Food glorious food

[Will Wilkinson]

Will

Have you ever considerd a Pre-mac MWP water purifier, see here for details: http://www.pre-mac.co.uk/PWP_TTW.HTM

I will see if i can drag mine out of hiding and bring it along to Wingham it certainly beats carting water around an it does work even against viruses.#

 

Tony

 

I already have the MSR equivalent http://cascadedesigns.com/msr/water-treatment-and-hydration/expedition-water-treatment-and-hydration/miniworks-ex-microfilter/product - these are all fine against pathogens but not brilliant against other pollutants (yes the will remove most chemicals but not as reliably), I use mine extensively where there's not much chance of agrochemical or other chemical pollutants. Not often in lowland areas of the UK, but regularly in upland areas or on foreign wilderness trips, sometimes combined with an additional activated carbon filter for pre-treatment to remove the more difficult chemicals, but the carbon has a limited lifespan so I tend to just carry water if a clean source is available.

 

Will

[BigKev]

hmmmm a subject very close to my heart (or should that be waist )

 

i used to live on not poodles and custard creams when session fishing and like mentioned before would return home feeling like cr*p but i have since moved on to proper bankside meals and now preparing the menu is as integral a part of the trip as preparing the bait!

 

i have just returned from 48hrs fishing the MKF members carp match and my fishing partner and I had fry up both mornings and pasta bolognaise and chicken tikka masala for our evening meals.

i kind of cheat a bit by preparing the main meals before i leave storing them in the cool box in suitably sized tupperware containers and then i use a lightweight set of camping pans to heat them through. if i'm going alone i take a small single burner gas stove that folds up but for longer trips or if i'm having guests round for dinner i use the sunn gas double burner slightly bulky but an excellent piece of kit.

 

for curries with rice buy the microwave ready rice (pre cooked) and simply stir it in to the meat/sauce and heat through. for bolognaises use pasta shapes rather than spaghetti . its easier to eat and seems to hold its temperature longer when its on the plates.

 

yes it means taking a bit more stuff/weight but the benefits a more than worth it

Edited May 10, 2009 by BigKev

[Steve Burke]

I'm spoilt as Peggy cooks me a variety of casseroles that she then freezes in plastic pots, like Big Kev takes. I then just reheat them on my stove.

 

I wouldn't like to not start the day with a cooked breakfast, one of the pleasures of camping. Mine consists of grilled chipolatas and thick cut bacon as they cook in about the same time, together with half a can of tomatoes that goes in a saucepan on top of the grill to save fuel.

 

Lunch is normally Peggy's home-made brown bread, with marmalade or Marmite, often followed by a banana.

 

Water I carry in flasks as not only are they easier to transport/pour than one large container, but they also keep the water cold. Milk I do take semi-frozen though, and in warmer weather fully-frozen.

 

Vagabond, I now also take an extra day's food rather than relying on bait like luncheon meat and sweetcorn! This is tinned so that I can take it home again, and is usually Tesco's Beef Stew in Dumplings plus another tin of extra vegetables. But I can confirm Norma's Chicken Dupiaza is superb!

 

I too agree that hygiene is vital, and I use alcohol gel for hand washing. All my cookware goes into a zipped laundry bag overnight to keep it safe from rodents. The food goes into a freezer box together with freezer packs.

 

One final point. Never cook inside your bivvy. Too many anglers have found that bivvies are literally a deathtrap.

[Wordbender]

Try this, you can't cook, won't cook angling types:

 

Go to Tesco or similar hell hole and buy a packet of mussels in garlic butter - the shrink-wrapped jobbies that are built for the microwave.

 

Now, cut open the packet and tip brer mussels in a pan with a lid and heat them through for three minutes. Scoff lovely mussels as starter, but save just-as-lovely garlic butter sauce.

 

Next, boil some pasta - I prefer spaghetti - and re-heat the garlic butter sauce, reducing it to thicken it up real nice. Lob sauce on cooked pasta and you have a de-bleddy-licious main course to complement your seafood starter.

 

How very splendid!

[sidney]

Try this, you can't cook, won't cook angling types:

 

Go to Tesco or similar hell hole and buy a packet of mussels in garlic butter - the shrink-wrapped jobbies that are built for the microwave.

 

Now, cut open the packet and tip brer mussels in a pan with a lid and heat them through for three minutes. Scoff lovely mussels as starter, but save just-as-lovely garlic butter sauce.

 

Next, boil some pasta - I prefer spaghetti - and re-heat the garlic butter sauce, reducing it to thicken it up real nice. Lob sauce on cooked pasta and you have a de-bleddy-licious main course to complement your seafood starter.

 

How very splendid!

 

thats a good idea im gonna try that!

 

i normally take 2 pans,one for frying sausages,steak and eggs,the other for tinned spag bowl and tinned currys.

if im fishing with me mates we take a barbecue and no matter what,we light it twice a day,mornings for breakfast and evenings for tea.

[Andy_1984]

that takes me back some years,I didn't know they were still available in the shops.

 

sorry to dig up an old thread but i see it as my duty to inform everyone that farmfoods now sells them again. 4 burgers in gravy n onion for 99p, i went months without finding a single tin and my cupboard is now fully stocked.

 

mix them with a single oxo and you will forget that its just cheap crap, and with a crispy roll to dip in its enough to make any blank worth while

[Elton]

Don't forget your Space Raider crisps, Andy.

 

Retro bankside nosh for the younger generation

[Andy_1984]

Don't forget your Space Raider crisps, Andy.

 

Retro bankside nosh for the younger generation

 

 

noooo those are crap, its transforma snacks for the win!

 

ive been thinking long and hard about this subject the past few weeks and came to the conclusion i eat far too much rubbish on the bank, once upon a time when i just started fishing i lost 3 stone within a month, A MONTH. since i got a car and took more stuff to the bank ive put it back on plus some

 

so now my bank side meal consists of :

 

tin of burgers in gravy + 1 oxo + some dry rolls for me and the carp

heinz spaghetti bolognese

a few sachets of chicken 'n' leak cupa soup + my rolls above

coffee + milk

a bar of chocolate

2 or 4 litres of water depending on how long im going for

 

what i used to take to the bank:

 

2 mars bars

4 packets of transforma snacks

1 huge packet of onion ring crisps

4 pack of tesco asorted eclairs(cream, jam n cream, jam n custard, chocolate)

4 sandwhiches

1 pork pie

2 litres of water

1 bottle of coke or irn bru

 

if i go to a fishery, add 2 rolls n sausage to that

 

the difference is massive and i actually am much more satisfied and happier

[Dales]

Have to admit this year I have been a little lazy when it comes to food. Done a few over nighters at Pondwood in the summer after Catfish. It was great in the evening the owner comes around with take away menus. Ordered a chinese take away every night I fished there and if you just let them know the swim you are in they deliver to the bivvy

 

They also have a cafe on site and in the morning they come around and take your breakfast order.

 

I enjoy the camping aspect of over night and session fishing and kind of enjoy potting around cooking my own bits on the bank, but I could get used to the bivvy delivery service.

[Dick Dastardly]

noooo those are crap, its transforma snacks for the win!

 

 

You really need to wind your neck in on this one Andy! If you were challenging our leaders views on the merits of different rods or reels,bait presentation,water craft or even angling ethos then fine but no one can compete with him on this his specialist subject!

 

Yes I know he has lost a lot of weight in recent years but underneath that now slim frame still lies the heart of a fat man! When it comes to junk food (er food in general I suppose!) he is king!