International Trangia Fuel Names
Depending where you are in the world, trangia fuel comes under various names and disguises. The table below tries to be a comprehensive list of international trangia fuel names created from several sources. If you find any faulty information or mistakes on this list as well as any information on any missing countries and the common fuel name used in the trangia spirit burner, send an email and I will promptly update the list.
| Country | Name | Availability | Characteristics |
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| Argentina | Alcohol Alcohol puro Alcohol de quemaralcohol des naturalizado alcohol de quemar/alcohol metílico |
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| Australia | Methylated Spirit | ||
| Austria | Spirit | 1) Pharmacies 2) Sometimes supermarkets |
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| Belgium | Alcool a bruler brand alcohol |
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| Bolivia | Alcohol puro | ||
| Bulgaria | spirt СПИРТ |
1) Found in only some small general stores | Blue |
| Canada | Liquid Fondue Fuel |
1) Found general hardware stores 2) Found cookware shops as fondue fuel |
Blue |
| Chile | alcohol de quemar | ||
| China |  酒 精 |
1) Found in 1:5 pharmacies. (With Red crosses) 2) Found in 1:10 general grocery stores. |
95% |
| Czech Republic | Spirt technický líh |
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| Denmark | Ethanol (100%) Sprit Husholdnings sprit (93%) |
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| Egypt | COHOL TIBY COHOL SENAIY |
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| Finland | denaturoitu sprii Sinol(tm) Marinol(tm) spiritus |
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| France | alcool â brûleur | 1) Most large supermarkets | Clear |
| Germany | Brenn-Spiritus | 1) supermarket | Blue |
| Greece | ino - pneuma ОΙΝΟΠΝΕΥΜΑ vytistijo Oimopmeula |
1) All small and large general stores | Blue in half litre bottles |
| Hong Kong | 酒 精 | ||
| Hungary | spiritusz denaturált szesz |
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| Iceland | vinandi/spiri | ||
| Ireland | methylated spirits | ||
| Italy | Alcool Etilico Denaturato | 1) All pharmacies but make sure it is not the pure expensive version
2)Some smaller supermarkets |
Pink |
| Japan | Alcohol | ||
| Kenya | Methylated spirit | 1) Supermarkets 2) Pharmacies |
Purple, burns slowly |
| Laos | Alcool | 1) supplier type pharmacy | 90% clear |
| Libya | 1) Pharmacies | ||
| Macedonia | |||
| Malaysia | Methylated spirit | 1) Found in 2:3 pharmacies | |
| Netherland | methanol alcohol/spiritus | ||
| New Zealand | methylated spirit | ||
| Norway | A)Rød sprit B)Fin Fyr |
A)petrol station shops and outdoor/sports
shops plus shops like Europris and Biltema (cheapest) B)G-Sport, Perry Sport and Intersport |
Rød sprit sooty fuel but burns hot and works well in a Trangia, Fin Fyr is the better fuel as clean as UK meths |
| Oman | Surgical Spirit | 1) Pharmacies | 95% with camphor |
| Romania | Alcool Sanitar spirt |
1) Found in pretty much all general stores | Blue - tends to be 70-75% |
| Romania | Alcool Tehnic | 1) In petrol stations | Purple - 90% |
| Rwanda | Methylated spirit | 1) Supermarkets 2) Pharmacies |
Purple, burns slowly |
| Spain | Alcohol de Quemar | 1) Hardware Stores (ferreteria) | |
| Sweden | tenol rödsprit T-röd |
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| Switzerland | Brennsprit | ||
| Tanzania | Methylated spirit | 1) Supermarkets 2) Pharmacies |
Purple, burns slowly |
| Thailand | Isopropanol | 1) Pharmacies have 0.5l bottles | |
| Turkey | yspirto | 1) Rarely found in foodshops and supermarkets | Pink |
| UAE | 1) choitram supermakets | 70% very slow to cook with | |
| UK | Methylated Spirit | 1) Hardware Stores 2) Camp/Outdoor Stores 3) Pharmacies |
Purple |
| Ukraine/Russia | СПИРТ | 1) Only rarely found in a pharmacy | |
| Uganda | Methylated spirit | 1) Supermarkets 2) Pharmacies |
Purple, burns slowly |
| United States | burning alcohol Heet de-icer |
1) Supermarkets 2)Garages 3)stock car racer shops* |
*carry pure methanol by the gallon approx $4 per gallon |