Outdoor Gear

This is an article I wrote last week, but I forgot to post it – here it is,  just a little late!

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I have a small beaker with a lid in my lightweight cooking kit, for rehydrating food in and to use as a mug when I am using the titanium mug as a cook pot. Unfortunately on my last overnight trip I noticed that a small crack has started to develop in the bottom of the beaker, so I guess it will not be long before it starts leaking. I’d like to find a replacement but it took a some searching to find this beaker, as I wanted one that fitted inside my titanium mug and had a convenient, comfortable drinking lip. I bought this one in Cornwall.

In the mean time I shall use a Light My Fire cup. There was an issue though, can I rehydrate a packet of noodles in it?

Noodles for lunch on my Spires and Steeples walk, last Monday, seemed like a good opportunity for a test.

Testing the Light My Fire mug

I had to crush the noodles quite small to get them to fit in the mug – this was easily done in the packet before opening them.

Crushed up, dry, Pork flavoured Japanese noodles (100g).

Adding the water and stirring the stock in had to be done carefully as the mug was brim full.

With the lid on, I left the noodles for about five minutes to soak up all the stock.

Success though, the mug is full but the noodles are completely rehydrated.

There are a couple of good reasons to use this mug:

• it is more stable than the current beaker – less chance of knocking it over and spilling food and drink in my tent
• the sipping lid will keep my drinks warmer, longer

However:

• the lid, unlike the beaker, is not water tight – at the moment I put the sealed beaker into my sleeping bag using it as a pot cosy, I will no longer be able to do that
• the volume is smaller than the beaker

Conclusion

I think this will make a good addition to my lightweight kit, because of the extra flexibility.

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