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Title: Meals in the Hills
Post by: LennyJ1 on January 26, 2011
Hey guys

Found this usful website for trail cooking.

http://www.trailcooking.com/ (http://www.trailcooking.com/)

Only problem is its all american.

So I would like to start a link for what you all do for meals in the hills.

Please no supernoodles or uncle benns. We all have done it but has anyone done anything different?
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: suspectmonkey on January 26, 2011
http://www.outdoorsgrub.co.uk/
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: LennyJ1 on January 26, 2011
Quote from: suspectmonkey on January 26, 2011
http://www.outdoorsgrub.co.uk/

Great site to buy stuff but I could not find any recipes
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: Scribble on January 26, 2011
I've done chicken fajitas a couple of times on the trangia as my wee lads love them , might try them on my next bivvi in a few weeks .
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: darren on January 26, 2011
Quote from: Scribble on January 26, 2011
I've done chicken fajitas a couple of times on the trangia as my wee lads love them , might try them on my next bivvi in a few weeks .

let me know when you are going.
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: Scribble on January 26, 2011
Quote from: darren on January 26, 2011
Quote from: Scribble on January 26, 2011
I've done chicken fajitas a couple of times on the trangia as my wee lads love them , might try them on my next bivvi in a few weeks .

let me know when you are going.

It will hopefully be first weekend in feb all being well , Pm sent
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: Dowser on January 27, 2011
Haggis is my big thing in the hills right now.  Really easy to cook, just fried it in a pan, served with either Smash if I'm trying to keep weight down or this:

(http://i.imgur.com/f4k47.jpg)

It's a vacuum packed grated potato bought in B&M Bargains for about 99p and lasts forever out of the fridge.  Once again, when fried, it is packed with energy, extremely tasty and very filling. 

All of the above served with beans or pepper sauce and you have a top notch, energy packed, delicious meal.

Obviously if I'm wanting to keep weight down for longer trips then sorry, but old faithful Super Noodles do make an appearance  :-[
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: Dowser on January 27, 2011
Quote from: LennyJ1 on January 26, 2011
Quote from: suspectmonkey on January 26, 2011
http://www.outdoorsgrub.co.uk/

Great site to buy stuff but I could not find any recipes

Think the whole point of this site Lenny is that they are ready meals so no recipes required. Cut the pack open, heat it through and get stuck in  :)
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: LennyJ1 on January 27, 2011
I know Andy but I am looking for a site like trailcooking.com but a uk site.

I might start one when I get back from Kili???
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: Dowser on January 27, 2011
Quote from: LennyJ1 on January 27, 2011
I know Andy but I am looking for a site like trailcooking.com but a uk site.

I might start one when I get back from Kili???

Don't think the Amercians eat much different from us.  I had a look through the Dinner Section (http://www.trailcooking.com/recipes/types/dinner) and it all seems normal enough.  Not to many mentions of grits to be seen  :)
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: darren on January 27, 2011
Quote from: Dowser on January 27, 2011
Quote from: LennyJ1 on January 27, 2011
I know Andy but I am looking for a site like trailcooking.com but a uk site.

I might start one when I get back from Kili???

Don't think the Amercians eat much different from us.  I had a look through the Dinner Section (http://www.trailcooking.com/recipes/types/dinner) and it all seems normal enough.  Not to many mentions of grits to be seen  :)
thing is with americans there portion sizes are truly massive mate.
thats why so many of them are overweight.
they do not know what healthy eating is.
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: suspectmonkey on January 27, 2011
Yep, I've been keeping an eye on Trail Cooking for awhile now and we generally have a UK substitute for most of their ingredients.  I've found Tesco to be very poor for dried food, Sainsbury's stock a much better range.  However, sometimes you are best looking in the independent supermarkets such as the Asian supermarket in Belfast.

I've been doing some experimenting with backpacking food at the moment, as I need to think about what grub I'm going to take for two weeks in Scotland.  Seeing there should be no shortage of water it looks like dried food will be best and I like the "freezer bag" method of cooking.  I've made a couple of my own dried meals by doing the following:


I've tried the Spag Bol and Tuna Mash and they are pretty tasty.  There is 60g food per pot, so you need two to make a meal.  At 120g they are comparable in weight and calorie count to a pre-packaged dried meal.  Good bit cheaper too!
Title: Re: Meals in the Hills
Post by: silverback on January 28, 2011
Hard to beat the army ration packs for hadyness in my opinion.  Full of calories and if your stuck they're quite tasty cold.