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I get mine from here - v reasonable and burns as cleanly as anything I've found: https://ekofuel.org/bioethanol-fuel-for-fireplaces/all-bioethanol-fuel.html
Don't be tempted to use meths or something - the soot is horrible to clean up
trigs-
I thought the whole point of Trangias was that you could use commonly available metho? Is there something else easily available that doesn't burn sooty (and then need a sweep)?
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Don't be tempted to use meths or something - the soot is horrible to clean up
I've been using UK purple methylated spirits in a Trangia Mini stove for 17 years without problem.
The worst fuel I have used is blue ethanol in Greece, which is like it came impure straight from the refinery, but it is only about 80 cents for 1/4 litre. In that case I just needed to add a small amount of water to the fuel and sooting up was largely prevented.
From the Trangia web site:
"To avoid soothing[sic], dilute the fuel with max. 15% water"
Source: https://trangia.se/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Selecting-the-right-burner-for-the-Trangia-stove.pdf
hippy
Nick_S
Where do you get that stuff from?
I didn't realise the burners themselves were different sizes, thought it was only the pots. Maybe the 2-person burner then with a heat exchanger pot of the right size would be best. The one in the link has a pan too so you could, in theory, fry something on it.