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Try camping in your backyard to see how you feel about your tent and sleeping bags etc. Tip Credibility: 8   (Best Tip!)

submitted by ahuli 2009-09-05 03:52:00 am    

Wrap your box of matches in aluminium foil when you go camping. This will stop them getting damp and/or wet. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:33:30 am    

Improvise a lightweight frying pan by first finding a forked stick. Lay it on a double layer of heavy duty aluminium foil and wrap the foil round each of the branches, letting it sag a little in the middle. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:35:57 am    

Wrap some stones in foil and place them near your camp-fire. At bedtime, wrap the stones in a towel and place them in the bottom of your sleeping bag to keep your feet warm. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:37:25 am    

A piece of heavy-duty alfoil under your sleeping bag will prevent it getting damp. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:38:12 am    

If bees are trying to get into your can of lemonade, cover the top with foil and push a straw through to drink from. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:39:31 am    

You can make a camp shower by filling a bucket with holes. For ease of packing, choose a canvas bucket. Hang from a strong branch, add water (or have someone else add it) and have a quick shower. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:43:32 am    

To wash clothes easily at your camp-site, insert a toilet plunger through a hole in the lid of a 20 litre plastic bucket. Place clothes, detergent and water in the bucket, push on the lid and use the plunger as an agitator. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:45:29 am    

A two-metre piece of wide bubble wrap makes a reasonable air-bed under your sleeping bag. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:47:24 am    

Place some cat litter in an old sock and leave inside stored tents and/or sleeping bags. It will prevent musty odours. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:50:02 am    

Use curtain rings to attach small items to your belt or backpack when you're hiking. This will leave your hands free. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:52:18 am    

A roll of gaffer tape has many uses when camping. Use it to patch a small hole in a tent. Place over the tear inside and out. If your canoe springs a small leak, pull it onto land, dry around the hole and gaffer tape it. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-01 01:55:26 am    

If you have to cook over an open flame, rub the bottom of cast-iron cookware with a bar of soap first. There will be no black cooking marks to scrub off later. Tip Credibility: 4

submitted by JudyE 2011-07-05 03:51:10 am    

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