Dave Roberts, finally, brings us his review of the Widemouth 32oz and Standard 24oz Hydroflask that keep your drinks cold for 24 hours or hot for 6. Nobody can accuse us at Mud and Routes of doing quick reviews. Whether that’s because we like to review things in detail, or are terminal procrastinators; we’ll let …
Winter is still with us yet, and there’s only one way to make those winter lunches tolerable. Piping hot soup. Now if I claim that the only soup for this is tomato, and Heinz Cream of Tomato from a tin at that, I’m sure I’ll get people’s hackles up. I’m not about to do that …
Dave Roberts gives his first impressions of the Hydro Flask insulated water bottle that claims to keep your drink cold for 24 hours or hot for 6. When this popped through the door, I expected a standard water bottle, albeit a good looking one. I didn’t realise that it’s actually quite a novel water bottle. …
We’ve all been there on a walk or a backpack, where you need to re-stock on water and aren’t 100% sure of the safety of the water supply. While I’ll drink straight from many mountain streams, when there’s a good flow of water, that’s not always the case. And if you’re walking a lower level …
Dehydrated camping meals might be fine in their place, they’ll never be as good a properly cooked meal. This is normally easier said than done out on the mountain, and so we usually sacrifice this for convenience. We were understandably excited when we found one of these curry kits by the Spice Tailor in our …
Only a true wild camper gets excited over finding a new dehydrated product whilst shopping in Tesco. We’ve tried dehydrated skimmed milk in the past (Tesco, Marvel) and we’ve not been that impressed. They can be used to mix into other products such as puddings, but proved a bit vile in coffee. So while we …
We won’t lie to you, we love our coffee at Mud and Routes. Part of this challenge is to prepare the best possible coffee while camping, which always has to be real coffee. Instant coffee in those little sachets just don’t cut it any more! So we’ve already passed the stage of trying camping espresso …
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The advertising blurb says that the Peperami is a bit of an animal. Question is, what bits exactly? Well according to the label it’s 100% pork salami with 13.8g of pork to make each 10g of sausage. That packs in somewhere between 44 and 49% fat, or 11g for a typical 25g stick and a …
Water can get a bit boring on long trips, and while hydration tablets are useful for adding flavour to water on a long trip, they’re both expensive and the flavour isn’t as great as it could be. So when we saw Squash’d from Robinsons, we had to give them a go. Squash’d is a small container containing concentrated …
I’d bought this on a whim to take with me on a recent trip to the Rhinogydd, and I didn’t really expect much from it as I’d had a bad experience with a Wayfarers sponge a few years back and avoided the brand ever since. These were on special, and normally cost around a fiver …
On a recent wild camp, we decided to see if these 24 hour ration packs are any good or are you better off avoiding them altogether. We went for this one by Evaq8 that cost around £16 with postage. What’s in it? The ration pack arrived in a tidy brown box and contained a generous selection …
I’ve usually got a sweet tooth on a wild camp, and while instant custard with a lump of chocolate might be OK, you might want more variety on a longer trip. These dehydrated puddings by Trek’n Eat provide a choice of four puddings; Caramel-Amaretto, Blueberry Fruit Soup which sounded too healthy for us and the …
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This is as gimmicky a product as you can get we reckon, but good for a laugh on a wild camp at least so we took the punt and gave it a taste test on last weekend’s wild camp. Astronaut Ice cream is apparently real freeze dried ice cream that you simply eat as is …
On long trips in the wild, I really miss bread. While baking your own is one option, or taking pita bread if it remains fresh. Another is to use these shelf stable (aka does not need refrigeration) breads initially developed for the US military. Thankfully you can buy them on-line, e.g. evaQ8. They come as …
Always on the lookout for a good snack to take with me to the gym, cycle or a hike up the mountain I came across the Creative Nature Bars, and it seems these aren’t just any ordinary bars, these are SUPER BARS!! *disclaimer, they don’t turn you into a Super hero just in case I …
At first glance, lifeboat rations seem like a rather odd thing to review on Mud and Routes. Following our recent benightment jaunt, where we had to try out some survival rations on the hill, we wanted to find what was possibly the least appealing option out there. We couldn’t find any turblokken, and these were …
Along with the ubiquitous orange survival bag, this is probably one of the first purchases or gifts that many hill walkers receive. It’s cheap, cheerful and widely regarded as a lifesaver on the mountain. Unfortunately, it’s also one of those things you’ll either love or hate. If you like mint then you’ll be fine, however …
Stars:5/10 Looking for the healthy alternative to a chocoalte bar or crisp packer as a snack Tryf’s Blog taste tests the Trek Protein Bar http://twcymru.mudandroutes.com/2013/10/21/trek-protein-bars/
Expedition Foods manufactures some of the better regarded freeze dried meals out there, plus they’re bright orange which is always a bonus. These meals provide a generous 800 calories, which is marketed as high energy, but probably just right at the end of an active day, and about what I factor in for a regular main …
Having recently discovered that I’ve a gluten intolerance, it seemed that most of my chosen breakfasts were unsuitable. This instant porridge from Tesco is both gluten and dairy free and packing a 180 calories per pot, would be ideal. It’s also in a cardboard pot, which can be recycled as clearly anyone who has a …
On a multi day trip, lunches are always the most difficult meals to sort out. Bread isn’t a viable option for more than a day or two, and even then you’ll need some filling to go with it and possibly butter making oatcakes a much easier proposition. When I saw that you could get long …
Instant custard makes an interesting if rather bland pudding, so finding these for 19p at my local not-so-supermarket was a bargain I couldn’t refuse. Available in mint and chocolate flavours, they pack 150 calories for 25g in pack weight. I decided to initially test these out in the warmth of the Mud and Routes kitchen …
This is a self heating cup of hot chocolate from Rocketfuel, that includes Guarana, which according to my friend is also contained in the popular chocolate bar Boost. Which does make sense as the can does state Guarana should give you a supercharge energy boost. Read on – http://twcymru.mudandroutes.com/2012/12/27/to-infinity-and-beyond/
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