Expo 2012/Food

Here is a list of food (plus a few other) things that need buying/making/sorting in the UK, in preparation for expo 2012.

The numbers assume roughly 508 expo days (from http://www.srcf.ucam.org/caving/wiki/Expo_2012/Who_and_When on 13th July). There is more info on http://www.srcf.ucam.org/caving/wiki/Expo_2008/Food, and probably other places too.

The numbers of things to buy take into account what is at basecamp, but not top camp.

Top Camp Food

• 250 x flavoured oatso (or other brand) (0 at basecamp)
• 70 x plain oatso (or other brand) (39 plain already at basecamp)
• 180 x sachets instant soup
• 200 x instant noodles
• make 36 trays of flapjack
• 600 snack sized chocolate bars (more if less flapjack is made)
• 7kg x instant (just add hot water) hot chocolate
• 2kg x instant custard (just add hot water) (3.5kg at basecamp)
• 180 x curry meals (17 at basecamp)
• ?some jars of pesto, especially if on special in lidl

Base Camp Food

• 2 x giant jars of Patak's curry paste (different flavours, eg balti and Vindaloo)
• peanut butter (2 large tubs from The Daily Bread, or small jars from supermarket if that is cheaper)
• tea bags (are these still bought in the UK?)

Other Things

• 2 x bottles of Whisky for toll road people, often bought in France on way out (is this still done with the new arrangement?)
• plastic wallets for survey notes
• 35 x propelling pencils for surveying
• survey paper/notebooks
• hiltis
• spits
• new drill bits
• 0 x nail polish (just about enough at basecamp)