Coghlan's Fuel tablets - Boil Test 1

In the past I've had many requests to do a review on Coghlan's fuel tablets but I was never able to do one because they are not to be found anywhere around here and there was no was I was going to buy them on eBay and pay more for the shipping than what the tablets cost. Then last week bushcraftmaster12201 told me that a place called Vitacost.com (http://www.vitacost.com/Coghlans-Fuel-Tablets) was selling them at a reduced price. Checking out his lead I found that they indeed were selling them at a reduced price, $.99 instead of list price of $3.29, for a box of 24 tablets. So needless to say I put in an order for 5 boxes so I can try them out.




In this video I test them using my WetFire Stove that I got from Cheaper Than Dirt. I've done a couple of tests on this stove using WetFire tinder and Esbit cubes. You'll find links to these videos below.

Price comparison per cube:
Coghlan's Fuel tablet @ list price: $0.14
Coghlan's Fuel tablet @ sale price: $0.04
WetFire Tinder: $1.00
Esbit cube: $0.70

weight comparison per cube:
Coghlan's Fuel tablet: 7g = .20 oz = .014 lb
WetFire Tinder: 5g = .15 oz = .01 lb
Esbit cube: 15g = .5 oz = .094 lb

Lab0144
Title: Coghlan's Fuel tablets - Boil Test 1
Room temp: 60°
Humidity: 41%
Weather condition: Sunny
Burner: WetFire Stove
Stove/Pot stand: WetFire Stove
Pot: Standard pot #1
Fuel: Coghlan's Fuel tablet
Amount of fuel: 1 cube = 7g = .20oz (no wrapper)
Amount of water: 2 cup(s)
Water temp at start: 60°
Time to boil : NA
Time to run-out: 10 minute(s) 39 second(s)
Water temp at run-out: 181°
Note: Small amount of residue on bottom of pot.

NA = Not Applicable / Not Available

Info on previous WetFire stove tests using Esbit and WetFire Tinder:
WetFire Stove Boil Test 1 - WetFire stove using Esbit cube (Lab0058)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi0rW4igitM
Results in this video were:
2 cups of water (@ 57°) to boil (212°) in 8 minutes 9 seconds

WetFire Stove - Using WetFire Tinder Boil Test 1 & 2 (Lab0108 & Lab0109)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5z83y8T44
Results in this video were:
Lab0108
2 cups of water (@ 59°) did not boil, reached 151° in 6 minutes 49 seconds (time to burn-out)
Lab0109 - tried test again because I got times much lower that I expected.
2 cups of water (@ 58°) did not boil, reached 143° in 8 minutes 2 seconds (time to burn-out)


The WetFire Stove and the WetFire Tinder are items from Ultimate Survival Technologies.
Their website is www.ultimatesurvival.com.
They are also sold by Cheaper Than Dirt - http://cheaperthandirt.com
WetFire Stove - CAMP-234 $9.97 (might not be current price)
WetFire Tinder (eight cube pack) - CAMP-221 $7.97 (might not be current price)

The Esbit I bought at Nester's my local sporting goods store.

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[editica43]

Hello! I am a beginner hiker! And boy thanks to your "boring" reviews which I love, I learned alot!!!!!! I have made mistakes in how much to take but with your video I know what to take and how long it takes!!! So thank u thank u thank u!!!!! Oh n the video are not BORING!!!!

[hiramcook]

I'm always happy when I can help out. Glad you like my videos. Thanks.

[bushcraftmaster12201]

the best place to get them is vitacost.com their 1.30 a box and thanks hiram for checking these out

[hiramcook]

But now the price is even better at $.99.

[DrunknShooter]

Hiram do you really think you can stop after just one test?

[hiramcook]

I just didn't want to bore viewers. I keep finding at least one viewer that gives a thumbs down to my videos. Just remember you asked for it. :-)

[JonnyTommyGuns]

Check out sternos or canned heat.

[PACER2320]

Do they smell while burning?

[epmd2450]

Just ordered 5 boxes =  120 tablets for under 10.00. Thanx Hiram

[PACER2320]

5/5

[EconoChallenge]

This is a fantastic show because I have played with these tablets. All the information so far has been bang on! I am going to guess that two tablets will bring two cups to a boil but will not boil it long enough to make water safe. For that you will need three tablets. Now to watch the next video to see what you have found.

[bushcraftmaster12201]

wow thank you soooo much for the review also what i use to light it is a cottonball under the tablet

[bushcraftmaster12201]

wow thank you soooo much for the review