Where to Find Gas and Fuel for Camping Stoves

Gas for stoves is expensive and fairly hard to find in Georgia.

Tbilisi
Goodwill no longer sells camping gas (2013). Campingman gas canisters can be found in hunting and camping stores near Dinamo Stadium. From the intersection of Aghmashenebeli Ave. and Tsabadze Str. walk in the direction of the train station. The second or third store reportedly has the canisters for 5 GEL. The Geoland store has gas canisters.

Check out stores in Tbilisi with camping equipment on my map of useful places.

Kutaisi
Camping gas is nowhere to be found in Kutaisi (2013), not even at a hunting store that was reported to have them earlier.

Svaneti
250 g. Brunton gas canisters can be bought along the road to Mestia in Latali community at the Parjiani household for 20 GEL each (2013). More information here (in Russian). Simply call or write Kseniya in advance and then call again as the marshrutka approaches the village. The house (guesthouse) is right on the road. Warn the driver that you'll need to stop briefly in Latali at the Parjiani household, and it'll be no problem. It's about 10 km before Mestia.

Kazbegi
There is supposedly some place in Stepantsminda where you can buy gas, but I don't have any information.

Ethanol for alcohol stoves

Pure ethanol is a great low-cost and lightweight alternative to gas stoves for most conditions, and simple alcohol stoves can even be built by hand out of cat food cans and other materials. Pure ethanol can be found in pharmacies around Georgia in convenient 100 mL bottles for 1 GEL. Ask for სამედიცინო სპირტი ('sameditsino spirti,' or "medical alcohol").