Scran for a Bothy Trip

Obviously when in a bothy there won’t be a stove to cook on or the possibility of ordering a pizza (sad times! Pizza and a bothy would be the DREAM!). However, you do have a few options to choose from. You can either buy something ready made, cook with a camping cooker or prep something at home to take to the bothy.

The option of buying food can be the easiest and it is usually the lightest food you can get. Cotswold, Mountain Warehouse and other outdoor shops have packages of dehydrated meals. You add boiling water into the bag, leave it sealed for a few minutes and dinner is ready to be served. Each bag costs around 5 pounds.

I had the mushroom pasta which was really tasty and quite filling.

Another possibility is making your own food at home to bring on the bothy trip. It should be light and not take up too much space. That could be couscous salad, a rice and veggie mix (it’s best to use brown rice as it’s more filling!) or anything else you’d like to take.

For our breakfast in the morning, or a wee snack for in between, we got cereal bars from Morrisons. They were bloody delicious I’ll have you know!

One more thing you will want to consider is bringing enough water with you. You will need it for drinking (stay hydrated folks!), but also to boil for adding it to your food, brush your teeth or to have a nice cup of coffee or tea in the morning.

xoxo, Joanna