Flat Cat Gear has a stove that is supposed to work with isopropyl alcohol. The time to boil 2 cups of water is supposed to be comparable to ethanol and denatured alcohol boil times.

The really good news is they reportedly have done this without the "sooting" issue. The side benefit is the inexpensive cost of the fuel and the lack of toxicity relative to denatured alcohol used as a fuel.

http://flatcatgear.com/page2.php

Scroll down two thirds of the way on the page and look for the heading The ISO-Clean Stove - for use with isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol.

Has anyone here got any info or experience with this stove?

Newton

John,

I've got a copy of the iso-clean that I'm reviewing. It's pretty amazing. You put the pot on at the correct height, and the flame turns blue. None of the soot typically associated with isopropyl alcohol. I haven't compared it's speed to ethanol/methanol blends yet.

HJ

Hi Jim,

What are you using for a pot stand? I was thinking about using some stainless mesh hardware cloth with 1/2" square holes rolled into a circle and inserted into the stove itself.

Newton

Hi, Newton/John,

I'm using the Bobcat system, also from Flat Cat Gear, as my potstand/windscreen.

HJ

Hi, Newton/John,

Still under review. So many stoves; so little time.

HJ

Isopro. alchohol normally available to me is diluted with LOTS of water.

I've been very thankful to use in stove in a GREAT PINCH. It works, but water makes it burn VERY cool & is NOT something I'd choose over alternatives.

Sandia,

In what kind of stove did you use the isopropyl alcohol as a fuel?

Yes isopropyl burns a little cooler and boil times are a little longer. What I have seen in the tests so far is that it is comparable to other alcohol stoves albeit a tad slower. Check out the video in the following link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ouM2bdcCs

The air gap between the cook pot and the stove seem to be a critical factor. Pay particular attention to the stove design also. Note the different size holes and the pattern of the holes in the stove.

Hikin' Jim is preparing a review of this stove and I'll be interested in seeing his findings.

Newton

Stove was Trangia with the mini wind screen.
Rubbing alcohol/water mix was only thing available at midnight truck stop (no HEET). Great that it worked, but that's about best I'd say.