Camping

cooking | Reviews, Gear

The perfect camp kitchen
ByMatthew Cashmore April 12, 2011

When you’re cooking on the road, other than your cooker, the most important bit of kit you carry is your camp kitchen. There are lots of options out there – from the home-away-from-home sets right down to nothing more than a sharp knife and a spoon. I carry a commercial Sea to Summit kitchen set…

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General Ramblings

Millets, I’d avoid buying online
ByMatthew Cashmore June 24, 2010

Millets seem to have a new (outsourced?) warehouse team – this warehouse team don’t seem to be able to understand what you should do when shipping glass lamps. What would you do? Put it in a small box filled with those nice foam pellets? Maybe you should put it in a large box with all…

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cooking | From The Road

One Pot Camping Cooking – Salami & Rice
ByMatthew Cashmore July 27, 2009

One of the simplest things to carry when traveling is rice – it’s light, packed full of energy and provides a hot filling meal when you need it most. My favorite traveling recipe is really simple. In this video I show you how to make it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2qD0n4a8H0) Ingredients Rice 3 times as much water as…

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From The Road | General Ramblings | Reviews, Gear | Touring

Top 5 tips on buying a new tent
ByMatthew Cashmore March 22, 2009July 12, 2011

Buying a new tent can be incredibly difficult. There are so many choices out there that it can be very confusing if you don’t know what to look for. As the northern hemisphere heads into spring, and camping becomes a comfortable alternative to the B&B again I wanted to share some tips on how to…

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Russia | Training

Finalising the kit
ByMatthew Cashmore July 28, 2008July 14, 2011

It’s fair to say we may have been a little obsessed with our kit. The problem was of course, that we were delayed by a year – and there’s only so much time you can take up obsessing over visas and injections – so kit seemed a harmless hobby. I’ve lost count of the tents…

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General | Reviews | Russia

Nikwax – waterproofing for the journey
ByMatthew Cashmore May 15, 2008July 14, 2011

A little while ago we met a very nice chap called Michael Field at the Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel Show – we had a good talk to him and he told us the best way to keep ourselves dry on the road. After we got back Michael dropped us a line and very kindly offered…

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Reviews

Trangia Review
ByMatthew Cashmore December 31, 2007

Continuing the series of video reviews, in this episode we look at the Trangia 25-5 – that’s the 2-4 person system that’s non-stick. Click To Play (embedded movie from blip.tv) The Trangia is a wonderful all round system. I use the 25 (the slightly larger version) because I find the 27 too small for a…

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