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Road to UKGE 2026 #3

#RoadToUKGE, Brew kit, UKGE

One thing I’m going to need to do while at the expo is eat and drink.

That doesn’t change if I’m camping or driving there and back each day.

What I don’t want to be doing is paying expo prices for hot drinks and food.

That stuff ain’t cheap, and with the current cost of fuel (which I don’t see dropping before the expo) I’m going to need to keep expenses as low as possible.

So I’ve put together a little brew kit to take with me to the expo.

I’m going to have the Keith titanium canteen set with me anyway. There are free drinking water refill stations scattered around the NEC. So staying hydrated is easy.

This is the rest of the brew kit I’ll be taking.

  • Kupilka Platter 44
  • Kupilka 21 Classic Cup
  • Small Nalgene bottle containing Bioethanol Fuel
  • Fire Maple titanium lotus stove
  • My home made stove
  • Alpkit folding spoon (plus maybe my titanium chopsticks)
  • Hanging Ear Drip Coffee Bags
  • Silver Ant titanium coffee grounds container
  • OutIn Foldable Coffee Spoon
  • Serotonin Pocket Mini Table

All this (except the canteen which has its own case) will be in a haversack.

Throw in some food (noodles, snacks etc) and I should be all set each day.

Road to UKGE 2026 #1

#RoadToUKGE, UKGE

It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to planning and booking accommodation for the UK Games Expo.

Ok technically if it was just accommodation you should be booking before Christmas if not as soon as possible after the last expo to get those bargains and discounted rates.

It’s still possible to get those however as it gets nearer to the big event the likelihood of saving some money gets slimmer. In fact you are more likely to have to spend more.

After the camping experience last year that I really enjoyed and found relaxing. I had planned to do it again at the same camp site.

However those plans were formulated before the arrival of Diogo.

I’ve had time to think things through and take into account mum’s health, and how demanding the little monsters can be.

I came to the conclusion that even though I’d love to have the four days camping at the expo. In reality that isnt going to be possible.

I don’t think mum would survive and it wouldn’t be fair on the little monsters.

So the only way I can attend the expo this year will be if I travel there and back each day (assuming I go all three days of the expo).

That’ll mean getting up god damn early each day, especially the first day. Although I think on the Saturday and Sunday I could leave a little later.

It’s not ideal. I’m sure I’ll need a holiday afterwards to recover! But it’s the only way I can see being able to attend this year.