thought i put up a few pictures of what ive been doing lately.
first off i made a stove, im pretty please with it, it works well. its a little rough but as a first attempt im happy. its a costa coffee tin (of which i have 3 that were given to me full and sealed as they were 3 days out of date, remember folks, you dont get if you dont ask) and a soup tin inside. the coffee tins came with plastic lids which im using of of one on top, one on bottom to keep it all together. i have a clean paint tin which ill make a bigger one with for cooking with a wok on at some point for family car camping type stuff
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0255.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0258.jpg)
so i decided to use my fantastic new stove to make some bread in the garden(note, gravelled area NOT garden
) this didnt go so well as clever me lit the stove then realised i hadnt made the bread mix, went in, made mix came out, wooden 'slab' was on fire, must admit i did laugh.
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0259.jpg)
anyway, i then decided the stove worked and i could cook the bread on the hob inside. splash of oil in the pan and it came out ok. first taste i thought it was a bit meh, but it was tasty then i dipped it in melted butter and it totally changed it, its lush! so im having chilli and flat bread for tea
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0261.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0262.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0263.jpg)
then i thought id try and make a 'coffee bag' with all that free coffee i got so i could have nice coffee in the morning while in the wilds.
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0265.jpg)
turns out these filter papers arnt that strong and not meant for dunking. to be fair, it wasnt very good anyway and it was very weak
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0268.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0269.jpg)
so i thought id just lay it over the top of the cup and slowly pour the water through, which worked well even if it did take about 8 mins to do 1 cup. im not sure im happy with this method, i mean it worked but it took ages. id like to invent some way of making decent coffee in the woods that is lightweight and or flat packs. anyone know where i can get proper tea bag paper from? maybe thats the answer
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0270.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0271.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0272.jpg)
thanks for reading
edit: bread mix was 200g seed and grain wholemeal flour, 200g plain flour, 100g milk powder, 2 teaspoons of salt and 20g of baking soda (i added this so i can hopefully use it for bannock and flat breads though i have just totally guessed the proportions
first off i made a stove, im pretty please with it, it works well. its a little rough but as a first attempt im happy. its a costa coffee tin (of which i have 3 that were given to me full and sealed as they were 3 days out of date, remember folks, you dont get if you dont ask) and a soup tin inside. the coffee tins came with plastic lids which im using of of one on top, one on bottom to keep it all together. i have a clean paint tin which ill make a bigger one with for cooking with a wok on at some point for family car camping type stuff
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0255.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0258.jpg)
so i decided to use my fantastic new stove to make some bread in the garden(note, gravelled area NOT garden
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0259.jpg)
anyway, i then decided the stove worked and i could cook the bread on the hob inside. splash of oil in the pan and it came out ok. first taste i thought it was a bit meh, but it was tasty then i dipped it in melted butter and it totally changed it, its lush! so im having chilli and flat bread for tea
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0261.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0262.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0263.jpg)
then i thought id try and make a 'coffee bag' with all that free coffee i got so i could have nice coffee in the morning while in the wilds.
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0265.jpg)
turns out these filter papers arnt that strong and not meant for dunking. to be fair, it wasnt very good anyway and it was very weak
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0268.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0269.jpg)
so i thought id just lay it over the top of the cup and slowly pour the water through, which worked well even if it did take about 8 mins to do 1 cup. im not sure im happy with this method, i mean it worked but it took ages. id like to invent some way of making decent coffee in the woods that is lightweight and or flat packs. anyone know where i can get proper tea bag paper from? maybe thats the answer
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0270.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0271.jpg)
![](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg2/tom_moran/IMG_0272.jpg)
thanks for reading
edit: bread mix was 200g seed and grain wholemeal flour, 200g plain flour, 100g milk powder, 2 teaspoons of salt and 20g of baking soda (i added this so i can hopefully use it for bannock and flat breads though i have just totally guessed the proportions
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