you get a fair few dehydrated meals out of Morrisons and aldi. also you can get dehydrated pudding like chocolate custard. also brown rice is great on hill only downside is cooking time.
Boil-in-the-bag ration packs are my choice. There's a wide variety available for as little as £2,50 each. Heat them up and then you have the hot water for a brew. It's easy to add noodles, fresh veg and spices etc. to add interest and vary taste. 😁
I've walked hundreds of miles on bread, cheese and eggs with coke and the occasional guinness for good measure it's all good! If you like a pot noodle you can take it out the plastic pot and carry it in a small bag to save on the junk. I load up heavily on energy gels and stuff like that to keep me going rather than those over priced camping food. It works for me :-)
Quite an improvement on the standard pasta and rice, some instant mashed potato was easily the best meal I had while hiking in Scotland this summer. It doesn't compare well to home made mashed potateos (obviously), but it is so good for camping. Just boil a pot of water, add the powder and whatever sausage, sauce, or vegetable you see fit. The steaming hot bowl of happiness was such a delight after long, rainy days (which we had a lot of in Scotland). "Soul food" as my aunt calls it. I will be greatly interested in more videos about cooking in the outdoors, so please keep them coming. (:
Ah yes the wonder that is instant mash. I ate loads of that stuff when I was on a canoeing expedition out in Sweden a couple years back, as you say when your wet and cold it's bloody lovely!
For breakfasts I have found muslie (probs spelt wrong...) and protein-ated powder peanut butter (I think it's called PBprotein) or protein powder in a zip lock bag is really good as you just have to add water especially for vegans or not having to carry milk or settle for water or dried milk. 🙂
Look what we found are difficult to source BUT goes great with microwave rice which is already cooked (one bag shared with 2 people) so can do a boil in the pan or heat up in the pan as one meal. have had people complain that you are carrying water but the fact is when you get to your destination so you have to carry water anyway so for short trips it's not that much of a problem, wouldn't recommend them for long trips though. Also flavours, sour, sweet, fat, salt, meat, carbs, surprising when you exercise you crave all those things so balance you larder with different flavours. Another point is it can be difficult to obtain protein on hikes as most of it comes in form of meat based meals BUT protein shakes (body builders supplements) are a good substitute and EVEN make you own protein bars, the last ones I made were 800 calories per bar, mainly the ground almond and almond oil used for bonding it all together. The protein bars were bloody nice but no good for my diet. In addition to as mentioned in the video ready cooked meals you can also take frozen ready cooked meals that can last 2 or 3 days (or longer) depending on the weather. To “the shade of Nessmuk in the happy hunting ground.”
I normally make my own MREs... boiled potatoes, some rice, some bread slices and dried meat.. All packed in an aluminium foil container..!!! normally in mountain expeditions you are too tired to cook anything.. so with this, just take it out, heat it... and eat it
with super noodles put them in a pour and store bag with some cous cous add boiling water place in an insulated sleve, leave for 5 minuets then eat. no washing of pans
Hey BetterThanADaydream, you are fairly clued up on camping stuff, I need a new thermal travel mug, Any recommendations? Unsure if I want to go all out and spend £25 on a Thermos branded one, cheapo halfords one I've used for years got destroyed recently.
Hiya. Depends what your using it for, I have a couple Thermos flasks and they're great if you want your drink hot for hours, and their top range travel mugs will be the same. But the mug I use for my morning drive every day is a cheapo freebee thing that probably cost a pound to produce, however it keeps my tea warm less than an hour. Perhaps go for a lower spec Thermos? The problem with a really good one will be you'll have to wait hours for you brew to be drinking temperature!
Interesting video. I've not tried all of the dehydrated brands but my favourites, by far, are produced by Firepot in Dorset. I'd be interested in seeing what you might consider for lunch and daytime, during a backpacking adventure.
It's always interesting to see what foods others consider for wildcamps etc so thanks for sharing. Anyone got ideas for breakfast?Subbed to the channel looks really good. ATB Andy
So here is a late response: If you have a little time, boiling some water and making oatmeal can be extremely nice. I tend to prepare the oatmeal for each morning in its own zip lock bag, complete with nuts, raisins and a bit of sugar. All to do is add warm water to the bag, get some long lasting energy and no washing up to do. Especially nice in colder and wetter climates.
Freeze dried ones do not agree with my stomach. At all! I'd always seek out some real food after a day or two of eating a packet meal. Look up a company called wheybox, they do a chocolate whey powder that you can use to bake peanut butter chocolate oat cakes which are THE BEST for snacking on. I have no recipe, I just throw things in a bowl and pray. Usually works!
Ha yes a pub meal is always a good idea. Yeah I've just had a look at those WheyBox things, they seem really versatile for making protein goodies, I'll have to do some experimenting in the kitchen i think!
you get a fair few dehydrated meals out of Morrisons and aldi. also you can get dehydrated pudding like chocolate custard. also brown rice is great on hill only downside is cooking time.
Boil-in-the-bag ration packs are my choice. There's a wide variety available for as little as £2,50 each. Heat them up and then you have the hot water for a brew. It's easy to add noodles, fresh veg and spices etc. to add interest and vary taste. 😁
i mix ramen noodles with cuppa soup sachets, tends to make a tastier meal than the flavour packet that comes with them.
As a beginner to wild camping I found this really useful. Thank you
I've walked hundreds of miles on bread, cheese and eggs with coke and the occasional guinness for good measure it's all good! If you like a pot noodle you can take it out the plastic pot and carry it in a small bag to save on the junk. I load up heavily on energy gels and stuff like that to keep me going rather than those over priced camping food. It works for me :-)
Quite an improvement on the standard pasta and rice, some instant mashed potato was easily the best meal I had while hiking in Scotland this summer. It doesn't compare well to home made mashed potateos (obviously), but it is so good for camping. Just boil a pot of water, add the powder and whatever sausage, sauce, or vegetable you see fit. The steaming hot bowl of happiness was such a delight after long, rainy days (which we had a lot of in Scotland). "Soul food" as my aunt calls it.
I will be greatly interested in more videos about cooking in the outdoors, so please keep them coming. (:
Ah yes the wonder that is instant mash. I ate loads of that stuff when I was on a canoeing expedition out in Sweden a couple years back, as you say when your wet and cold it's bloody lovely!
For breakfasts I have found muslie (probs spelt wrong...) and protein-ated powder peanut butter (I think it's called PBprotein) or protein powder in a zip lock bag is really good as you just have to add water especially for vegans or not having to carry milk or settle for water or dried milk. 🙂
Vacuum sealer and a bit of preparation, boom home cooked meals on the mountain better then any shop bought exped meals and a hell of a lot cheaper.
Gareth Morgan that's what I've started doing. Well worth the invest
Look what we found are difficult to source BUT goes great with microwave rice which is already cooked (one bag shared with 2 people) so can do a boil in the pan or heat up in the pan as one meal. have had people complain that you are carrying water but the fact is when you get to your destination so you have to carry water anyway so for short trips it's not that much of a problem, wouldn't recommend them for long trips though. Also flavours, sour, sweet, fat, salt, meat, carbs, surprising when you exercise you crave all those things so balance you larder with different flavours. Another point is it can be difficult to obtain protein on hikes as most of it comes in form of meat based meals BUT protein shakes (body builders supplements) are a good substitute and EVEN make you own protein bars, the last ones I made were 800 calories per bar, mainly the ground almond and almond oil used for bonding it all together. The protein bars were bloody nice but no good for my diet. In addition to as mentioned in the video ready cooked meals you can also take frozen ready cooked meals that can last 2 or 3 days (or longer) depending on the weather. To “the shade of Nessmuk in the happy hunting ground.”
I use the instant brown rice + anything I can add from a bit of greens to chunks of lamb, always a great video you do !
Thanks for the tips...starting to wild camp this year along with my kayaking...so I'll be resorting to some of these foods :-)
Transfer your pot noodle into a little bag!! saves the empty space :)
Superb video. Many thanks.
I normally make my own MREs... boiled potatoes, some rice, some bread slices and dried meat.. All packed in an aluminium foil container..!!! normally in mountain expeditions you are too tired to cook anything.. so with this, just take it out, heat it... and eat it
The Amateur Mountaineer difference would be that even though your meal would taste better and be cheaper, it wouldn’t last as long
with super noodles put them in a pour and store bag with some cous cous add boiling water place in an insulated sleve, leave for 5 minuets then eat. no washing of pans
Ooo that sounds good, i think I'll try it. Thanks
Pot noodle & a pepperami to spice it up a bit.
Ah thanks, I forgot to mention the pepperami trick, mixes things up as you say.
Hey BetterThanADaydream, you are fairly clued up on camping stuff, I need a new thermal travel mug, Any recommendations? Unsure if I want to go all out and spend £25 on a Thermos branded one, cheapo halfords one I've used for years got destroyed recently.
Hiya. Depends what your using it for, I have a couple Thermos flasks and they're great if you want your drink hot for hours, and their top range travel mugs will be the same. But the mug I use for my morning drive every day is a cheapo freebee thing that probably cost a pound to produce, however it keeps my tea warm less than an hour. Perhaps go for a lower spec Thermos? The problem with a really good one will be you'll have to wait hours for you brew to be drinking temperature!
Interesting video. I've not tried all of the dehydrated brands but my favourites, by far, are produced by Firepot in Dorset.
I'd be interested in seeing what you might consider for lunch and daytime, during a backpacking adventure.
Thanks Olly, those Firepot meals look good, I'll put them on my 'to try' list.
It's always interesting to see what foods others consider for wildcamps etc so thanks for sharing. Anyone got ideas for breakfast?Subbed to the channel looks really good. ATB Andy
So here is a late response:
If you have a little time, boiling some water and making oatmeal can be extremely nice. I tend to prepare the oatmeal for each morning in its own zip lock bag, complete with nuts, raisins and a bit of sugar. All to do is add warm water to the bag, get some long lasting energy and no washing up to do. Especially nice in colder and wetter climates.
Add a portion of granola & powdered milk to a freezer bag. Pour it into your bowl & add water when ready.
SkulduggeryGaunt sounds good. Will give it a try. Thanks 🙏
Mark Sergison simple but effective cheers Mark
Freeze dried ones do not agree with my stomach. At all! I'd always seek out some real food after a day or two of eating a packet meal. Look up a company called wheybox, they do a chocolate whey powder that you can use to bake peanut butter chocolate oat cakes which are THE BEST for snacking on. I have no recipe, I just throw things in a bowl and pray. Usually works!
Ha yes a pub meal is always a good idea. Yeah I've just had a look at those WheyBox things, they seem really versatile for making protein goodies, I'll have to do some experimenting in the kitchen i think!
Think you can get em in Holland and Barrat now as well!
Always pack some Mugshots
Hi jeff from the states I use a company called packet gourmet they have alots of choice and a another company called o meals
Peanut butter!!!
Invest in a food dehydrator and look up some recipes, jerky yum yum
4:41 Do you want some numbers. I'll give you some numbers. I like your way of saying that :-)