Interactive · Days, calories, gas

Camp Kitchen

Work out what to buy, how much gas it will burn and which of it survives a week at thirty-five degrees in a steel box on a corrugated road.

Enter the party, the days, the climate and how ambitious the cooking is. The tool builds quantities from calorie requirements rather than from recipes, which is what makes it work for two weeks as well as two days.

Tools

Four questions, three vehicles Rig Finder Everybody starts with the vehicle they want. This starts with the trip you are taking, the people in it and what you can spend, and works backwards to three machines that fit. Open

The number that decides the build Payload Ledger Most travel vehicles that reach a weighbridge are over their limit, and almost every owner is surprised. Enter the build and find out at the kitchen table instead. Open

Fuel, water, days Range and Water Three numbers decide whether a crossing is a trip or an incident. This works them out for your vehicle, your party and the surface you will actually drive. Open

Field notes

One letter a month from the track

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