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.

OllyB has his number for the Booker cash & Carry if it is needed (eg for custard, catering sized containers). For some things Asda/Tescos/Lidl/Aldi are cheaper anyway.

Top Camp Food

• 270 x flavoured oatso (or other brand) (0 at basecamp, 0 top camp)
• 80 x plain oatso (or other brand) (39 plain basecamp, 0 top camp)
• 220 x sachets instant soup (tomato always popular, get several flavour) (9 top camp, 0 basecamp)
• 240 x instant noodles (get several flavours) Asian place on Mill Rd used to be good, Aldi often good too
• make 36 trays of flapjack (1 slab top camp, 0 basecamp)
• 600 snack sized chocolate bars, supermarket own brand best (buy more if less flapjack is made)
• 8kg x instant (just add hot water) hot chocolate
• 3kg x instant custard (just add hot water) (3.5kg at basecamp)
• 130 x curry meals (17 at basecamp, 31 top camp, plus 13 TC meals, plus 24 x 3 people packets)
• 20kg couscous? (is this what you eat with the curries, is it bought in the UK?)
• ?some jars of pesto, especially if on special in lidl - Should be receiving ~30 jars from Sacla as sponsorship - delivering to Camb mon 16th, i'll update actual no when recieved - Emma
• milk powder

Base Camp Food

• 2 x giant jars of Patak's curry paste (different flavours, eg balti and madras)
• 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?)
• giant size jar of mango chutney (from cash and carry)

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 - I will get - Emma
• 35 x propelling pencils for surveying - I will get - Emma
• survey paper/notebooks - have 10 books (bit larger than ideal) from VIP for sponsorship - do we need more? Emma
• hiltis
• spits
• new drill bits
• 0 x nail polish (just about enough at basecamp)
• old log books - last years log book should be with wookey - Emma
• survey folder
• expo t-shirts for Karin, Hilde, etc
• plastic syringes for greasing spits (grease bought in Austria)