20 Essential Camping Tips and Tricks.

Since my childhood, I often go on a backpack for long hikes with the whole family.

Every spring and summer, my husband and I expect only one thing: to go camping with our children and share unforgettable moments.

Therefore, I am always looking for new tips and ingenious tricks to facilitate our camping trips.

Here are 20 tried-and-true ideas that will help you on your next family camping trip:

1. A homemade hand washing station

Did you know that you can recycle your insulated fountain into a hand washing station?

Recycle a can of water into a hand washing station.

2. Stake candles to light up your nights

To make light, use stake candles.

3. A headlamp on a container to light up the tent

Did you know that a headlamp attached to a plastic bottle produces a lot more light?

To discover : How to Light Yourself Up in a Tent With a Water Canister.

4. Easily transportable spices in Tic Tac boxes

Use Tic Tac boxes as light and easily transportable spice boxes.

To discover : No Place To Store Your Spices? Here is the Tip for Little Kitchen.

5. A portable homemade shower

Hang your isothermal fountain and attach a watering can to it: you have a shower!

Attach a watering can to a water canister to turn it into a portable shower.

6. A shoe rack transformed into kitchen storage

With a simple hanging shoe storage shelf, you can organize and sort your stuff.

If you are looking for a shoe rack, we recommend this one.

7. Store and keep your toilet paper dry

Did you know that an old coffee canister is perfect for storing your toilet paper?

8. Store your accessories in a wall-mounted shoe rack

Did you know that a simple wall-mounted shoe rack can help you stay organized while camping?

If you are looking for a wall mounted shoe rack, we recommend this one.

9. Make a homemade air conditioner for the tent

Attach a fan and a pipe to a plastic box to make an air conditioner!

Recycle a plastic box and a fan into a portable air conditioner.

10. Homemade fire starters made from toilet paper rolls and dryer filter residue

Did you know that dryer residue is an excellent fire starter?

To discover : Stop Buying BBQ Fire Starters. Make them Yourself In 1 Min.

11. A portable toilet in a plastic potty and kitty litter inside

To ease your needs, an old plastic potty filled with litter can serve as a toilet.

12. A waterproof matchbox with sandpaper on the lid to easily light them

Put your matches in a jar so they never get wet again.

13. Use frozen water canisters to keep your cooler cold

Instead of buying ice packs, use simple frozen water bottles.

14. Use scraps of wood to hang a tarp WITHOUT having to put it on

With small pieces of rubber tubing, you can hang your plastic tarp without wasting time putting it on!

15. A plastic storage box as a baby bath

Did you know that a plastic storage box can also be used as a baby bath?

16. Store Your Kitchen Essentials in a Clear Storage Box

Plastic storage boxes are perfect for organizing kitchen essentials.

17. Light up the table with a solar garden light attached to a flowerpot

Did you know that with a solar garden light and a flower pot you have a great light for your camping table?

18. Use a washcloth as a soap case

For an ultra lightweight soap case, use your washcloth.

19. To do the dishes, fix a drain in the bottom of a masonry tub

To easily do the dishes when camping, you can fix a drain in the bottom of a masonry bin.

20. Use curtain rings to turn your tarp into a shower curtain

With simple curtain rings, you can turn your plastic tarp into a shower curtain!

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