Hiking and camping are inexpensive.
Normal, hiking is free!
But to go camping, you still need equipment, so it's a little less economical.
Tents, lamps, water bottles, sleeping bag...
Fortunately, there are camping tips and tricks that can save you a lot of money when you know them.
So, without further ado, here are 26 great camping tips I wish I had known sooner . Watch:
1. Use simple water pump pliers as a pot handle.
2. Did you break a shoelace? The rope of your tent does the job perfectly to replace a broken lace.
3. Inflate a large zip lock freezer bag with air and use it as a pillow.
4. Pee in a plastic bottle when it gets too cold. This will save you from having to walk too far in the cold. Just lay the bottle just outside the flap of your tent.
5. Always take a few small pieces of wood cut into 5 cm squares. That way you can use them as wedges to level the platform, the tent and your cot.
6. Use an old shower curtain as a groundsheet for your tent.
7. No need to buy survival matches. To waterproof your matches, dip them in nail polish.
8. To make matches waterproof, you can also dip them in melted paraffin.
9. To make your own fire starters, take paper cups, fill them with sawdust and pour melted paraffin on top.
10. To hang your camping lamp from a tree branch, make a hook with a hanger bent in an S shape and a short length of chain.
11. Use tubes of aspirin to keep your batteries dry.
12. Aspirin or vitamin tubes are also great for keeping matches dry.
13. If you have them, photo film boxes make perfect containers to store and keep dry all your small items!
14. To prevent your paper plate from bending under the weight of food, put it inside a Frisbee (or just use a Frisbee directly as a plate).
15. Dryer residue is flammable, and can be used to make fire starters. Find out how here.
16. To keep your water fresh even longer, wrap your camping water bottle in aluminum foil.
17. When you break camp, pack wet items like your toothbrush, washcloth, soap, etc. in aluminum foil, to avoid wetting the rest of your equipment.
18. Sometimes a flashlight accidentally turns on while hiking. To avoid using your batteries unnecessarily when you are not using your flashlight, the trick is to put them upside down in the flashlight.
19. To prevent blisters on your feet, rub the inside of your socks with a little soap, especially at the heel and under the toes. Keep a piece of soap handy during your hikes, and use it when you feel the skin in the risk areas becoming more elastic (big toe, ball of the foot and heel).
20. To repel mosquitoes, rub your face, arms and legs with the inside of an orange peel.
21. To protect your hooks from rusting and prevent the line from tangling, wrap your fishing rod in aluminum foil. And by lining the inside of your tackle box compartments with aluminum foil, you can also protect your lures and other fishing tackle from rust.
22. To eliminate the musty smell in your water bottle, just pour 3 teaspoons of baking soda and add a little water. Stir, leave to act for 1 hour then rinse with clear water. Check out the trick here.
23. Cut the bottom of a large empty plastic bottle to make a small camping bowl. To avoid a cut, also consider sanding the edge of the bowl on a stone.
24. Stop throwing away paper towel and toilet paper roll boxes. Fill them with paper to make great fire starters.
25. When camping, use large zip lock freezer bags to mix your food. Make sure the zip is securely closed, and you can mix and shake your food, or even knead dough, without getting it everywhere.
26. Multi-Purpose Tape Can Almost Anything repair in a jiffy, whether camping or hiking. For example, use it to mend a tent, repair a pole, seal a torn shoe, fix a mosquito net, etc. Find out here what you can fix with duct tape.
