Hector,

I used a Vargo Triad alcohol stove base (W/O the alcohol can) to cook W/ FireLite/ESBIT tabs on a 5 day Grand Canyon trip. I used 2 tabs at a time for faster boiling times.

Often I didn't use all the tabs in the stove base & blew them out, leaving them stuck to the stove & put everything in a ZipLoc bag. Next meal all I had to do was add just one new tab and I had plenty of heat & cook time. This worked even for cooking spaghetti noodles.

No more alcohol stoves for me.

Eric