WARM-WEATHER CAMPING HACKS! How to keep cool when camping in the heat

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Don't sweat it out this summer - keep your cool with Brenno's warm-weather camping hacks!

Summer's the best time to get out and explore many parts of this amazing country of ours, but there's nothing worse than cooking yourself when it's hot.

From choosing a campsite to making your fridge run colder, these sweet camping hacks will get you camping better than ever before.

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[pkeeney]

Some things I've learned from a bunch of summer camping trips in Florida: Buy a tent that has mostly screen. Keep your rain fly off, and suspend a tarp over it instead. This improves airflow, while also protecting from rain. If you like to sleep past sunrise, pitch your tent where you have shade on the east. Tents become an oven very quickly when the sun hits. If you're staying near water, give yourself a dunk regularly, but especially immediately before heading to your tent to sleep. Using a sleeping pad that has little to no insulation factor. If you can, sleep in a hammock for even more airflow cooling (with a bug net). If you've got more tarps, suspend them over as much of your campsite as you can, for additional shade. Freeze any food you can ahead of time, it'll help your cooler or camp fridge stay cool, longer. If you can purchase dry ice in your area, add some to your cooler before heading out. You can also add salt to your ice to drop the temp. If you normally store your cooler outside or in a garage, pre-chill your entire cooler if you can (either putting it in an empty fridge, or keeping it indoors in an air conditioned space). Sunscreen and bug spray can make you feel pretty gross after a while, and they wear off, personally I prefer covering up with sun protective fabric (light weight, wicking, quick-drying), and using Thermocell units to keep bugs away. If in a humid environment, get used to being wet. You'll either be wet from sweat, dunking in water to stay cool, or from rain. Wear clothes that are comfortable when wet, like quick-dry synthetic underwear instead of cotton. Cotton stays wet for a long time and cools, but also can chafe when wet.

[markdancer]

Take the replacement drink out of the storage first, so it's ready to put into the fridge as you take the cold one out. Reduces the number of times you open the fridge by half.

Pack your food by meals and days, at the beginning of the meal transfer everything for that meal to an ice box instead of opening the fridge for every item.

[masso]

I need to hear advice for Texas camping 😂 the weather here is not that easy

[hawks_stuff]

Just had a week up the Murray in the camper over Christmas, generator and air con for a good night's sleep!!!

[jasonrahui]

I freeze a hot water bottle in the Engel .... a ice block in the sack is awesome on the hot nights ... especially if in the knitted sock

[Malc]

Take a small air-conditioned van and a generator. Roof solar, as many panels the van can fit and multiple batteries. No bugs when cooking, eating and sleeping. 👍

[chrishiggins]

I never knew there was double D batteries haha Great tips and hacks

[spiderhughes]

If you want abit of a Derro way to go about it don’t attack me ! But I got a cheap esky and threw some ice inside of it then left the lid open with my swag all zipped up and it was a treat

[RobertHurleyJr]

How do you keep your phone and electronics cool?

[GOFABVIDS]

Come on its hard get shade at Bathurst 12h as a volunteer with 40+

[Liskah]

Just don’t camp directly under gum trees as tempting as it looks.