Finding fuel for a Trangia stove in Russia
For my Trangia stove, I usually use denatured alcohol / ethanol / methyl alcohol. Bringing methyl alcohol into Russia is apparently prohibited, and bringing ethanol is subject to a 22€/litre duty. I've understood that actually finding спирт, as it's apparently called in Russian, is potentially very difficult, according to sources (1), (2), (3), (4). One of those sources recommends an industrial site near Moscow and to pay the guard a bit of money for him to get some methyl alcohol...
Where specifically can I find fuel for my Trangia stove in Russia? I will have almost a day in Moscow before I head north to Inta prior to my hike. I've heard they might sell it at the аптека, perhaps in 100 mL bottles. But I'm also told it should be sold at camping stores. Where can I find a fuel that will be suitable for my stove?
(I will be taking the train, so aviation limitations are not relevant in my case)
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Alternative answer in case you can't reliably come up with a good fuel solution: buy an alternative burner for your Trangia stove.
If finding ethanol fuel is too much of a hassle it might be worth considering buying a gas burner for the Trangia stove you already have.
See for example here on the Trangia home page.
These burners can be used interchangeably with all modern Trangia stoves, so you could leave the ethanol burner at home and only pack the gas one for this trip.
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