Agree, Steve, but they are dead expensive for what they offer (and bitd I consumed plenty: (competitive/sharp end mountain marathons and the like eg long expeds; 'Vesta' was the lead make, bitd iirc)). I had to buy some of the 'modern' ones for Ten Tors (not for me) and was appalled at the low kcals per £6.
@Petrichorwheels said: "prefer basic food from simple ingredients" - sure but this is camping, and needs to be simple and ideally minimum mess left. If by 'camping' you mean at a site with basins and the like, driving there, then 'fill yer boots' with haute cuisine.
250g of rice gets you 400 kcalories, and add protein. Cashews get you 600+ kcalories per 100g, btw. And a swiss roll or ginger cake are both 900 kcalories. As a 'starter' I carry/use an OXO cube (tasty/salty). For afters, three (say) pints of 4.5% beer are 600+ kcalories. Sorted.
My preferred evening meal solution; stop short in a town, eat your fill and then ride till camp. Have a flapjack type bar to start off after dawn (having struck tent) and have a decent breakfast after an hour plus on the road. And repeat.Pie and chips and gravy
Anyone recommend a light and compact cooking set?
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My preferred evening meal solution; stop short in a town, eat your fill and then ride till camp. Have a flapjack type bar to start off after dawn (having struck tent) and have a decent breakfast after an hour plus on the road. And repeat.
Much more compact and lighter setup as well. Just carry the tent, mat, sleeping bag. Eat in a pub or town nearby then just use tent for sleeping.
But i wouldn't eat such stuff at home. Cooking isn't complicated. And they seem expensive, over a fiver a shot for one meal? That's going to add up. Would rather ride to a spoons for a baked spud and strong local beer. Fuel of champions.
Agree, Steve, but they are dead expensive for what they offer (and bitd I consumed plenty: (competitive/sharp end mountain marathons and the like eg long expeds; 'Vesta' was the lead make, bitd iirc)). I had to buy some of the 'modern' ones for Ten Tors (not for me) and was appalled at the low kcals per £6.
@Petrichorwheels said: "prefer basic food from simple ingredients" - sure but this is camping, and needs to be simple and ideally minimum mess left. If by 'camping' you mean at a site with basins and the like, driving there, then 'fill yer boots' with haute cuisine.
250g of rice gets you 400 kcalories, and add protein. Cashews get you 600+ kcalories per 100g, btw. And a swiss roll or ginger cake are both 900 kcalories. As a 'starter' I carry/use an OXO cube (tasty/salty). For afters, three (say) pints of 4.5% beer are 600+ kcalories. Sorted.
I know, but by the time I make camp my priority is coffee, not chopping veg.