After consuming disgusting rehydrated slop during last year's wild camp in the Cairngorms, I decided to ditch the stove and cookwear altogether last weekend when I camped high on Braeriach - I didn't miss it at all.
My main meal consisted of:
4 Orkney Oatcakes (100g, 450 kcal) - I took a 200g packet of 8.
1 'Alpengut' smoked venison and pork sausage from Lidl (75g, 350kcal) - I took a pack of two.
1 Austrian style processed smoked cheese from Tesco's (125g, 350kcal) - one of those long thin cylindrical ones
Total - 1150kcal, and I really enjoyed nibbling at them whilst taking in the austere beauty of Loch Coire an Lochan.
Bonus - no washing up!
For nibbles on the walk I took a 200g pack of Lidl mixed fruit and nuts (1000kcal) - I maybe ate my way through a quarter of the packet, and for breakfast I took 2 Stoat porridge bars (50g, 221kcal each); I only ate one, on my way down.
As for a hot drink in the morning, I don't feel the need for one in the summer - a sip of water from the loch is all that I need. Might be a different matter if I am sitting out bad weather in winter, of course!
Has anyone else made the decision to ditch the stove?