Article: Gastro Rations
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Interesting Idea, and would probably go down well with the glamping circuit, but at £20 a throw, and some of the quantities...
the Chilli bottle could easily be turned into a tube/sachet and the extra room taken up with more brew kit/ chocolate, etc
good review though, certainly "Food for thought"!!!....... sorry
the Chilli bottle could easily be turned into a tube/sachet and the extra room taken up with more brew kit/ chocolate, etc
good review though, certainly "Food for thought"!!!....... sorry
Can't see glampers getting into the likes of porridge and jerky.
"Its obvious that the aim of this product is to provide a more upmarket meal experience "
If thats an upmarket meal experience I dread to think of the slops they eat at home The box looks like a happy meal box
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Good idea, I think. Would make a nice Christmas present for someone on active service. It would be interesting to see how cheaply one could source the individual components for a DIY kit as there are some bits in here I wouldn't choose given the option. Nice review, though
Thanks. You just saved me £20! Thinks- maybe I should be flogging the ratbags I've been making up for for myself for the last 30 years.
£20 does seem a bit steep. Willing to bet that you could cobble together something similar yourself without it being too much bother?
On the subject of gastronomical rations, if you ever get a chance to get your mitts on them you want to try the French ones - 'ration de combate individuelle rechauffable' if my GCSE French hasn't failed me. Salmon, duck, boar, rabbit pate, and even a little sachet of chocolat chaude for you to dunk your croissant in at breakfast time - compared to corned beef hash and dumplings in butterscotch sauce they are magnifique!
On the subject of gastronomical rations, if you ever get a chance to get your mitts on them you want to try the French ones - 'ration de combate individuelle rechauffable' if my GCSE French hasn't failed me. Salmon, duck, boar, rabbit pate, and even a little sachet of chocolat chaude for you to dunk your croissant in at breakfast time - compared to corned beef hash and dumplings in butterscotch sauce they are magnifique!
Army rations http://www.armyrations.co.uk/ were offering a Build-Your-Own ration pack, from £12-£20ish, depending on what you chose to put in it.
Personally I prefer taking de-hydrated food out and about, the extra weight of wet pouches isnt worth the extra strain on my back. IF these guys offered a tasty dry main & desert They'd have me running a marathon to get my hands on them, £20 is pretty reasonable if it means I can avoid traipsing all over Tesco's tracking down the stuff.
Have you tried be well expedition foods, they do 24 hour freeze dried packs, You dont get loads of extra bits though, just breakfast, a flapjack, main meal, pudding, a fruit drink and hot chocolate but theyre about £11 plus postage each but quite tasty. Just make sure you use the right amount of water as I found out shepherds pie isnt nice when its still crunchy.
Not sure about the gastro rations, they do sound nice but £20 a day is a bit steep.
I normally carry a tube of Nestle condensed milk for creamier/sweeter porridge. Can be used in coffee too.
£20 is a bit steep considering it just contains off the shelf stock. You could use Army rat packs that come in cheaper. One word of warning...don't look at the ingredient listing on Army issue GB/US MRE. They throw healthy eating out the window and are full of crap!!
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