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Freezedried meals West Highland Way
Gercovandijk
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This year (end of april) we will walk the West Highland Way. We will camp along the trip. I was wondering if we can buy freezedried meals along the way. Meals like Mountain house for example. Pouches where we only have to add boiling water.
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Horizons
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Along the way might be difficult, I know you can buy them at Glasgow before you begin. I have seen some in the Glasgow Tiso store in the city centre (link to selection).
@Ewan may have some more info. This thread on a wild camping facebook group has some more info on brands, that group is generally very useful for my one-off camping-related questionsI'm Anirudh, an Indian travel blogger who has explored a lot of Scotland by public transport. My blog. Find me on Facebook | Instagram
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Ewan
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I'm not sure you will find a good place to buy freeze-dried meals along the route unfortunately, but agree with @Horizons that Tiso in Glasgow is probably the best bet - although you'll need to carry all your food from the start.
However, there are good alternatives to freeze-dried pouches such as boil-in-the-bag pasta and rice pouches. You'll find these available at small supermarkets along the route eg at Milngavie (at the start of the WHW), in Drymen, Crianlarich and Kinlochleven. You can add other food to create more variety. Tyndrum has an excellent fish and chip shop (the Real Food Cafe) which you should make full use of too.
You could always cook some basic one-pot meals of course - here are some suggestions https://wildaboutscotland.com/2016/03/27/planning-multi-day-backpacking-meals/ but there are lots of options. Cooking yourself can be cheaper, lighter and tastier!Exploring Scotland's wild places by foot, bike and camper van
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