Coffee
Here is the first brew of camp coffee this trip. Put the ground coffee in the Crusader mug and boil – use a plastic tea strainer to remove most of them when pouring it into the mug.
coffee
Walk to Potterhanworth Wood
I went for a short walk across the fields to Potterhanworth Woods – taking a short break there for some coffee before heading home and beating the thunder storm.
It was a chance to photograph the last of the poppies as they fade away and the fields before they are harvested.
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St Andrew’s Church Potterhanworth
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No backpack or stove today – I took a flask and instant coffee in a Molle water bottle case on a shoulder strap and carried the essential waterproof jacket in the back pocket on my Rohan vest. I had plastic sheet to sit on, which when rolled up slipped into the Molle loops.
I tried some Kenco Millicano coffee today – in individual sachets – and it was OK, even Richard who is “particular” about his coffee thought it was alright.
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Wet Weather
There was a heavy cloudburst here in Lincoln today, just as I was going to walk out to the car. So I went back for a second coffee.
Brecon Beacons 4
It was a wet start to the day so I made my early morning tea inside the tent using the MSR gas stove.
Before lighting the stove I checked it was placed where it would not wobble and I opened and tied back the inner tent door. I lit the stove with the valve open only just enough the give a very low gas flow, so it did not flare and only turned it up enough for the flame to be under my mug and not raging up the sides. Even on this low flame it took just over two minutes to boil a mug of water.
Rhandirmwyn Campsite
By the time we got out of our tents and had breakfast, which included fresh brewed coffee, the rain had stopped and the day promised to get brighter.
Towy Valley
Llyn Brianne Hydropower Station, Dam and Reservoir
Brecon
On the journey down we had terrible coffee at a motorway service station – so on the way home we stopped in a layby and brewed fresh coffee for ourselves.
And then we went home.
Overnight trip to the Old Man of Coniston
Next weekend I am planning a backpacking trip to the Lake Dustrict, with a couple of friends, to walk up the Old Man of Coniston with an overnight camp – depending on the weather. (Click on the map for a larger version).
The main reason for going away is to spend the weekend taking photographs – so we are taking a tripod with us and I am going to try my hand at some video on my iPhone. I have a bracket to mount my iPhone on a tripod.
This weekend I have been sorting the gear.
- I will get to try out my second inflatable pillow!
- I am going to take my MSR Pocket Rocket stove with a 100g cannister – I have not yet used it on an overnight trip
- I am going to test using a Molle water bottle pouch to carry my lunch and brew kit – fixed to the hip belt or compression strap on the Golite Jam2
- I am going to pack the titanium meths stove and 50ml of meths in the Molle pouch – for hot drinks whilst walking
Food for the trip
We are going to start walking after lunch on the Saturday
Saturday
- On the trail dried mango slices and salted cashew nuts
- Instant white coffee – I can make a brew whilst waiting for the light to change for that perfect photograph
Evening meal
- Smoked Sausage
- Tortilla x3
- Onion Gravy
- Instant custard and chocolate chip cake
- Tea
Indian tea (with milk and brown sugar) wafer biscuits
Hot chocolate, wafer biscuits
Sunday
Tea and biscuits whilst still in my sleeping bag
Breakfast
- Cereal bars
- Breakfast biscuits
- Crackers and jam
- Apple flakes
- Tea
On the trail dried mango slices and salted cashew nuts
Extras
- Boiled sweets, apple flapjack bar
- 2x instant peach teas (use hot or cold)
- 15ml of dried milk 2x sugar packets 2x pepper packets 1x salt packet 1x tomato ketchup sachet
- 1 oz Southern Comfort
- Tissues
Emergency Food – Glucose tablets
Water
- 1l in my CamelBak for the walk – this should be enough for both days as we are not walking far
- 1.3l for evening meal
- 0.7l for breakfast
- 0.9l for extra cups of tea and cleaning
I am going to store some water in the car so I can drink before setting out and on my return.
Let’s hope the weather is good enough!
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Walking in Lincolnshire
Today’s walk was around Branston – and included a stop for a brew of fresh coffee.
…and as with all good walking trips it involved an English breakfast and a mug of tea.
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