10 Clever Camping Hacks, Tips & Tricks

Camping is like one of those games that’s easy to learn, but you can spend a lifetime mastering; every camper comes up with a few tricks and hacks to make things a little more streamlined every time they go out. Here are just a few of our favorite tips for easy packing, mastering your camp kitchen and making your campsite comfy.

What you’ll learn:
0:00 Intro
0:36 1. Make minis
1:31 2. Bring a pillowcase
1:51 3. Keep your matches dry
2:14 4. Single-serving spice rack
2:33 5. Bungee cord towel dispenser
2:50 6. Mesh dish dryer
3:14 7. Headlamp bottle lantern
3:45 8. Water bottle bag warmer
4:09 9. Wax your zippers
4:26 10. Accessible repair kit
4:46 Explore more

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[AuntieD.]

I've used a mesh bag for camp dish drying for 20+ years. A mesh shower caddy works too. Anything to save space on that picnic table. Food is so much better when camping. Prep what you can in advance. Pre boil spaghett& toss with tiny bit of oil&garlic, take in a bag w jarred or cans of spaghetti sauce & add precooked frozen meatballs/sausage of choice =easy comfort food. Pie iron sourdough deli turkey w cheese of choice and prepared pesto 🥂 less dishes.

[HunterMann]

Some great tips here. If the lid of the jar has a paper liner simply take that out put in the sandpaper circle then put the paper back in that way you have no chance of the matches scratching against the sandpaper and causing a campsite disaster. Thank you

[noneofyobiznizz]

We have camping boxes that we keep packed. We get most gear at garage sales, i.e., cookware, accessories, etc . . . Love the pill container for spices idea.

[MojoMountainMan]

2:06 you better put a cover over that striker on the lid unless you would like to find out how quickly those matches can go POOF in your backpack.
BTW, safety matches will not ignight when you strike them against sandpaper. Sandpaper does not contain phosphorus which is needed to make a safety match ignight. The only matches that will ignight against the sandpaper are strike anywhere matches. These strike anywhere matches have a white tip on them, which contains the necessary phosphorus for them to ignite.

[duvessa]

I love the pill container hack for spices!

[iHeartAmySue]

She’s cute! Thanks they are decent traveling tips too for people that dont camp. 😂

[llorylloyd]

1. Keep an extra vegetable peeler and peel your soap bar
2. You can seal one end of a thick straw put toothpaste or spices a small sewing kit threat and 2 needles or whatever tiny things including matches and a strike strip cut just above the items then seal, with a hot sealer or lighter
3. You can drop glow sticks in a cooler to see into it at night or into a water bottle as a lantern
4. If you have an empty food can tuna sized you can melt crayons to use as a light
5. Do the same bungee cord trick for toilet paper

[tonyanderson]

Cut your brand new sponge in half with scissors And bring one half with you camping. And for cooking spices? I put kosher salt, ground pepper and granulated garlic powder and mix them together and put them into a used prescription meds bottle . I also use one used prescription bottle for creole seasoning -Tony chachere's-

[JDOG]

Duct tape also works great on an open wound until you can get proper medical attention. Also works on a broken finger or toe.

[rootsandpeaks]

This is a really great video! Thanks for the tips and the awesome presentation.

[nancyst.john-smith]

Paper towels and hand sanitizer remove sap from hands and any alcohol safe fabric or surface. We found that out after collecting sugar pine cones. All we had in our rental car was the paper towels and hand sanitizer. It worked!

[genieallen]

Brilliant, truly useful ideas! Perfectly delivered in a charming way! Great job!

[bradgillette]

Mine is always an led candle under a clear plastic water bottle for a fire-safe campfire. A good place to share stories into the evening, without burning the place down.... because campfires are groovy. Happy camping all. Your's, Jack The Rabbit, Grand Teton National Park.

[roshellparker]

She was so adorably cute and knowledgeable while sharing these hacks!😊

[foolonthrn]

Tip from a longtime camper always bring a fluffy pillow

[alicel]

Excellent suggestions.
Some I will use at our next church potluck.
I love the idea of soft light and spice holder. Nice. Thank you for sharing 🤩

[davidnovak]

The seasoning in the pill organizer is pretty cool.

[catfishsiegel]

Use bar soap on sticky zippers (like ivory soap) works really well 😊

[williampike]

Pill bottles of varying sizes are great storage containers

[liastorm]

Her personality was so cute🙂 And thanks for the tips!