I have an urge to go wild camping for maybe a week in the Scottish wilderness and I want to be all alone for that amount of time, meaning no shops. What should I take with me regarding cooking things? Meaning, what foodstuffs should I carry and what should I bring to cook it all in?
>>2029 The ainsley harriot cous cous and rice packets are brill, and cheap. Also noodles. All you need is a little stove to boil water in, and a filter for that water. I did the entire coast to coast living off that and fruity oaty bars. Tins are far too heavy. For the stove, check out these:
Fucking brilliant. I used a little trangia burner for mine, but you can use twigs and stuff as well.
Your main concern will be water though. I carried two filtering bottles and a platypus, and I was still thirsty a lot. And remember that you'll probably need at least a third more food than normal if you're yomping up hills.
And >>2030 int wrong, Kendal mint cake is dynamite for walking.
Don't forget to take some mixed fruit and nuts with you or something similar. Any time spent living off a lot of the packet foods and you don't get a huge amount of protein off them. If you're walking a good few miles every day you'll start getting cramps in your muscles because of a lack of protein in your diet.
To save water and fuel you can soak your rice/pasta overnight. Cover it and leave it. When you get up it'll be soft and you can (in extremis) eat it there and then. Takes less fuel to cook it from this stage too.
In the army we used to refer to this as a "come mixeture". It was basically a freezerbag with raisins and nuts, which was carried in an easy to get to pocket. We would only eat this whilst on the move during patrols to keep energy levels up in between proper meals. It was a lifesaver when skiing and other crap.
>>2040 what about bombay mix? That still has plenty of nuts and seeds, but also a fair amount of carbs, fat and salt. Seems like that shit would keep you going for ages
>>2075 Bombay mix is mostly carbohydrates and doesn't traditionally contain any seeds, and the only nut it's likely to contain might be peanuts (not even nuts if you're going to get picky). It's also got very high salt content which isn't good to consume consistently, especially if you're walking a lot and going to make efforts to not get dehydrated. Trail mix is still superior, you get your simple sugars from the dried fruit, protein AND fats from actual seeds and nuts, and a bit of fibre too.
