Christmas trips to MN.

Please burn it...

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Thanks everyone!
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I fired some up that I found. It was a prize when I was in Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts. I just lit it and let it burn. Didn't try to cook anything with it. I was just more curious than anything.
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