Cool Camping Tricks: With the warmer weather just around the corner, it’s time to think about those camping adventures! While we aren’t huge campers in this house, we do have one campout planned this summer. Because of this, we’ve rounded up some cool camping tricks and tips and we wanted to share them with all of you!
Camping Tips and Tricks You’ll Love
1. To begin with, you’re going to want a survival kit. Throw these in a basket or backpack and then you’re ready for most emergencies that will come your way!
2. Have a hand-washing station. This keeps everything close and convenient and therefore easy for the kids to wash up!
3. It’s important to keep your perishables cold, so read this to learn How to pack a cooler. You’re going to love these tips!
4. Put your eggs in a mason jar and never worry about them cracking when they aren’t supposed to again!
5 – 9. Camping doesn’t always have to equate to roughing it If you’re interested in a more comfortable sleeping arrangement, then check out these 5 tips for creating a glamping tent.
10. Throw those matches in a baby food container with some sandpaper added to the top and you’re ready for any fire you might need!
11. You never know when you’ll need some duct tape! Wrap it around your water bottle and you’ll always have it handy without having it take up so much room.
12. Don’t these campfire cinnamon rolls just look amazing? Easy to make and delicious!
13. Use tubs and plastic bags to organize your camping supplies and store them between trips. As a result, they will always be packed and ready to go at a moments notice!
14. Make Tacos in a bag. What a great camping meal with very little cleanup!
15. Need a good light source? Jared teaches us how to turn just a couple of supplies into a nice lantern!
16. If you have kids, then check out this great packing checklist, you’ll be glad you did!
It’s also a good idea to reserve your campsite ahead of time too.
Cool Camping Tricks Inside Your Tent
17. The kids will love these great foam floor tiles. So comfy on the tent floor!
18. Check out this adorable Camping Pillow, complete with a pocket to hold all the fun gear!
19. Bring a shoe organizer along so that you keep all those camping essentials off the ground.
19 Cool Camping Tricks and Tips
What great camping tips do you love to use? Please tell us in the comments, we’d love to hear them! Happy Camping!
Jill says
For those like me who HATE leaving the tent in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, my friend Gail suggested the following solution: purchase a 2 gal pail with a removable lid. Fill partway with kitty litter. And yes, it’s what you think…use it like a porta-potty. My kids were horrified, and my husband opted for the bushes…but I LOVED using the “Gail-Pail” (named after my brilliant friend). A couple of tips: Be sure to replace the lid after use to contain any smell (although the litter pretty much takes care of that) and line the pail with a plastic shopping bag before pouring in the litter. In the morning, tie the ends of the bag, remove…and dispose. Easy!
Sarah says
As a momma of four who has taken kids on middle-of-the-night potty runs down the campground trail a fair distance, I think this is brilliant!
Emily says
Thank you for including my camping survival kit! This is a great list!
Katie says
Thank you for sharing it! It’s great!
Sue says
I use a plastic shoe box (avail at most dollar stores) and keep it on our picnic table for important items such as phones, keys, wallets, lighters and matches. You will always know where they are and no big deal if it starts to rain!
Katie says
Love it! Thanks for the great tip!
Dawn says
I love close pins when we camp.
Use them for hanging lights, hanging up wet stuff, tablecloth in place,
Bag clip, even playing with them on inside day, throw in bucket.
Katie says
Great ideas! Thanks so much for sharing!
Charity says
Put a large bowl or bucket under your hand washing station, otherwise you’ll end up with a muddy mess!
Karyn says
–Use a plastic 3-drawer “dresser” for camping supplies! We love camping so have a second set of many household items (can opener, couple of sharp knives, dish soap, lighters, etc). The drawers are labelled for kitchen, bathroom, tools. To close for transport we use a rachet type tie. It stays like this until we go camping again. Organised, easy to find what we need, and don’t have to unpack when we get home.
–a water bottle filled with about 1.5 inches of juice or soda makes a great bee trap.
–always place a tarp under the tent and a rug in front of the door. Keeps the tent dry and sort of dirt free. 🙂
–we have a plastic camping game box with cards, mad libs, etc, for those gray or rainy camp days
–flares make good fire starters (adult only)
–baby wipes are perfect for on the go baths!
Karen says
We use a 5gal bucket with lid from the hardware store to carry our supplies (waterproof) and it doubles as seating around the campfire. Can also be filled with water to ensure the fire is put out.
Tentspro says
No one should not forget to bring insects killer if he want go to wild camping. Anyway, great job you have done Katie !!
Katie says
Thanks so much! I appreciate it! And great reminder about the insect killer!
Lyndsey says
I’d just like to point out that if you use the match box tip, then you HAVE to use strike-anywhere matches, or you’ll be out of luck and in the dark. The matches in the picture do not appear to be the strike-anywhere type.
Also, if you follow the cooler packing tips, I think you’ll find you run into some problems. First of all, how will you re-freeze those nice blue bubble ice sheets on a camping trip? I assume you’d have to swap them out after the first day for regular ice, in which case, the first aid kit, matches, tissues, and napkins will get wet and will be ruined and useless. You’ll definitely have to replace the ice packs with ice if you’re opening the cooler any time you need hand sanitizer, a napkin or a fork!
Bridgette says
I place 4 can-sized pvc pipe in the bottom of our cooler then add a rack over the top. All our food and containers go in next. We top everything off with a bag of ice. As the ice melts it sits in the void underneath the rack. This way none of our food sits in water. We also run to the store the day of to purchase our raw meats.
Katie says
Oh great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Marla says
We went camping when our son was a toddler and he was not used to taking a shower. So we emptied the Rubbermaid tote that we packed supplies and food in and set it in the shower, put water in and gave him a bath. Worked great! I love some of the ideas that were shared here!
Katie says
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Stacie says
Instead of wasting money buying ice freeze LG juice plastic containers full of water….when it melts it turns into use able clean water. Also feeze regular size water bottles….or empty a tiny bit of juice out of the plastic container (leaves room so it doesn’t explode) and freeze it… your cooler and drink will be cold all weekend…. kids juice boxes also freeze well!
Tammey Smith says
I make breakfast burritos ahead of time. I just freeze them. When ready to use they will already be thawed out. Plus they will help keep other things cold
Eric says
Love the tips! I think something that a lot of people miss out on are the types of games you can play with family and friends. I mean, Pokemon Go can have a break when your off the grid right??
Nola says
We take the cards only from
Family Fued (work way around the fire toguess the list) ,
Taboo (work the cards around the fire) , and
Pictionary (with large white board, best out the five on card draws next) keeps us all busy around the camp fire 🙂
Daniel says
Another hack is that you should never forget to carry your porta potty and a water purifier. Portable toilets can be really much of a savior when it comes to responding to the calls especially at nights while the water filter will make sure you don’t consume dirty water.
Nick says
Hello,
These are some really nice and well thought tips and tricks.
Might I just add, at some point someone might have to go to the bathroom at night. The solar lanterns that charge during the day can light up the path to the bathroom area at night to avoid any falls or such.
Heather says
This article definitely delivers on what it promises- 19 cool camping tricks which are easy, effortless and oh-so-useful! From making a DIY lantern to storing eggs, this article covers it all and a lot more. It also has links to several other camping tips and hacks which are also worth checking out.
William says
Great list of things to remember. We’ve just bought our first family tent and looking forward to heading out in a few weeks time. My wife was initially off the idea but since getting the tent is really buying into it, literally!
Sol says
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Kendra says
I love this post! So many helpful camping tips! I love the ideas for keeping matches dry and storing quilts in durable plastic bags!! So helpful when camping!!
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Luky says
I love this post! So many helpful camping tips! I love the ideas for keeping matches dry and storing quilts in durable plastic bags!! So helpful when camping!!
Percy says
I love camping we get the kids to do everything from washing down the car to keep the tent tidy we just seat there and think of jobs for them. They cook all our meals…..wash up they get thrown in the lake the next day if they complain.
It makes them all tired the amount of jobs so nice bottle of vino later plus a few beers 🍻
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Robert J. hamilton says
Hi Katie
These are some really nice and well-thought tips and tricks. I love the ideas for keeping matches dry and storing quilts in durable plastic bags!! So helpful when camping!! especially I like the section ” Cool Camping Tricks Inside Your Tent”.
Lena says
Hello Katie
Thanks for these useful camping tips. Where can i get some best tubs and plastic bags specially for camping.
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Sara says
Thanks a lot for this amazing camping tips. I love camping we get the kids to do everything from washing down the car to keep the tent tidy we just seat there and think of jobs for them. They cook all our meals
Emmasht says
You have got better camping ideas and at least I can try to implement some during my next camping. I also like the accompanying images. Thanks so much.
Emily James says
I like this blog because it gives me the best ideas and tips for my camping plan. Thanks for putting in the effort. It is everything that I needed for my next vacation camping with my family.
Julie says
These are well thought out camping tricks. Having a packing checklist is very crucial before heading out camping. Thanks for sharing this.
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