Camping

[nick crisp]

Wild camping is a different ball game to using commercial campsites Andy. IMO, the best way to do it in the UK is to take boil-in-the-bag or tinned, or sealed packages of food that will just need heating through, plus some treats/snacks, and enough for 3 or 4 days at a time. By then, you will probably want a shower and clean-up, so go to an established site with facilities for a day or 2, then repeat. I did this on my fell-walking holiday in the Lakes region and it worked well. You can carry more on the bike, so you needn't starve, and you can then have a pig out in a restaurant or enjoy cooking more elaborate meals when you finish each wild camping "session". Only a suggestion of course, but we're not all Ray Mears or Ranulph Fiennes - no need to make it an endurance event to enjoy it!