Monday Kit Tip - Wine on The Hill - Walking and Climbing

Denzil Broadhurst

07/12/2009 at 13:08

I have a Platypus for this - it's taken whisky and wine as far as the Himalayas and Alaska. Platypus have even started selling a special version now for wine.

Peter Clinch

07/12/2009 at 13:20

Though I usually prefer red myself, if you want a white in the warmer months a vaccum flask will keep it chilled better...

(I know folk who've been using wine-box bladders as water bottles for years, they're pretty tough and seem to last well)

Pete.

Sean Mcguinness

07/12/2009 at 19:09

I have noticed that Morrisons have started to do 75cl tetra packs not sure what range of wines they do though.

captain paranoia

08/12/2009 at 13:00

Sainsbury's do a grape juice that's in a 'wine bottle' shaped PET bottle. Light, strong, and look like a bottle of wine after you've decanted the wine from the glass bottle.

Jester*

08/12/2009 at 13:46

Sean Mcguinness wrote (see)

I have noticed that Morrisons have started to do 75cl tetra packs not sure what range of wines they do though.

I got one from Tesco. Very nice, and a handy size (about the size of a carton of capri-sun).

Edited: 08/12/2009 at 13:47

Jake

09/12/2009 at 12:54

Peter Clinch wrote (see)

Though I usually prefer red myself, if you want a white in the warmer months a vaccum flask will keep it chilled better...
Pete.

I usually take red wine as it seems more suited to drinking outdoors.

However, I find that a Platy bottle of chilled white stays surprisingly cool in the pack, even in hot weather. Also, when you come to drink it in the evening, the hill temperature is normally low enough for it to stay at a drinkable temperature without a flask.

JonnoS www.ni-wild.co.uk

10/12/2009 at 10:09

I just use a plastic wide mouthed bottle (the type with fluid measurents down the side). They're farly robust - I don't like the idea of anything lighter because a bottle of red soaking through your ruck is a bit of a recipe for disaster and I'm not sure how easy it would be to suck 75cl of wine out of a down sleeping bag

Edited: 10/12/2009 at 10:10

Jon Doran

10/12/2009 at 11:33

I tend to carry wine in side pockets for just that reason...

OutdoorsMagic Editor | jon@outdoorsmagic.com

James H

10/12/2009 at 12:53

Shouldn't be drinking on the hill

Matt C

10/12/2009 at 12:57

Ever???

JonnoS www.ni-wild.co.uk

10/12/2009 at 14:08

Nor should you play with fire or sharp things!

Matt C wrote (see)

Ever???

Kish Logan

10/12/2009 at 14:21

Nor should you walk near dangerous edges where you might fall off.

James H

10/12/2009 at 16:31

Nope - I just think alcohol and the outdoors and exercise don't mix at all well. Save it for the pub afterwards, or social nights out whenever they maybe etc etc. If your just camping then fine but if your covering large distances or moving over difficult terrain then its a big no-no as far as I'm concerned.

RichW

11/12/2009 at 11:25

Nothing wrong with a bit of wine before turning in for the night.

Benco

11/12/2009 at 12:03

or a dram of malt, I reckon that a platy of whisky might be excessive though.

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