Walkers and day-hikers
An individually sealed bag lets you allocate a snack before setting off. Walkers UK lists Ready Salted nutrition per 25g pack, while Seabrook Crisps lists its Sea Salted crisps per 31.8g bag.
Who are grab bags for?
Campers choosing a larger individual bag
If a 25g bag is smaller than you want for a picnic lunch or campsite snack, REAL Hand Cooked Crisps lists 35g packs and Tyrrells lists a 40g Lightly Sea Salted pack. Both remain individually portioned options.
Campers checking dietary details
Check the exact flavour and packet when vegan or gluten-free claims, allergens or salt content affect the choice. Seabrook Sea Salted and KETTLE Lightly Salted carry product-specific vegan and gluten-free claims; Walkers UK lists salt per 25g pack for both Ready Salted and Lightly Salted.
What should you check?
Start with how many people will eat from each bag, then compare the label on the exact flavour and pack size you plan to take.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
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| Pack format | Check the weight of each sealed bag, not just the multipack total. Walkers UK lists Ready Salted per 25g pack; Seabrook Crisps lists a 31.8g bag; REAL Hand Cooked Crisps lists 35g packs; and Tyrrells lists a 40g Lightly Sea Salted pack. A sharer has servings rather than individually sealed portions. | I want to give each camper a separate bag for a walk, or open one larger bag when everyone will snack together at camp. |
| Dietary details | Read the exact flavour’s ingredients, dietary claims and precautionary allergen statement. Seabrook labels Sea Salted gluten-free and suitable for vegans and vegetarians; KETTLE makes those claims for Lightly Salted. Do not extend either claim to other flavours. | Someone in our group needs a particular dietary claim or allergen check, so a plain-sounding flavour name is not enough to choose their packet. |
| Salt per bag | Compare the salt figure for the amount one person will eat. Walkers UK lists 0.34g salt for a 25g Ready Salted pack and 0.17g for a typical 25g Lightly Salted pack; confirm the figure on the packet you buy. | If salt content matters to me, I want to compare the whole bags I am actually considering, rather than figures for different serving sizes. |
| Wrappers | Read the disposal instruction on each packet and plan to carry empty wrappers out if needed. Walkers says qualifying crisp and snack bags use supermarket flexible-plastic collection points bearing the relevant recycling logo; that instruction does not establish a route for other brands. | There may not be a suitable collection point at the campsite, so I need somewhere to keep the empty packets until I can dispose of them appropriately. |
Packing mistakes to avoid
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Treating a sharing bag as one grab bag per person
A sharer gives you servings from one opened packet, not separate sealed snacks. Tyrrells identifies its 150g Lightly Sea Salted bag as five 30g servings, while KETTLE describes its Lightly Salted product in a sharing format.
Choose individual bags when snacks need to be allocated before a walk. If the group will share at camp, plan how to keep the opened bag dry and protected from crushing.
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Assuming plain salted means allergen-free or vegan
Dietary claims and precautionary statements apply to specific products. Walkers Ready Salted has a factory-handling statement, McCoy's Salted may contain milk, soya, gluten and mustard, and Seabrook Sea Salted carries its own vegan and gluten-free claims.
Check the current packet for each chosen flavour, including its ingredients, allergen statement and dietary labelling.
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Comparing salt without checking bag size
A per-100g figure and a per-bag figure answer different questions. Walkers UK lists 0.34g salt per 25g Ready Salted pack and 0.17g per typical 25g Lightly Salted pack.
Use the salt figure for the amount each person expects to eat, keeping the flavour and pack size attached to the comparison.
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Putting every wrapper in the same recycling bin
Walkers’ supermarket collection guidance applies to qualifying bags bearing the relevant recycling label; it is not an instruction for every crisp packet or campsite bin.
Carry a pouch for empty wrappers and follow the disposal instruction on the packet and the collection route available to you.
Brand and product references
Pack sizes and label details below refer to the named products, not every crisp made by each brand.
Walkers
Walkers UK gives a 25g pack basis for both Ready Salted and Lightly Salted, making their per-pack salt figures straightforward to compare.
- Ready Salted lists 130 kcal and 0.34g salt per 25g pack; Lightly Salted lists 0.17g salt per typical 25g pack.
- Both product pages include precautionary allergen information. Check the exact flavour’s packet before packing it for someone with an allergy.
Tyrrells
Tyrrells lists Lightly Sea Salted in a 40g individual pack and larger 150g and 600g formats.
- The 40g pack is listed as one serving, with 208 kcal and 0.26g salt per pack.
- The Lightly Sea Salted allergy advice says it may contain milk; the larger formats are not individually sealed 40g bags.
KETTLE Chips
KETTLE describes its Lightly Salted product as gluten-free and suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
- The named recipe lists potatoes, vegetable oils and sea salt.
- The identified product is a sharer format. Check the packet size if you need separate bags for each camper.
Seabrook
Seabrook Crisps lists Sea Salted as a 31.8g bag with product-specific gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan labelling.
- The Sea Salted bag lists 164 kcal and 0.4g salt per 31.8g.
- Do not apply the Sea Salted dietary claims or nutrition figures to other Seabrook flavours.
McCoy's
McCoy's lists ingredients and nutrition for its Salted crisps, including 1.3g salt per 100g.
- The Salted product lists potatoes, sunflower oil and salted flavouring.
- Its allergy statement says it may contain milk, soya, gluten and mustard. Confirm the weight of the individual packet you intend to pack.
REAL Hand Cooked Crisps
The REAL Hand Cooked Crisps shop lists cases of 24 × 35g bags in several flavours, as well as an 8 × 35g pub card.
- REAL describes its range as vegetarian and gluten-free.
- REAL directs shoppers to individual flavour pages for allergen details; check the selected packet rather than relying on a range-wide statement.
Individual packs on Joybuy
These Joybuy options are multipacks of smaller individual bags for allocating camping snacks. They include standard crisps and other potato snacks; check the named format and each flavour’s packet when choosing between them.
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Walkers Ready Salted Crisps, 6 × 25g
Six separate 25g bags suit snacks allocated before a walk. Walkers UK lists 0.34g salt per 25g Ready Salted pack and provides precautionary allergen information for this flavour; check the packet before packing it for someone with an allergy.
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Walkers Ready Salted/Cheese & Onion, 12 × 25g
The 25g bags give a camping group two named flavours in individual portions. Check each flavour’s ingredients and allergen statement separately before allocating bags.
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Walkers Salt & Shake Crisps, 6 × 24g
Six 24g bags provide compact individual snacks. If salt content is part of your decision, check the packet information for this product rather than applying the figures for Walkers Ready Salted or Lightly Salted.
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Walkers French Fries Ready Salted, 6 × 18g
These 18g bags are an individually portioned potato snack rather than a traditional crisp bag. Check whether that format and the smaller bag size suit the planned snack break.
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Walkers Oven Baked Variety Pack Crisps, 6 × 22g
This variety pack contains six individual 22g bags for separate camping snacks. Check the flavours and each bag’s allergen information before dividing them among the group.
Camping crisp questions
What size crisp bag works as an individual camping snack?
Choose by the weight of a whole, individually sealed bag and the snack occasion. Manufacturer-listed examples include a 25g Walkers Ready Salted pack, a 31.8g Seabrook Sea Salted bag, 35g REAL packs and a 40g Tyrrells Lightly Sea Salted pack; a sharing bag provides servings from one packet instead.
Are plain salted crisps automatically suitable for vegan, gluten-free or allergy-sensitive campers?
No: read the claims, ingredients and allergen statement for the exact flavour. Seabrook labels Sea Salted gluten-free and suitable for vegans and vegetarians, and KETTLE makes those claims for Lightly Salted; the cited Walkers and McCoy's salted product pages also carry precautionary allergen information.
Do crisp bags need a cool box while camping?
Follow the storage instruction on the chosen packet rather than assuming chilled storage is needed. Tyrrells instructs shoppers to keep its Lightly Sea Salted crisps in a cool, dry place; keep bags dry, protect them from crushing and check their best-before dates.
What should I do with empty crisp packets at a campsite?
Keep the wrappers until you can use a disposal route that accepts the exact packaging, and follow its on-pack recycling label. Walkers says its qualifying bags can go to participating supermarket flexible-plastic collection points bearing the relevant recycling logo; do not assume that route applies to every brand.