Wild Camping MEALS, COOKING & COOKSETS - EVERYTHING I've LEARNT so far - Tips, Hacks, advice

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Very well done Trev. I haven't scrolled through all of the previous comments.
Straight to the point and most importantly, for me, no "influencer promotional material.' You have used your own experiences and produced a really good informative video that will save some people lots of beer tokens! Whereas you had a long, expensive, and painful journey, your subscribers and the people who will find this video will not have to do so..
When serving I used the Jetboil to heat my 24. hr Rat Packs, or the issued Optimus multifuel stove. After hiking some of the Appalachian Trail I went for the Soto Windmaster and cook set. I have used the Trangia gas burner with their triangular lightweight camping stove. You can take the alcohol stove as well and get the best of both worlds!
Each of the stoves seen has its benefits but it will be up to the individual to decide to choose what suits their needs. You have helped them to make an informed choice.

If you haven't definitely give the kelly kettle a look guys, runs on just any dry sticks or biomass so no need to carry fuel, boils water and can cook out the chimney.

Honestly, if i went camping with someone who made so much noise eating, only one of use would be coming back

It's got to be trangia cookset, no problems with wind, two pots plus fry pan and kettle. Reliable and quiet. Had mine for 25 years and although have gas stoves generally stick to my Trangia 😊

Good grief "chaps"
if you not going- ultra light
Kovea spider. for gas that is.

Also went back to Trangia after 15 years of Primus Omnifuel. It was serving me with diesel, kerosine, fuel etc all around the world.
Now just bushbuddy stove with trangia for seven years again...
Instead of making bannock you can buy ArinaPan to make arepas. Much easier.
For a starter i fry mushrooms with some soya sauce. Everyone i serve it makes it nowad well!!!! You can use bread to soak the soya.

OEX have introduced a Jet Boil look a like, called HEIRO, for £45, which seems to be garnering good reviews.
A backpacking cook book might be a good idea. Those boil in the bag meals are convenient but pricy for the quantity in them.

Can not beat a bit of stew. Love the idea of making your own instead of buying B in B 😊

I picked up a Fire Maple Buzz for £13 from Wood to Water (they also shock Lanshan tents, cheaper than Amazon) and a cheapo titanium pot as I'm a beginner. Pretty excited to get out and try it! My plan was to start cheap and simple, and upgrade as I go (get a heat exchanger, or one of the Fire Maple or Alpkit jetboil equivalents) - or maybe try an alcohol stove if I'm feeling brave!

I'm super clumsy and was considering if I should have bit the bullet and got a jetboil, but seeing they can also topple over and potentially start a fire, makes me feel a bit better about my cheapskate purchase!

For breakfast we liked to make some overnight oats (meusli) with powdered milk (our supermarket just had these cans of that that worked great) we just prepared ourselves at home and carried out in independent ziploc bags. Only thing to do while out was to add water the night before, find a good place to store the food for the night while it was soaking and in the morning you'd only have to put on the water for some coffee, the meal was already there. Add nuts, dried fruits and cinnamon to taste.

It worked so well I actually take them to music festivals as well now, really useful to get the day started with some pretty healthy energy after all the partying the night before hehe

i almost drank my alcohol fuel once....😂😂

Excellent and useful video !!

Really great video reminding me of how much I’ve spent on stoves, frightening. I’ve settled for some years now on the Esbit version of the trangia because it has a handle on the simmer ring (I like to keep the hair on my hands when I put out the flame 😂). It’s quiet and not bright for stealth camping and I love spending time with meals and hot drinks cooking outdoors. I use the TOAKS Titanium Stand, it’s probably the lightest in the world and I’ve devised a way of using it as a twig burner if I run out of spirit. The Evernew Ultralight Titanium Mug Pot 900 is for boiling water and boil in the bag/freeze dried meals. I use the Jetboil Summit Skillet non-stick pan for frying, proper pan cooking and even some sudo-baking and grilling. I love this kit but I have thought that before.

Top vid!

My fav stove atm is Soto Windmaster

I currently use the MSR Pocket Rocket 2. Managed to price match them in Go Outdoors for £15 because I found some random site selling them while I was in store. I love that they do that.
I also have an Alpkit BruKit that comes with me whenever I think I'm going to need to boil a decent amount of water fast. I love that thing. One day I might take my alcohol burner out, but it just seems like so much faff....

Nothing wrong with cheese and oaty biscuits, but I know what you mean sometimes you want a bigger meal. For me I've used all 3 forms gas, trangia, and wood. I think trangia is probably the best overall - although gas does get a brew out quicker.

Great video. I thunk the adventure foods are becoming my favourite for the dehydrated and the boil in the bag wayfarer are decent too. Stove wise I have the oex etna mini which is great for hikes mainly and then the firemaple and just bought the trangia 27 kit which I am hoping to try out soon.

Did you try using the trangia to cook ordinary food like you used to cook on the gas stoves ?

Great, informative video & the funniest thing I've seen for a long time

Brilliant video, it has given me some ideas thanks. I've been using a trangia for more than 30 years , quickly changed from meths to gas as you have more control over heat,will be up grading to non stick pans.Happy new year to you and Nath.

The good old trangia 25 with gas burner never lets me down.

Trangias rule 😂 nice vid trev, miss Nath, hope he's all good. Must get myself down to dartmoor next yr!
Happy New year 😁

Wait a brilliant video that was - really enjoyed that - I’m just a simple vango gas stove which tbf has never let me down - and I’ve done burgers n steaks n sausages and even a curry or two as well - be interested in giving your flapjack a go - how do I find the recipe?

Some windy area camping
Love this review.

Good video

I recently got one of the gas stoves like the one you had flat to the ground with the hose to the gas can it was a cheap type one off Amazon but it also came with a attachment “I believe the more expensive ones can get as a add on” that allows for the long thin butane can’s to be used as well as the standard camping gas can’s I love that idea as ok they won’t fit in your cookware but if you pack food in your cookware or other cooking equipment or cleaning items you can then save money on average with the butane can’s that often can be found places like b&m in the warmer months for about half the price for double the quantity but if you don’t have one to hand you take the adapter off and you are back to the standard screw on can’s “at any size” so you can pack just a small light one for a day or over night’er or o e of the giant ones if you are away for longer it all also came in a small sturdy plastic box so you don’t need to leave the adapter at home and if you run out of gas it gives you options what to get or if you can borrow a can on the fly if your one can get that adapter it’s totally worth it and they are very small so it’s not going to effect your load out but could save the day if you have a mishap 👍🏻

This was definitely a well timed video for me! Ive just been given a Jetboil Flash for Xmas, and very keen to get out and use it on the moors. I was up at Rowtor on Monday with the family and managed some hot chocolate between snow and hail but everyone was keen for the hot drink! Hopefully Ill be out on the north moors this spring, get some wild camping in, the first time in 15 odd years...

im a big fan of a pair of stainless steel mess tins and a hexi cooker with hexi gel all fits into its self and still have space for a spoon sponge and some tissues to clean it with oh and of coarse some purification tablets, loved the video i very nearly bought some of these cookers

Great video with lots of content. I have used a trangia 27 for sometime with meths but have just got the gas converter which will hopefully make it a bit safer cooking in and near the tent?

Really great to see you both again. All the best to you.

Nath reminds me of Karl Pinkerton, grumpy but bloody funny at the same time.

Nice one Trev.
I think all of the cook systems have there place.
I have a jet boil did have the Jobsworth.
And have the same naturhike stove you have which I probably use the most.
I do like the trangia just slower and a bit more hassle as I’m lazy.
Atb Graham

It's well below freezing here with high winds, but I want to cook lunch on my camp stove.
Merry Christmas my friend, Cheers!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ~ Wish you good health, strong mind, and best luck. 🎄🎉🎄

I still like using my BCB Crusader 2 the most however I'm trying to get into a bit more longer multi day hikes so I'm looking to save as much weight as possible. What's the lightest setup anyone has including enough for fuel for say boiling 2 litres of water?

For me it's horses for courses, I like my trangia mini but it is nice sometimes to have the jetboily type thing for a 2 min coffee! (I have a Firemaple polaris it's regulated and comes with a potstand and can simmer lovely!)

Fairly new to you’re channel. Loving it, thank you.👍

Superb stuff, Trev; keep 'em coming! Another idea for you - will need Nath's help, but could use a lot of the old footage - I can't help but note how often Nath's dog is wandering about, perfectly happy. It would be beneficial to know more about how he did that; camping with the dog, keeping it under control (I.E., around sheep), getting in / out of the tent, wet dog, muddy dog, etc. etc. Every single video I have seen addressing dogs on the trail notes that its simple with something like a sheep dog. Well, for those interested in the subject, we have the dog we have, so that's a fat lot of use! Noting Nath's dog was a terrier of some kind, so it would be really great to have some tips. Hope you both are well and Merry Christmas.

I feel bad that I was 52nd to the party 🎉 but will try and jump on the christmas video for the glory spot of 1st

I bought a cheapo Odoland cookset off amazon that came with a stove, that also has an ignitor.. I thought it would get me started and I would upgrade later!

Four years and three billion tents later I still taking the Odoland on every camp with me, it packs down into a little bag and holds a small gas within itself, and I usually take cheapo 22p aldi noodles and some peas and peperami with me but I do have videos where I have made steak and veg with peppercorn sauce, or on my camp/fish with my son I made a kick ass chicken and veg curry.. it also boils water quicker than a jet boil and cost me £16.99 at the time.. the pot has now started to degrade a little and im half tempted to say fck it and just buy another one thats exactly the same.. if it aint broke dont fix it

Great video Trev, shows the range and progression through your travels, and highlights pluses and minuses or all of them, whens your next camp? try the BCB firedragon, nice for day camps, lightweight, but not great for proper 'cooking'

Totally on board with them Mylar pouches, made myself a nice chicken Madras a few days before, whacked it in the freezer and cooked it in my Alpkit BruKit when out camping...absolutely bangin' 👌

Another great video Trev😁. MSR make the lowdown remote stove adapter and any burner screws into it for a lower more stable boil. Cheers for all the videos👍

Great, informative video. For me, trangia is the most versatile system

Ho ho ho

A packet of the 'proper' asian noodles you can get in place like B&M with a tin of spicy tomato mackrel has become my go to, nice and warming and only costs about £1.50

Really fab video! I struggle with meals as I'm coeliac and allergic to bell peppers! One or the other be ok but together it's a nightmare lol. Have found a selection of dehydrated meals I like but might try making my own to take.

Made me giggle. I use a trangia, or just a lightweight stove and cannister.