No matter I was a student or I am now a full-time employee, the most important thing for being a backpacker is to save money. I do love decent food but sometimes I would like to make packed lunch and dinner when I travel. It is because it reminds me the true meaning of backpacking and a feeling of 'surviving'.
I will have nice meals in Newcastle, Heddon-on-wall and Carlisle as these places are easy to find food. The B&Bs in Chollerford (2nd night) and Greenhead (3rd) seem to not provide dinners. Even yes, it will cost £15-25 each. How about packed lunch? Most of the B&Bs provide packed lunch by advance request and average price from £5-7 which includes sandwich, biscuit/ chocolate bar, piece of fruit, packet of crisps and a fruit drink. It is, however, not very attractive to me and why not I prepare my own meals.
I will buy a loaf of bread, packed cheese, can of tuna/mackerel, cans of sweet corns in Heddon (only supermarket is Spar). These ingredients are for 3 lunches and 2 dinners. GI-free Soyjoy bars, PowerGel (sponsored by my cyclist brother, Matt), Pocari drink are fuels for long treks. Even though I order packed lunches from the B&Bs, I will have to bring these power food.
Matt also lends me his 2-Litre hydropack and I will bring my favourite banana containers (or called banana guard) which protect another powerful fuel.
Okay, here’s a formula:
£20 (median of £15-25 for dinner) x 2 = £40
£6 (median of £5-7 for packed lunch) x 3 = £18
If I make my packed lunches and dinner (5 meals):
Local supermarket (bread, cheese, 6 cans sweet corn, 5 cans of tuna/mackerel) <£10
Instant soup packs I bought in Hong Kong around HK$60 - £5
See the difference!! This is the most interesting and useful thing to learn how to ‘survive’ :)
from left: instant soup packs for dinners, Soyjoy bars, Pocari and PowerGel are the essential fuel for long treks
2 bananer containers and a 2L hydropack
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