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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #45 on: 11 April 2011, 21:17:57 »
Can your daft cooker directly cook whats in a tin - an all day brekkie in a tin is around a quid.

Certainly when I first left home, I had to heat stuff in the tin...
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« Reply #46 on: 11 April 2011, 21:19:29 »
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Just spotted the price on the food packet.  :o

About as cheap as they get  :(

I did wonder about getting some canned food which is a hell of a lot cheaper and bag it up, but its mess & hassle.
Yeah, £3.50 will buy a fry-up at most truckstops, and you don't have to supply the gas.

Doubt there are many truck stops in Glencoe  ::)

Whilst it is a bit of a wilderness, do you think that everyone up here eats raw grass or something??   ;D

There are assorted bakers, cafe's roadside vans as well as tourist trap heather/tartan/shortbread/bagpipes places......   ::)   ;D
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #47 on: 11 April 2011, 21:22:51 »
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Just spotted the price on the food packet.  :o

About as cheap as they get  :(

I did wonder about getting some canned food which is a hell of a lot cheaper and bag it up, but its mess & hassle.
Yeah, £3.50 will buy a fry-up at most truckstops, and you don't have to supply the gas.

Doubt there are many truck stops in Glencoe  ::)

Whilst it is a bit of a wilderness, do you think that everyone up here eats raw grass or something??   ;D

There are assorted bakers, cafe's roadside vans as well as tourist trap heather/tartan/shortbread/bagpipes places......   ::)   ;D
Distillery, Broocie, you forgot distillery!
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #48 on: 11 April 2011, 21:23:31 »
its just a compact gas powered kettle, whats daft about that? I could just boil a tin.... but they are heavy....
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #49 on: 11 April 2011, 21:23:50 »
Despite a rather pants web presence, the green welly shop at tyndrum is an accepted mecca stop for those passing up or down the area.  Very very busy with bikers at the weekend...

http://www.thegreenwellystop.co.uk/

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http://www.thegreenwellystop.co.uk/biker-friendly/
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #50 on: 11 April 2011, 21:25:02 »
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Just spotted the price on the food packet.  :o

About as cheap as they get  :(

I did wonder about getting some canned food which is a hell of a lot cheaper and bag it up, but its mess & hassle.
Yeah, £3.50 will buy a fry-up at most truckstops, and you don't have to supply the gas.

Doubt there are many truck stops in Glencoe  ::)

Whilst it is a bit of a wilderness, do you think that everyone up here eats raw grass or something??   ;D

There are assorted bakers, cafe's roadside vans as well as tourist trap heather/tartan/shortbread/bagpipes places......   ::)   ;D

When biking around Snowdonia, I found there were little corner shops, but always closed when I wanted something. So had to resort to the pub  ::)
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #51 on: 11 April 2011, 21:25:22 »
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its just a compact gas powered kettle, whats daft about that? I could just boil a tin.... but they are heavy....
FFS, every supermarket sells them. Even your bike can carry 200g for a few miles.
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« Reply #52 on: 11 April 2011, 21:25:25 »
Didnt forget, he wants to keep it quite. Might have Johnny foreigner invading from South of the wall, causing diminishing supplies. ;) ;D
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #53 on: 11 April 2011, 21:27:48 »
Fer Christ's sake Broocie, show him how to stalk a haggis so he can catch his own grub when he's up your way.
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #54 on: 11 April 2011, 21:30:37 »
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its just a compact gas powered kettle, whats daft about that? I could just boil a tin.... but they are heavy....
FFS, every supermarket sells them. Even your bike can carry 200g for a few miles.

I don't want to go sodding shopping while on the trip, I hate going in Tesco when I bloody need to! These packets are light and small, I can carry two weeks supply in one go.

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« Reply #55 on: 11 April 2011, 21:31:00 »
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Fer Christ's sake Broocie, show him how to stalk a haggis so he can catch his own grub when he's up your way.

No shortage of road kill up here cap'n...   ;D

Pheasant, gutted, stuffed with some dairylee slices, wrapped in tinfoil then onto one of the heads of Herr Schicklegrubbers finest 2 wheeled Panzervaggen for a hundred miles should do it....   ;D

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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #56 on: 11 April 2011, 21:34:24 »
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Fer Christ's sake Broocie, show him how to stalk a haggis so he can catch his own grub when he's up your way.

No shortage of road kill up here cap'n...   ;D

Pheasant, gutted, stuffed with some dairylee slices, wrapped in tinfoil then onto one of the heads of Herr Schicklegrubbers finest 2 wheeled Panzervaggen for a hundred miles should do it....   ;D

Nice bit of veal if you can hit one hard enough, Hurts on a bike, mind.
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #57 on: 11 April 2011, 21:35:02 »
Joking apart Tunnie, why give yourself extra weight?  Pop into a Spar or corner shop and get a tin of sausages and beans if thats your favourite dish. 

Used the wayfarer stuff frequently.  Its not too bad, TBH but wouldn't want to live on it for a couple of weeks, especially lugging it with me for every mile....

Better still, grab a fresh cooked fish supper sometime?  Whilst not on every corner as per Londinium, there are shops and takeaway places up here too.

Just don't go looking for one in the middle of Rannoch Moor!!  ;)
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #58 on: 11 April 2011, 21:36:46 »
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Fer Christ's sake Broocie, show him how to stalk a haggis so he can catch his own grub when he's up your way.

No shortage of road kill up here cap'n...   ;D

Pheasant, gutted, stuffed with some dairylee slices, wrapped in tinfoil then onto one of the heads of Herr Schicklegrubbers finest 2 wheeled Panzervaggen for a hundred miles should do it....   ;D

Nice bit of veal if you can hit one hard enough, Hurts on a bike, mind.
Bit of a bugger to cook on his top end though. ;D
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Re: A little bimble over to Church Stretton
« Reply #59 on: 11 April 2011, 21:38:03 »
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Joking apart Tunnie, why give yourself extra weight?  Pop into a Spar or corner shop and get a tin of sausages and beans if thats your favourite dish. 

Used the wayfarer stuff frequently.  Its not too bad, TBH but wouldn't want to live on it for a couple of weeks, especially lugging it with me for every mile....

Better still, grab a fresh cooked fish supper sometime?  Whilst not on every corner as per Londinium, there are shops and takeaway places up here too.

Just don't go looking for one in the middle of Rannoch Moor!!  ;)
You'll be trying to tell him you've got leccy and running water up there next.
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