Today I'm showing you the best tips for successful camping this summer.
And good news for those who don't want to blow their holiday budget...
We chose only tips with tricks that don't cost a penny or almost!
Because camping equipment and accessories can quickly cost an arm and a leg!
Fortunately, here are 21 genius tips for camping which will save you a bunch of money ! Watch:
Looking for an easy way to keep your dishes clean after washing them?
Put your dishes to dry in inexpensive washing nets, like these.
All you have to do is hang the net on a tree branch .
There you go, now you can keep your dishes clean and dry.
No more grains of sand and other dirt in your glasses and plates!
And of course, you can also use the washing nets for their primary function...
That is to say, to keep the dirty laundry of the whole family in one place.
Here's a great tip to improve visibility around your campsite.
Just plant solar lights with spikes where you want more light.
For example, next to the poles, poles and entrance to your tent, or near the path to the toilets.
You can easily find solar stake lights for cheap, like these.
Glow sticks and bracelets aren't just a great game for kids.
When camping, they also make it easier to spot children who wear them in the dark!
You can also place glow sticks around the ties of your tent.
That way no one will trip over it when it's dark.
Here's another great tip to keep kids from tripping over tent pegs.
When you go camping, take some foam fries with you, like the ones you see at the pool.
Preferably, try to take foam fries with very bright colors.
Make an incision along the entire length of the foam fries and slide them around the pegs .
Thanks to the foam, no one can hurt their feet anymore, even when tripping over a tent peg.
But that's not all... you can go even further with this trick!
Cut the fries into small pieces and slide them on the stretchers of your tents.
That way your location will be even easier to spot during the day.
Are you looking for an easy and practical solution to have your own WC when camping?
A large bucket, a foam fries... and you're done! The tutorial is here.
Know that foam fries have tons of surprising uses!
Cake boxes are not always strong enough to carry large, heavy cakes...
But, on your camping table, they are perfect to store paper plates and paper towels.
That way you can be sure they won't blow away or get dirty in the wind.
Stackable storage boxes are a cheap and ultra-efficient solution for storing your belongings inside the tent.
You can also put them on your picnic table.
This way you can easily keep all your camping items on hand and perfectly organised!
For example, store your games, lighters, hand sanitizer, flashlights, mosquito repellent...
In discount stores you can easily find a small dustpan and dustpan. And for really cheap.
They are the perfect size to be stored in one of the tent's nets, close at hand.
Now, with just a simple turn of the hand, everything is clean.
You can quickly sweep away dirt , leaves and twigs that accumulate in the tent during the day.
And the little extra is that even children can use these little household accessories!
A hanging shoe rack, that's a lot of pockets to store your things!
As a result, you can easily transform it into practical storage when you are camping.
Use it to keep your kitchen utensils and toiletries organized in one place.
Plus, it's easy as pie to set up.
Simply hang the shoe rack from a tree branch or inside the tent.
Preferably, choose a place with good shade and easy access.
Planning on grilling sausages or other food on your campfire?
Then these metal skewers will definitely make your life easier.
In some stores you can even find skewers with telescopic handles, like these.
Ah, Tic Tacs… The classic candy to freshen your breath.
And I don't know about you…
But when I have a box of Tic Tac in my pocket, it rarely lasts more than a single day!
It's so hard to eat one Tic Tac at a time!
If you too are a fan of Tic Tacs, do not throw away the small plastic containers.
Indeed, you can reuse them to store your spices when you go camping.
Neither too big nor too small, these containers will help you save space in your luggage and reduce your waste!
Rub a piece of candle (without turning it on, of course!) on the zippers of your tent.
Thanks to this old camper's trick, the wax will keep the zipper slippery.
Handy, don't you think? And besides, you can find cheap candles in any discount store.
Note that this trick also works with soap or a pencil lead. Click here to find out how.
Planning to do laundry while camping?
Or maybe you just need a place to hang the towels?
In fact, after a day at the beach, the family's towels and bathing suits are damp.
To dry all your clothes , remember to take a clothesline with hooks with you.
Tired of tablecloths flying away at the slightest gust of wind?
The trick to keeping your tablecloth in place is to use giant plastic clothespins.
Attach the clothespins on the tablecloth and on the edge of the table, and you're done.
And one more tip for you…
When you go camping, bring along an old fitted sheet that you can use as a tablecloth.
Thanks to its elastics, the fitted sheet will easily follow the shape of the table.
And, when you get home, just machine wash it for ultra-easy cleaning.
Are you planning to grill during your stay at the campsite?
So, no need to take your usual big barbecue with you. Leave it at home!
Instead, there's a camping hack to make a DIY BBQ with a large aluminum tray.
All you need is a tray, a cooling rack and some charcoal. The tutorial is here.
And once you're done camping, you can just throw away your barbecue.
No need to bother with several bottles of shower gel or soap boxes.
Indeed, there is a super easy method to wash yourself when you go camping.
First, take a piece of soap and cut it into pieces.
Put these pieces inside a shower flower.
And There you go ! When you're ready to shower, all you have to do is wet the shower flower.
Thanks to this Sioux trick, you will NEVER drop your soap again on the ground in the cra-cra shower at the campsite!
Note that you can also use microfiber gloves (like the ones used to wash cars!).
Having trouble cutting your bar soap because it has dried out?
Don't take the risk of cutting yourself.
Instead, use a vegetable peeler to make large soap shavings.
Use simple shower caps to cover your plates and bowls.
This will protect your food from insects and prevent them from turning around.
Shower caps are often found in sets of 6 in discount stores.
While you're at it, consider getting some nice fly swatters like these.
Otherwise, another natural and effective solution against flies is to make a trap.
Most shower caps are sold in sets of six.
You can also use them to store your dirty shoes and avoid dirtying the interior of your car.
What if someone gets hurt?
It's always a good idea to take a first aid kit with you when you go camping.
In discount stores, many items are sold to make your first aid kit:bandages, hand sanitizers, etc.
You can also find small toolboxes like these here.
They are practical for storing the contents of your kit first aid.
You can also prepare a first aid kit entirely based on medicinal plants.
Click here to discover the 12 medicinal plants to take with you when you go on a trip.
This is more of a good tip than a camping tip…
But you can never predict the weather! And that, many people tend to forget.
So, as my grandmother used to say, prevention is better than cure.
In case it starts to rain heavily, always pack some rain ponchos with you in your bags.
With rain ponchos you will never be soaked to the skin.
For example, when it's raining and you have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
But also when you have to store all the camping stuff in your car.
Ever tried holding an umbrella and bags at the same time?
Speaking of bags, rain ponchos are packable, which means they take up little space in your luggage.
You don't know this trick to make a DIY camping lantern? It's one of our favorites.
To make a lantern in 2 seconds flat , just wrap your headlamp around a water bottle!
And bim, you get a lantern! Perfect for lighting up your lens, but also for moving around at night.
Don't have a headlamp? Note that the trick also works with a smartphone.
Headlamps are one of our favorite camping accessories.
They make life so much easier when you have to move around or use your hands in the dark!
By the way, there is also a trick to make a DIY headlamp .
It's easy. Just get some small LED lights and hang them from a band around your hat.
Do not throw away the filter residue from your dryer, because it makes an excellent fire starter!
Simply insert the residue into empty rolls of toilet paper. Click here to discover the tutorial.
You get free and efficient fire starters to take with you when you go camping.
To light your campfire more easily, you can also use hand sanitizing gel.
This will increase the efficiency of the flame of your match or the flame of your lighter.
Know that toilet paper rolls are much more useful than we think. Click here to discover their many surprising uses.
