Ultralite Cooking For The Traveling Cyclist
July 26, 2008 by Darren Alff
It’s Finally Here! The Bicycle Cooking Information You’ve Been Looking For!
If you are planning a bicycle tour and have been wondering to yourself…
Do I need to bring a stove with me to cook my food?
What is the difference between base camp and ultralite cooking?
What kind of cooking gear and utensils will I need?
What foods and recipes work best for traveling cyclists?
What type of stove should I use?
How many pots should I bring with me?
Which types of fuels are best for my situation?
How can I fly with a camp stove and avoid being arrested?
And what are some easy meals I can make while I’m traveling?
…then you gotta listen to my interview with Dr. Bernd Fischell and Barbara (Barbie) Garrett as they discuss cooking for the ultralite cyclist.
To listen to the interview, just click the play button below.
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Please Note: The book is in German, but many of the recipes are in English.
German- Adobe PDF – 112 Pages - 9.41 MB
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please visit: www.bike-europe-ultralite.com
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A really good interview, a gold mine of information and really fun!
Darren, Thanks so much! I had not thought of checking the Asian food stores for dry goods. On the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) in New Mexico there are not very many places to even buy food. There are several stretches of 3-6 days between resupply locations. So, ultralite cooking is essentially a necessity. Even though I love my lightweight alcohol stoves, and my little solar powered wood burning stove, the fire danger in southern New Mexico is already so high this year, that I will be lucky if the Forest Service even allows butane stoves. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the interview with Bernd and Barbie. I will store the information they provided for other types of tours.
I listened to it all! Great interview! It sounded really good and it kept our attention the whole time…the guy is quite a character! Good job!
Lots of fun listening to the stories. Shopping for local foods in the grocery stores in Europe is often a highlight of touring for some of us. Also, in the Nordic and Benelux countries, the campgrounds often have well equipped campground kitchens that include clean stoves, pots and pans.
Darren–I just wanted to thank you for the cooking interview. It was interesting and gave me some pretty good ideas. I generally travel with a butane stove that works fine for my needs, but the cooking ideas, menu items, that sort of thing was very helpful. This was the first of these that I have been able to check out and wanted to let you know that I liked it a lot. It was also good because I could listen to it while doing other stuff!Thanks again!
Good Morning,
I must recommend Chief Rockingtent’s {Dr. Bernd Fischell & Barbie’s} wonderful book on ultra light bicycle touring and basic travel cooking. I purchased and downloaded the book last winter and certrainly do not regret the money spent.
I had a small glitch downloading. Bernd personally e-mailed me – ensuring the book arrived intact. Not only is Bernd’s book jam packed full of useful and very practical advise – it is truly a fun read. Bernd does things as cheaply as possible. Already I have saved at least twice the cost of the e-book.
Thanks
Dave