http://stravaiger.com/blog/tags/meths/ Recent content in Meths on eBothy Blog Hugo en-us Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2008/01/30/thoughts-on-stoves/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2008/01/30/thoughts-on-stoves/ <p>I&rsquo;ve been using a low profile gas stove for years now. It&rsquo;s the kind with the legs as opposed to the ultralight ones that screw into the top of the canister as I&rsquo;m not a fan of those at all at all. The ground is always too rough and my pan too full of food for it to be safe in the tent door. Lately though I&rsquo;ve started using freeze dried meals from <a href="http://www.facewest.co.uk/real-meals.html" title="Turmat">Turmat</a> (which are superb) and <a href="http://www.expeditionfoods.com/shop/index.php?cPath=23&amp;osCsid=3bd4bc95f0c8804330b6066a35ca5a85" title="Expedition foods frieze dried">Expedition Foods</a> which are just as good. They do a superb <a href="http://www.expeditionfoods.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=23&amp;products_id=70" title="porridge and strawberries">porridge and strawberries</a> which I used on my ML assessment. The upshot of this is I just end up boiling water instead of cooking which is great on a cold morning camp high in the mountains where I boil enough for the porridge bag and a cuppa. So I thought I&rsquo;d change my stove system to make it lighter as I&rsquo;ve no need to simmer any more.</p>