Survival is all about a good cup of tea

[ged]

...makes a good point for taking vitimins with you in a long term survival situation. I already have a supply, as I am conserned about vit C deficiency.

I drink black tea, and when I travel (in fact often when I don't) I put vitamin C in it instead of lemon. I take a small bottle of vitamin C with me, about a month's supply at twenty to fifty times the RDA, depending on your view of the RDA. So I have no worries at all about scurvy.

[Le Loup]

I have to agree with that Pango.

[Le Loup]

I drink black tea, and when I travel (in fact often when I don't) I put vitamin C in it instead of lemon. I take a small bottle of vitamin C with me, about a month's supply at twenty to fifty times the RDA, depending on your view of the RDA. So I have no worries at all about scurvy.

Good one Ged.

[MSkiba]

After a bottle of milk spilled in my rooksack Ive thought twice about bringing coffee and tea with me.

Do you guys drink black tea?

I find if im hungry and I drink black tea it does my stomach no favours.

[MrPhil]

I've always used the powdered milk when out and about, no worries on keeping it cool and is ok for use in recipes that need milk.

Will agree with you on the black tea, tis a little yucky when you are used to having it with milk. I like the herbal teas and could always take those as an alternative to the no milk situation.

[Le Loup]

At home I have tea white, but when in the woods I have it black. I think most bushies in Australia drink tea black. If you drop in on a drovers camp and they offer you tea, then you know it is going to be black, and one never refuses. Black tea is preferable to either brackish water, or ants in your pack after the dried milk.

[ged]

After a bottle of milk spilled in my rooksack Ive thought twice about bringing coffee and tea with me.

Use powdered!

Do you guys drink black tea?

I find if im hungry and I drink black tea it does my stomach no favours.

I only drink black tea. A long time ago someone told me that very hot liquids give some people stomach problems although I've never noticed it. Repeated burning of the skin caused by hot drinks can increase the risk of cancer so it's wise to let it cool well before drinking anyway. There's more to life than tea, though, so why not experiment with alternatives? I usually take a few Oxo cubes with me, because if I drink tea too late it keeps me awake all night.

[Le Loup]

I used to love OXO. Have not had it for years. I fancy it has a lot of salt, which is probably why I don't have it anymore.

[ged]

I used to love OXO. Have not had it for years. I fancy it has a lot of salt, which is probably why I don't have it anymore.

You aren't worrying too much, are you?

[Le Loup]

No, I think I will SURVIVE without it. I don't think port has any salt content worth worrying about, or rum. I recon it will kill the bugs and the taste of brackish water.

[Le Loup]

Swichel. Long a staple in Northeast hayfields as a thirst quencher and restorative, switchel—alternatively called “haymaker’s punch” —was a colonial era proto-Gatorade, a source of both hydration and electrolyte replenishment. Recipes vary, but the most common ingredients were molasses, cider vinegar, and ginger, mixed to taste in a jug of very cold well water. While the concoction could have provided benefit to all manner of laborers and sporting folks, its use was particularly common among the workers of the hayfield and the children who carried the switchel jug to them.
http://www.localbanquet.com/issues/y...chel_sp10.html

I have not made this for a while either, but I used to quite like it.

[Mikey P]

Are we not really getting a bit too far away from the essence of this thread?

The point is the action of stopping and brewing up, rather than what you are going to drink. It's immaterial. We should be concentrating on the important lesson.

[Le Loup]

In which case we may as well move on to another subject, as this one has come to an end. We stop, we brew, end of story.

[MikeUK]

Hi,
I'm new to the forum, but would like to say that I wished I had looked sooner. Drew I did dare and visited your blog, nice article on the Bushcraft website!

[Le Loup]

Hi,
I'm new to the forum, but would like to say that I wished I had looked sooner. Drew I did dare and visited your blog, nice article on the Bushcraft website!

Hi Mike, and welcome. If you are interested in woodscraft/bushcraft, check here: http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/
and for videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/historic...g?feature=mhum
Regards.

[shouts4scouts]

As a Scout leader i am ALWAYSS Camping or doing something in the outdoors. I am also a Non Lover of Tea or Coffee. I can say though; After a long days looking after teenagers n stopping them from making 'tent babies'. I am partial to the occasional peppermint Tea....Lovely Jubbly!!!!! Gets ya sorted.
Or for when on the trail a nice army thermos with plain water in, and in the top just have a nice tea bag waiting for when you stop...

[Scots_Charles_River]

Had a blueberry fruit tea today up Dumyat, testing out a Xmas prezzy, Vango fold out stove, and it warmed me up. Had plenty of warm clothes so could stay at the summit for ages. Most of the summiters did not have enough warm clothing.

Either did this chap , very rare for the Police to comment on MR incidents.

[Shewie]

Reported

[ged]

You could at least delete the spam link Rich!

[Shewie]

You could at least delete the spam link Rich!

Sorry mate, I was just checking out the nice Burberry knock offs

[calgarychef]

That's a great idea, the only time I've been truly "lost" and thought I'd have to spend the night I sat down and whittled a walking stick. It forced me to get control of my emotions and i truly did need the stick. The tea idea is good though, if you have the kit to make tea then you have the kit to make fire and boil water for purification...

[EdibleWildFood]

You don't need a kit, just a cup/mug some boiled water and there are a plethora of wild edibles out there that make a great tea!

[thedawnawakens]

Wow, very insightful read there....I'm going to have to start drinking tea more. CHEERS STUART

[Home Guard]

I've read this thread atleast three or four times since it's started. There's nothing more satisfying than providing one of the great home comforts (a cuppa) in any terrain, any time and any place.