Originally Posted by MichaelW

Gathering/catching your own food can be fun. You need to be sure of ID for fungi and ask the locals for what is good/accessible/in season. On my coast we dont have the rocky pools for muscles and limpets but we do have mud for razor shell and some nice coastal plants.

You can get(make) small wood stoves which make efficient use of small dry twigs, which are easier to find dry than bigger branches.