Hikin_Jim a request Sir...I bought my Trangia burner as a back up to my propane camp stove(s) for hurricane season, and in part just because it was so highly recommended on this forum...I will probably never use it for a camping heat source, but would like you to evaluate its potential for an inside source....while I do have a quart of denatured alcohol stored, I really wanted to be able to fuel it with 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol which is more likely to be around the house...so I have attempted to generate a little more heat with the lower BTU fuel

my idea was to make an external priming system like several of the "penny stoves" I've seen, and hopefully generate enough heat in the stove to boil the alcohol with enough residual heat to keep the flame stable... took a 7" section of 5/8" kero lantern wick and stapled the ends together to form a ring, ended up slightly larger than the burner ring...soaked with rubbing alcohol and placed the wick on a ceramic cup saucer...placed the Trangia on the on the wick, and lit it...might not want to try this inside the first time...

after the initial flare up, once the wick burned out, got a flame somewhere between Sterno and good alcohol in the Trangia with a blue flame from the jets, and a yellow/orange flame in the well of the burner...

would you evaluate this modification, or possible offer a solution to using the lower percentages fuel?... thank you