Caldera Keg H with Esbit

I'll second the efficiency of this combo, and add that you can push the fuel efficiency even further by digging a hole to lower the Esbit Gram Cracker stand into, thus allowing you to lower the pot into the cone more, creating more trapped heat around the pot. This setup also increases efficiency in windy conditions, again only by a small margin, but if you are a gram counter then it all adds up!

Yup, Love my GVP System too! Instead of the caddy, I made a full reflectix cozy, which protects the can, insulates hot drinks, and keep the soot off the stuff-sack, when packed.

Ryan – figured I'd find you posting. PM me if you want to stay in touch. Steve

The can cozy is a good idea as well.

I used the cut down caddy they ship with the "H" setup as my drinking cup so I wouldn't have to wash the can. I normally like to cook in a regular pot but not for 15 days! The freezer bag cooking really worked out well with this setup.

Hey Steve! Sent you a pm. I like the new avatar photo!

I used the base of my Vargo Triad EX as an ESBIT stove (W/ an MSR windscreen) and it worked very well for a long week of Grand Canyon backpacking. I always used 2 tablets at a time for dinner and usually had half left so I added one tablet for breakfast and that was plenty for coffee and hot cereal.

Using two tablets is the key to faster cooking with EBIT/FireLite. Now I prefer FireLite tablets B/C they seem a bit hotter.

Eric