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Trangias are the old school and tried and tested cooker, I'm sure a search here or the bikepacking thread will throw up some more options. Trangias are pretty bulky too. I just like the teapot.
I'm fairly sure meths is easily acquired in France, I believe it's called alcool à bruler, but @6ot will be able to give you the details...
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I use the screw on butane cannisters with a burner that sits separately. Fed up of trying to balance pans on nearly empty cans... Seems to work well, nice and quick and you don't have to worry about excess meths.
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If you want to try a trangia at home I have one I'm happy to let you try out? I you won't be able to fry a sausage, but you can warm up a ready meal fine!
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What stoves would people recommend?
Leaning towards a Trangia or something else that uses meths but have heard that they are slower and that meths can be hard to find in some places. Cycling through France this summer, will that be a problem there?
Are gas canisters specific to certain stoves? I have an irrational feeling they are more likely to blow up in a pannier than a meths fuel bottle is in a bottle cage.