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Last year we decided to use paper  plates for our last meal on the Fri night, and the Sat morning so we wouldn't have to worry about getting everything really dry before stacking away for the winter. This year the plan was to use paper plates, on top of our plastic plates, and disposable cups for the hot chocolate in the evening, 'cos that's horrible to clean up.  

As it was, we only used the paper plates for messy meals, and the Aldi hot choc wasn't as messy as whatever it was we had last year. We've worked hard at our recycling for many years now, and I'm not going to feel guilty about using a few paper plates.

I hate disposing of greasy water at camp, so we use kitchen paper to wipe off the grease from saucepans etc. before washing up.

And we saved a huge amount of gas because we didn't have to boil up washing up water all the time. 

We got paper plates from the 99p shop.

Joan

Quote: Originally posted by pitdiver on 16/8/2011

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We will be camping on water soon and I am looking for disposable plates, cups etc. I don't really want paper as we will be eating hot food off them. Can anybody suggest an alternative and where to get them from.

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Quote: Originally posted by JoanP on 16/8/2011

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Last year we decided to use paper  plates for our last meal on the Fri night, and the Sat morning so we wouldn't have to worry about getting everything really dry before stacking away for the winter.

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Small world lol, we were down at Womack Water and took a walk down to Hunters yard yesterday, The rivers are very busy, and there are plenty of the Hunters fleet out and about, I agree entirely regarding the camping on a boat bit, it is very basic living indeed, and still under canvas!

We also visited Horning and went for a meal at the Pub 'near the ferry and boatyard' (best I can do without actually naming it lol) it was one of the worst meals i have had in a long time, expensive, megre sized portions, Carvery food all dried up looked like it had been there since they opened up at 11am, and the seats were badly stained and menus tatty to say the least. We would have done better spending our money in the new chip shop a few yards away up the lane, or better still at the chinese take away, one of the best i have ever been to.

Lathams at Potter Heigham sell disposable plates and foil containers ect if you run out, but i buy mine from a local to home catering supplier, much cheaper when you buy them by the bulk pack of 250, They work out at a penny each for the large polystyrene dinner plates and bowls, but we also buy some of the large chip shop shaped trays as there great for putting a jacket spud in or a bit of salad and a few sarnies, much easier to hold when your on the move than a traditional dinner plate which neads a tray undernieth it for strength.

I hope you have a lovely time, the sun is out today here in Norfolk and all the nasty rain has gone away until next week according to the forcast.

Julia