Food

Gear talk: Playing with fire, again…

Having played around with steel tins a few days ago, and come up with my Mk II attempt at a robust, screw top, alcohol/meths stove, it was time to try […]

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Gear talk: Playing with fire…

Three Points of the Compass has used stoves of various types, that have relied on a variety of fuels, over the years. In recent times I have become less fussed […]

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Trail snacks- Snickers

Time I thought, to have a closer look at that staple trail snack of many a hiker- the Snickers bar. I grew up with this confectionery when it was named […]

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Trail snacks- dried fruit

The advantages of snacking on trail mix throughout a long days hiking are well known. Keeping a steady inward trickle of calories avoids the energy slumps that can come up […]

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Trail talk: The Ridgeway- Food

I have now sorted out the food for my week on the Ridgeway. I had considered keeping it lightweight, putting a bit of trade to the local shops etc. and […]

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Trail food: Open Sesame…

Sorry about that, a poor pun. Seeing as I am currently working out my meals and snacks for my forthcoming six day wander along the splendid Ridgeway. I have been […]

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Trail talk: The Ridgeway- planning my week

As part of my recovery from Plantar fasciitis I have decided to walk the Ridgeway, west to east, from Wiltshire into Oxfordshire, over one week in May. The trail has […]

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Breakfast- Power food

“Oats: A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people” A dictionary of the English Language, Samuel Johnson, 1755 These days […]

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Lunch on the trail- Nutella

When it comes to a decent lunch time meal on the trail, I am a great fan of peanut butter or packs of tuna with a tortilla. These are both […]

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Gear talk: A few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect spoon

KFS we called them in the army, it […]

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More tea vicar?

Tea on the trail I love a cup of tea in the morning, and a second one to follow that preferably. A decent cuppa in the p.m. goes down well […]

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“Tell them about the Honey, Mummy”

Who recalls the above 1976 rallying call from the […]

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Lunch on the trail- Pitted olives

Possibly an ideal addition to the ‘healthy camp’. These little packs of pitted olives are convenient, especially with their resealable packs. Each contains 70g of loveliness and there are other varieties […]

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