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Iceland seems to be famous for high prices but after the financial troubles that hit Iceland in October 2008 the krona fell dramatically so it's never been cheaper to visit. Some news stories you may have read may have overdramatized the situation here. If you have not been here before then you will not notice anything unusual, others may notice that things have slowed down and many welcome the change. Life goes on.
Out on the countryside all the vital
requirements can usually be found in the village co-op or supermarket.
In Reykjavik the major outdoors equipment shops are: Útilíf, Everest, Seglagerðin Ægir and 66°North
There one can find all the necessities for outdoor sports and
traveling. The bicycle shops also have some outdoors equipment. These
shops are usually open from 10:00 until 18:00 during weekdays.
Powdered outdoors food is quite expensive and hard to find outside
Reykjavik, but you can usually buy packets with pasta-and-sauce,
flavored rice, soups etc.
You can not buy supplies or anything else in the interior.
If you need specialized fuel for your camping stove your best bet is to
stock up in Reykjavik. Butane gas is usually available in gas stations,
both self-sealing cannisters and the pierced kind used in Primus
stoves, but very small hiking cannisters may be harder to locate.
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