Touring Equipment

Not sure if Greek or whatever, but my dad calls it Moroccan because he had learned to make it in Morocco. Might not even be typical Moroccan coffee though.

He usually heats water in a kettle and puts some pre-ground coffee in mugs. When water boils or is hot he pours it in the mugs and gives it a swirl with a spoon. Then he resis it for a couple of minutes and drinks. The dung stays at the bottom.

Like I said, try Turkish... never letting it boil

No good in the back o' beyond, unless you've got fuel to spare for pre-boiling the water the night before. Or boil it over the fire I suppose, if there is one.

*anyone else miss the usefulness of film canisters for camping?

I still use film when touring/hiking - a little Olympus XA, small, tough, weighs not much, takes better photos than anything else its size (for comparable money at least), and only needs new batteries once a year. Great wee camera.

But if you are missing film canisters, outdoors shops sell similar things.

Film canisters for camping? I don't get it.

You can put coffee/spices/liquids/anything in them. They are were free and convenient.

Ah I see. Are they hard to come by then? I reckon there are still shitloads out there..

i just found 5 in a drawer #result

Back in my old student days I found a box of twenty rolls for a fiver at a car boot sale. They were expired to buggery which art students love because it gives 'unpredictable' results - I think I sold them at a fiver each.

The expiry on the ones i've got the canisters from are 2004. (they're really shit quality film though) Am I rich?

Yes greek/turkish/lebanese style coffees are extremely fine ground. Great brands can be found in any turkish supermarkets. This one's great.

I <3 London Turkish shops...

Lae don't know why boiling coffee is hard, takes a couple of minutes on a stove or fire.

I generally only take enough fuel for two boils per day. Unless I take the MSR canister stove, but I don't like doing that - it's bulky, relatively heavy, and very noisy.

The expiry on the ones i've got the canisters from are 2004. (they're really shit quality film though) Am I rich?

No, I am considerably richer than yow.

Mugs, sporks, bowls etc. Plastic is cheap and cheerful. Should I get these? Or is Ti a worthy investment?

New to touring, hoping to do first tour this summer with many more to follow.

Get metal for your fork/spork/spoon; cooking innit.

Yeah I borked a plastic spoon this weekend trying to get some boiled eggs out of a pan of boiling water.

My Ti Spork shorted the ends of a battery pack causing the plastic to melt away from the batteries... pros and cons...

That's why I never transport cupcakes in my jeans.

My plastic spork broke halfway my last tour. Will get a Ti one for next longer tour.

Ti spork it is. How about mugs?

I just bought a plastic plate, bowl and cup to go with my plastic cutlery. But then I'm not planning to cook anything (too lazy, and hoping that it'll be warm).

As you all seem to be on the verge of touring this summer, I should stress again the importance of CUTTING YOUR TOOTHBRUSH IN HALF to save weight.

You'll save calories too.

It's a secret SAS tip.

Just take some gum and leave the toothbrush at home.

(kidding)

Electric yo

On another note, what's a decent, small packing 2-season bag for not-a-lot-but-possibly-some money?

As you all seem to be on the verge of touring this summer, I should stress again the importance of CUTTING YOUR TOOTHBRUSH IN HALF to save weight.

You'll save calories too.

It's a secret SAS tip.

so wait, you cut half your index finger off just to save weight? How can you reach to the back of your mouth? And don't the SAS need it to... well, pull triggers with a suchlike?