Interesting, SD, and thanks for information and pictures.

I recently picked up a Wetfire stove. Weighs less than half an ounce and is made of titanium. I’ve only tried in once on a dry day with no wind, the results were good. After doing some reading about the soot problem, I did wrap the pot in foil as well as the stove and that did save a major clean-up as it got covered with soot. And just for an experiment I used a cube of Esbit fuel tab rather than the wet fire cube. I had boiling water in approximately 5 minutes.

The stove is small enough to fit in my fire making kit that I keep in a Witz container

http://www.ultimatesurvival.com/camping-hiking/WetFireStove.php

I have a snow peak giga stove that I really like, however, it does require toting a canister.