My dear Phat,

I feel for your Everclear conundrum, howsomever...There would be no lighting problems or temp. problems if you "saw the light" (pun intended) and burned ESBIT or FireLite tabs. Just give it a full week's try sometime.

I use 2 tabs at once & usually blow them out when they are 1/2 burned. Then for the next meal (usually breakfast) I add only 1 new tab to the half burned ones & I'm good for that meal. My stove is a Vargo Triad W/O the alcohol burner can. However if you and I backpack together I'd carry the alcohol burner & less fuel tabs so I could bum alcohol from you. Heh, heh

Eric
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"There are no comfortable backpacks. Some are just less uncomfortable than others."