Food – Three Points of the Compass

Knife chat: Opinel knives

French manufactured Opinel knives have a long history- they celebrated their 130th birthday in 2020. These are ideal lightweight knives for backpacking

Cooking

Gear talk: Kovea Spider

As the temperature creeps down, it is time to use a gas stove admirably suited for winter use- the Kovea Spider

Cooking

Trail food: Gofio

Visit many restaurants on the Canary Islands and you will find a small dish or bowl of pale finely ground flour in the centre. This is gofio, roasted and milled, […]

Food

Gear talk: carrying a tin opener on trail

While it is doubtful that many backpackers would dream of packing such an item, Three Points of the Compass advocates carrying a tin opener while on trail, especially on a […]

Cooking

Trail food- lentil curry

Three Points of the Compass was talking to another long distance hiker a couple of days ago and I was asked what I favoured as an evening meal on trail. […]

Cooking

Six days until my ‘Big Walk’- Food, water…. and wine

“If you can drink the water I will drink the […]

Food

Trail food- Festive nuts

Three Points of the Compass is a great fan of nuts as trail food. If ever I am including a bag of snacks, invariably one sort of nut or another […]

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Trail talk: An autumn wander on the Icknield Way Trail

As the time approaches for Three Points of the Compass […]

Food

Trail food: Additions to a food bag- condiments

The term condiment comes from the Latin condimentum, meaning “spice, seasoning, sauce” […]

Food

Lunch on the trail (OK, at home)

‘Perfect Mash’ from Idahoan There are a number of simple staple carbs to be cooked up (or simply soaked) on the trail- Noodles are probably the most used, rice and […]

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 […]

Food

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 talk: The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path- Part Two

The Norfolk Coast Path Starting on 1st April 2017, […]

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Trail talk: The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path- Part One

The Peddars Way “Peddars Way”- said to be derived from […]

Gear

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

I have used many types of stove over the years- […]

Food

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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