Although I live in London, I don't go walking much in Britain because
food, accomodation and transport are so expensive (and not very good). 

But I hope to go walking on Exmoor in Sept and I shall be away from
shops for a while (5 days?). 

I have no problem with this in most of Europe. Am just back from the
Cevennes in France, where was walking away from any shops or villages
for over a week. There I'd carry sourdough bread, salame/saucisson, 
hard goat's cheese, carrots, apples, dried apricots. 

Was very interested in the discussion about pack weight. I'm afraid I
was carrying 16 or 17 kilos, inc water/food. But very difficult to
avoid. Temp down to freezing with immense winds at times. 

What would the panel suggest to carry on Exmoor as food for five days?
Bought locally. 

pip pip

Lazarus

Following up to Lazarus Cooke 

> Although I live in London, I don't go walking much in Britain because
> food, accomodation and transport are so expensive (and not very good).

perhaps you should leave then?
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Following up to Lazarus Cooke 

> There I'd carry sourdough bread, salame/saucisson, 
> hard goat's cheese, carrots, apples, dried apricots.

decent bread isnt hard to find. dont know about sourdough. Cheese carrots
apples and dreied apricots are all commonly avaialabe so eat the same as
usual.
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Lazarus Cooke wrote:
> Although I live in London, I don't go walking much in Britain because
> food, accomodation and transport are so expensive (and not very good). 
> 
> But I hope to go walking on Exmoor in Sept and I shall be away from
> shops for a while (5 days?). 
> 
> I have no problem with this in most of Europe. Am just back from the
> Cevennes in France, where was walking away from any shops or villages
> for over a week. There I'd carry sourdough bread, salame/saucisson, 
> hard goat's cheese, carrots, apples, dried apricots. 
> 
> Was very interested in the discussion about pack weight. I'm afraid I
> was carrying 16 or 17 kilos, inc water/food. But very difficult to
> avoid. Temp down to freezing with immense winds at times. 
> 
> What would the panel suggest to carry on Exmoor as food for five days?
> Bought locally. 
> 
> pip pip
> 
> Lazarus

Much the same as you carried in France, if you are OK with the pack weight.

At this time of year fruit (especially the early apple varieties) and 
vegetables are fresh and good: carry enough of the softer stuff (like 
plums - the real soft fruit season is at it's height now and will be 
over by then) for the first two days, and apples and carrots for the 
remainder.  You should be able to top up the frsh fruit and veg along 
the way from farm shops and the like, depending on your route.
England offers some of the best apples in the world, and has still a 
huge variety to choose from: far more than France!  Start here and 
explore 1882 varieties!
 > http://www.brogdale.org/nfc_plants1.php?plantid=7
(OK, I'm biased - I live very close to the National Fruit Collection at 
Brogdale!)

Sourdough bread and saucisson are readily available in the larger 
supermarkets and could be purchased before you go.  England doesn't go 
in for that style of saussage or bread, and we don't have a bread that 
is firm enough to withstand packing like this, so a decent supermarket 
version of a continental style bread may be your best bet.

For hard cheese you could try the goat again, or try some of our English 
hard cheeses that keep well, such as a good farmhouse cheddar (cut from 
a proper cheese, with rind on, not a supermarket brick!).  There are 
some extremely good hard cheeses made here in the UK.  Keep in mind that 
while sheep and goat cheeses are not unknown here, and the country 
produces some superb examples of hard cheese of both sorts, cows milk 
cheese is much more common.  Here are just a few English cheeses to 
explore: > http://www.teddingtoncheese.co.uk/acatalog/index.html

You have time between now and your trip to explore them and discover 
something you like that will travel well in your pack.

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Following up to Kate XXXXXX 

> For hard cheese you could try the goat again, or try some of our English 
> hard cheeses that keep well, such as a good farmhouse cheddar (cut from 
> a proper cheese, with rind on, not a supermarket brick!).  There are 
> some extremely good hard cheeses made here in the UK

including lots of goats nowadays.
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Lazarus Cooke wrote:
> Although I live in London, I don't go walking much in Britain because
> food, accomodation and transport are so expensive (and not very good). 
> 
> But I hope to go walking on Exmoor in Sept and I shall be away from
> shops for a while (5 days?). 
> 
> I have no problem with this in most of Europe. Am just back from the
> Cevennes in France, where was walking away from any shops or villages
> for over a week. There I'd carry sourdough bread, salame/saucisson, 
> hard goat's cheese, carrots, apples, dried apricots. 
> 
> Was very interested in the discussion about pack weight. I'm afraid I
> was carrying 16 or 17 kilos, inc water/food. But very difficult to
> avoid. Temp down to freezing with immense winds at times. 
> 
> What would the panel suggest to carry on Exmoor as food for five days?
> Bought locally. 
> 
> pip pip
> 
> Lazarus


Salami, saucisson, goat's cheese, carrots, apples & dried apricots 
what are these strange and exotic things of which you speak that we in 
Britain have never heard of?

As you're in London the answer is obvious.

Toddle along to Fortnum & Mason, they've been supplying food for 
expeditions all over the world since 1707, a few days on Exmoor should 
be a doddle for them. ;o)

Toodle pip old chap.

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Regards

Nick

Lazarus Cooke wrote:
> Although I live in London, I don't go walking much in Britain because
> food, accomodation and transport are so expensive (and not very good). 
> 
> But I hope to go walking on Exmoor in Sept and I shall be away from
> shops for a while (5 days?). 
> 
> I have no problem with this in most of Europe. Am just back from the
> Cevennes in France, where was walking away from any shops or villages
> for over a week. There I'd carry sourdough bread, salame/saucisson, 
> hard goat's cheese, carrots, apples, dried apricots. 
> 
> Was very interested in the discussion about pack weight. I'm afraid I
> was carrying 16 or 17 kilos, inc water/food. But very difficult to
> avoid. Temp down to freezing with immense winds at times. 
> 
> What would the panel suggest to carry on Exmoor as food for five days?
> Bought locally. 

I agree that the UK is very expensive, but in my many trips there, I've 
often had enjoyable experiences with the food.

While perhaps not quite an absolute foodie's paradise as some parts of 
France, Italy or Spain, I've always found good (to very good) local 
produce to take with over several days. Keep your eyes open for small 
town shops, butchers & bakers as well as farms selling their produce 
directly: You might be surprised!
There is a kind of skill involved in being able to sniff-out the good 
food in strange places...  :-)

BTW: I will soon be carrying 20 (or more) kilos there...

Chris

"Lazarus Cooke" <lazaruscooke@britishlibrary.invalid> wrote in message 
news:030720080042093150%lazaruscooke@britishlibrary.invalid...
> Although I live in London, I don't go walking much in Britain because
> food, accomodation and transport are so expensive (and not very good).
>
> But I hope to go walking on Exmoor in Sept and I shall be away from
> shops for a while (5 days?).
>
> I have no problem with this in most of Europe. Am just back from the
> Cevennes in France, where was walking away from any shops or villages
> for over a week. There I'd carry sourdough bread, salame/saucisson,
> hard goat's cheese, carrots, apples, dried apricots.
>
> Was very interested in the discussion about pack weight. I'm afraid I
> was carrying 16 or 17 kilos, inc water/food. But very difficult to
> avoid. Temp down to freezing with immense winds at times.
>
> What would the panel suggest to carry on Exmoor as food for five days?
> Bought locally.

I dont think you'd struggle to find places to buy food on Exmoor.  I cant 
think of anywhere where you could walk for a day and not pass a shop, pub or 
hotel.  As I mentioned in the other thread, we've oftne used the dehydraeted 
food if we didnt want to carry a lot but wanted something good and filling - 
if you can keep your bottom under control, the dehydrated soya mince packets 
are very good too.  Also the mattesons cooked sausage ixed with a cook-in 
sauce, some water and rice makes a very good meal.

Rob