Discover unusual tips for getting a fire going, sleeping better, eating better and having more fun on your net camping trip. #camping #backpacking

1. 9 Unusual Camping Tips
You Won’t Want to Leave Home Without

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Camping
Camping is a fantastic outdoor activity that the entire family can enjoy. It’s also something you can do in all
four seasons! It’s not just a Spring and Summer activity. In the Fall and Winter the scenery is amazing.
Whether you are a car camper, tent camper or someone who likes to hike into the backcountry for an overnight
I’ve got nine amazing and unusual tips to share that’ll make your next outing even better.

3. Get a Fire Going

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Make a Swedish Torch
take a good sized log, 2 or 3 feet long,
with nice flat ends and
with a chainsaw cut an X in the top and
part of the way down.
stand the log up with the X on the top,
set your tinder and kindling in the X
and light it
“Swedish Fire Torch”
by http://zenzi.org/

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Use a Pencil Sharpener to Make Tinder
Find a few pencil sized twigs’
Sharpen them and use the shavings you
make for tinder.

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Use Chips or a Toilet Paper Roll with Lint
Doritos make excellent fire starters
or try bringing an empty toilet paper
roll and pack it with dryer lint

7. Camp Kitchen

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Use a Belt to Organize Pots and Pans
Fasten a belt around a tree
Add “S” hooks
Hang your pots and pans

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Bring Your Spice Rack
All you need for this tip are
straws,
a lighter and
an Altoids tin (or other small
container).
Cut straws so they will fit nicely in your
container.
Then use your lighter to melt and seal
one end of the straw.

10. Sleep and BreakFast

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The Nalgene Baby
Pour nearly boiling water into your
bottle;
Put the bottle in a sock or wrap a
bandanna around it
Place in your sleeping bag to stay warm
(make sure the cover is on tight!)
“Nalgene Bottle” By BrokenSphere (Own work)
[CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia
Commons

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Homemade Coffee Bags
Place coffee ground into a filter;
tie off with dental floss (non-flavored
works best)
brew as you would tea with a tea bag

13. Survival

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Google Maps
Before you head out download the free
google maps app for your phone (ios
or android)
before you go search for the area you’ll
be traveling in.
Next type “OK maps” or “OKAY maps”
in the search field and hit search.
Now the area you just looked up is
stored in your cache.

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LifeStraw
The lifeStraw can filter enough water
for one person for an entire year!
If you ever got lost or run out of water
on the trail it could be the best $20.00
you ever spent!
Shop for LifeStraw on Amazon *note this not an affiliate
link…I just think this is a handy device to have with you
in the backcountry!

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