My first tour food questions

calluma11
calluma11 Posts: 7
edited May 2013 in Tour & expedition
Hi all,
June 28th i'll be embarking on my first tour with a friend.
Its the Trans Pennine Trail, so nothing too adventurous but it will be our first long distance tour.

When i'm out on 1 day rides, i'll take a few sandwiches and crisps etc, but being out for 4 days, sandwiches wont keep.
We'll be camping and carrying all our equipment (mainly on panniers- a subject saved for another thread)

What i'd like to know is, aside from flapjack and what not, is there a good food to bring along that will keep?
I'm allergic to nuts and cant have raw fruit and veg. I have toyed with the idea of self heating grub, but thats a full meal rather than ideal snack

Thanks :)
Callum

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  • hdow
    hdow Posts: 186
    Callum

    All cycle campers I've met have bought food as they go & it's certainly what I do.

    Reconsider taking 4 days food. Think of the weight & bulk needed to fuel 4 days of loaded riding: It can be quite a lot. Buy food you are happy with as you go along. Go off route to top up if needs be. Just because you are camping it doesn't mean you have to buy food from an outdoor shop or that it has to be freeze dried etc. However, do keep a small emergency stock of ready to eat high energy food that will keep you going for a couple of hours.

    HarryD
  • andrewjoseph
    andrewjoseph Posts: 2,165
    when we are cycle camping, we take our trangia cook set and buy food for our evening meal late in the afternoon, along with milk for instant porridge the next morning. The only food we carry along are some dried couscous or super noodles. So we can get something to eat if we can't find a shop.

    We use what's left of our evening meal for a stop the next day (usually chicken in baps or suchlike) but stop at least once a day for a coffee/hot chocolate and sandwich/cake/ or whatever we fancy.

    Don't forget the emergency chocolate.
    --
    Burls Ti Tourer for Tarmac, Saracen aluminium full suss for trails
  • calluma11
    calluma11 Posts: 7
    Thanks guys, really helpful stuff.
    Somewhere on the second day I can take a small detour and visit my house to pick up some gear, but I hear what you're saying about buying food out and about to keep weight down. I'll bear that in mind


    Now, who would forget the chocolate ;)

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