Sweep wrote:crazydave789 wrote:t. even meths is a stupid price unless you buy in bulk or find a trago mills
Never understood why meths is so expensive in the UK. It's as if the government thinks the Brits are going to try drinking it anyway.
It also seems to be pretty hard to find discounted.
Is there a meths cartel?
It has always been used as a cash cow for shops.
in york I could get a 500ml bottle for 62p from a decorators wholesaler it was £3.50 in B&Q or a camp shop. last time I saw some it in a camp shop was 6 quid a bottle.
5l bottles I could get for 4.95, now its advertised at 18 quid+. I wonder how much of it is going into tesco petrol instead.
https://www.restexpress.co.uk/acatalog/ ... litre.html probably the best bulk deal with delivery of there's a group of you or you know a local scout troop to share it with.
trago mills is still the cheapest unless you get a heating license for denatured alcohol and buy it in 100l drums. cabinet making suppliers used to be a decent price but even they have had to rack it up.
cheaper to buy smart price vodka or surgical spirit and use that. a lot of bushcrafters use panelwipe which is similar.
there's a guy doing the canals running the 'brew boat' who sells still kits, so it might be viable to make my own for cooking with and drinking