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More of a hiker myself than bike packer, but you can learn loads from looking around and it's just the way you carry things (on back or on a bike) going light is win/win.
For silly lightweight the Marathon Des Sables is some good reading and they have a ban on gas, mostly for transport and re-supply in the desert heat.
I belive the americans refer to what we call meths(or similar) as de-natured alcohol, asking for "meths" stateside they might assume crystalmeths and call the police....... :) breaking bad...