6 SUCCESSFUL CAMPING COCKTAILS

Just because you may find yourself roughing it in the wilderness this summer, there's no excuse for being deprived of a little light refreshment. After all, we're not animals. But without a fully stocked liquor cabinet at your disposal, what's the best way to improvise?...

1: Pre-mixed Mojito. Spotted this last time I was on the way through duty-free. Looks like a bottle of Bacardi, but it's green. You just add ice, mint, soda and lots of fresh limes. NB: Make sure you steal a shopping bag full of limes from your mate's place while they're away. Nothing adds class to a camping cocktail like a slice of fresh lime.

2: Margarita In a Bucket. As pictured. Admittedly, this requires access to a freezer, but if you're doing the camping ground thing, that's no biggie. You literally just add a bottle of tequila and some water and bung it in the freezer. Make sure you bring a Vivid though. You'll need to name your bucket or risk someone else nicking off with your 20 servings of tequila-ry goodness.

3: Easy Mule. Pour some vodka into a bottle of ginger beer. Not particularly elegant, but damned effective. Especially if you're a generous pourer.

4: Champagne. This is all about the glasses. Obviously you can't take a set of crystal flutes camping, but make the effort to find those plastic ones that seem like they might be real glass. As opposed to the fluoro pink, green and orange ones with flashing LED lights in their bases.

5: Beer. With limes. Something South American would be best. Love limes. Stolen ones taste naughtier too.

6: Beer. Just beer. Sadly, even a shopping bag full of limes runs out eventually. Still, Peroni was on special so I still felt a bit exotic.