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Where to buy Meths, Netherlands and Belgium
Posted: 23 Jun 2022, 7:38am
by Steve X
Apologies for the Copycat thread.
I know to ask for, Brand spiritus or Methanol alcoho,l
https://trangia.se/en/support/guides/fuel-list/ ,
but does anyone have any particular suggestions of shops to buy Methylated Spirits whilst touring in The Netherlands and Belgium.
Re: Where to buy Meths, Netherlands and Belgium
Posted: 23 Jun 2022, 10:39am
by Galactic
The two places I look when touring on the continent are the cleaning products aisle in the supermarket (usually bottom shelf or otherwise hard to spot, often a 1litre green or white plastic bottle) or random shelves in the DIY shops (even harder to spot). The supermarkets are generally cheaper than the DIY shops, although I've paid everything from a Euro to seven Euros for a litre of the stuff.
Asking for Alcohol voor reiniging, Spiritus, Brandspiritus, Ethanol or Bio-ethanol usually does the job (ie not Methanol)
Re: Where to buy Meths, Netherlands and Belgium
Posted: 23 Jun 2022, 4:47pm
by Steve X
Galactic wrote: ↑23 Jun 2022, 10:39am
The two places I look when touring on the continent are the cleaning products aisle in the supermarket (usually bottom shelf or otherwise hard to spot, often a 1litre green or white plastic bottle) or random shelves in the DIY shops (even harder to spot). The supermarkets are generally cheaper than the DIY shops, although I've paid everything from a Euro to seven Euros for a litre of the stuff.
Asking for Alcohol voor reiniging, Spiritus, Brandspiritus, Ethanol or Bio-ethanol usually does the job (ie not Methanol)
Thats just what I need, thank you.
Re: Where to buy Meths, Netherlands and Belgium
Posted: 24 Jun 2022, 12:03pm
by Jdsk
What Galactic says, including that important tip about it often being in the cleaning department, plus:
Camping stores in addition to supermarkets and DIY shops.
The Brico chain of supermarkets carries it.
The name... I've never seen this in person but both of the lists that I use do include Methanol Alcohol for Belgium and the Netherlands for this ethanol-based product. And that's even more confusing than methylated spirits!
Jonathan