I've tried camelbacks with water and with water+gatorade but came to the conclusion I didn't like anything on my back, and I don't like gatorade in favour of real food Now that I tour by recumbent I could put a camelback in my chair bag, but I don't like the plasticky taste of the water so carry two stainless steel bottles on the bike, and two more that fit in the rear pannier pockets. If the pockets are otherwise occupied (wine bottle!) then I caribiner the bottles somewhere off the back of the load.

My boyfriend and I do camping touring and we carry a stove. Breakfast is usually oatmeal and french press coffee. Sometimes toast with almond butter, and the occasional omelette when we risk keeping eggs unrefrigerated overnight with home fry potatoes. We fill up a multicompartment container before we leave with our favourite spices. We often stop for second breakfast/brunch at a diner and eat pancakes and/or eggs. Snacking through the day we have bananas, cashews, trail mix etc. If we are carrying a loaf of bread we may stop and make sandwiches.

Supper is usually veg pasta or a stir fry of rice and veg, rice and beans, etc. Salad too if we have the energy. Good organic chocolate for dessert. Bottle of red wine. We've even made bananas foster by campfire before. Its nice eating local to where we are touring as well. Ie. buying fish from a market right on the lake. Shuffling the load so we can fill an ortleib with ice to keep it cold until we are ready for dinner.

We eat well when we tour