Top 13 Camping Hacks that ACTUALLY work

13 Camping Hacks, Tips, and Tricks for everyone who spends time in the outdoors! And the best part - they don't cost anything!

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00:00 Camping Hack 1 - Red Toggle
00:32 Camping Hack 2 - Headlamp Battery
01:05 Camping Hack 3 - Double Rock
01:36 Camping Hack 4 - High Point
02:42 Camping Hack 5 - Drip Line
03:04 Camping Hack 6 - Taut-Line Stowaway
03:33 Camping Hack 7 - Fix a Ripped Tarp
04:20 Camping Hack 8 - Patch a Tarp
05:15 Camping Hack 9 - Sharpen a Blade
06:04 Camping Hack 10 - Bundle Split
06:33 Camping Hack 11 - Split a Log Without an Axe
07:08 Camping Hack 12 - Camp Candles
07:52 Camping Hack 13 - Clean Camp Dishes

[TheBearEssentials]

*REVISION TO #2 - HEADLAMP BATTERY HACK*
Many comments indicate this is not an ideal hack and may still drain the battery.
This should be corrected by putting a small piece of tape or plastic between the terminals so they don't touch.

(Very sorry - I wish I could correct it on screen. In the headlamps I've used, the terminals don't touch when you flip the battery around, but this isn't the case for all, as the comments have told me)

[CineMiamParis]

Clear. Concise. Not seen a lot before. Good visual aid. Quality shots. Engaging personality. And you don’t scream at me. Thank you, that’s a sub.

[deeprollingriver]

As a solo female camper I LOVE THE DOUBLE ROCK METHOD. It works better in strong winds than stakes.

[bnguy]

I have watched probably thousands of videos on camping and survival. Splitting the wood with the saw was a new trick. Very cool

[PapajosTraders]

Been camping for years, these are great hacks! Also-I will add duct tape (gorilla tape actually) wrapped around my Nalgenes/lighters and/or flashlights to use when needed. Comes in very handy and it's never far away when needed. Gorilla tape will patch tents, tarps, sleeping bags, will fix a brister and will even make great kindling when torn into this strips.

[BenPienig]

A quick tip with the drip line, tie a rock to the end of the drip line. This will pull down the edge, and pull the water towards the drip line.

[MoeBergOSS]

I have over 4, 000 long distance backpacking miles, bushcraft skills and tons of outdoors experience. This guys tips are top notch and maybe the best of this type of video I’ve ever seen. The red rope for the first aid pull is what I took from this.

[shadaksharicr]

The final hack can be improvised by using ash from your fire. It's safer than using dirt because they might leave bacteria in utensils. In India, the charcoal and ash have been used for cleaning utensils and still some villages are used to date. Safer since it is anti bacterial. The US army used ash in water to treat diarrhea during ww2

[mary-ruthflores]

When washing in live water, I dig a small pit off to the side to pour the water that has the grease. Then scrub again and if the grease gone, rinse in live water. But don’t pour grease into live water! And no soap also. The pit works for it also. Then cover up your hole. I recently saw a great way of disposing of wash water. Dig a pit, with a small channel off to the side, fill it with small rocks, build you fire over it, when the fire is burning, pour the wash water in the pit and the bottom heat will burn it off. I saw it on Northern Wild Harvest

[osheebaugus]

Don't put batteries in backwards. It could destroy your gear, cause battery acid leakage or just discharge the battery and drain it anyway. Store one battery outside of the terminal or interrupt the terminal with non conductive material like plastic or paper

[dereinzigwahreRichi]

Great video with really good and practical tips, thank you so much!

I'd like to add the bottlecap trick: take a plastic bottle cap with your tent stakes to get them into the ground easily and without injury or damage to your shoes by putting them on top of the stake and pushing them in.

[BUZZKILLJRJR]

If you're worried about any sort of Critters left on your pan after you wash them in a lake and you got the grease out just simply bring it back to the fire and gently heat them.
( you can overheat empty) pans and pots so be careful. But you can get it hot enough or warm enough, to dry the pan, or kill anything on it without warping the metal if you're careful.

[alvarovaltierra]

Finally, some REAL camp hacks that you can ACTUALLY use! Thank you

[Mysteryman]

1 hack i have is I fill my metal water bottle full of hot water and put it in my sleeping bag as a type of hot water bottle. Put your damp socks over it too which will also dry the socks as well as be more comfortable against the skin if it touches.

[vidadvocate]

Very helpful; thanks ! Lighter hack: I take a hair band or rubber band and wrap it around/under the top of a lighter so when it's in my pack, it can't accidentally be pushed down and release/off-gas the lighter fluid. (I wish I could attach a pic)

[mahjimoh]

I watched this expecting to see things that are new to people who have literally never spent a night outdoors or seen a tent in real life. Boy was I wrong! These are all amazing tips.

Instant subscribe!

[fernharmon]

Been using small piece of pine bough to scrub and wash camp dishes for years, works like a charm.

[kirkwaggoner]

We used to coat the bottom of pots and pane with dish soap before using them over an open camp fire. It made the soot easier to clean up. Have used sand/grit for camp dish washing for years. It's almost like Ajax/Comet cleanser but back then there were no non-stick pans...

[maxcourville]

One of my favourite thing to do for cooking, is I build the camp fire stones in a key hole shape fireplace, putting the grill on the smaller circle and the main fire in the bigger circle, I then move the amber on to the small circle to have a controlled heat .

[rebeccapatterson]

Thank you! I’m an old gal, who once followed her Eagle Scout father around. Thanks for passing along great knowledge!