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A tip from Blackie Thomas. Store your tent stakes in a zip closed pencil bag. Unlike the bags that your stakes come in the zip bag is thicker and zips don't untie themselves. And use a cheap claw hammer for stakes. Those mallets are unitaskers, too heavy, and make terrible weapons.
Well, I went looking for the pencil cases. I looked at Walmart, $ General, even Family $ and $ Tree. No Joy. All I could find are the type that fit 3 ring binders. But, the tip on claw hammer vs rubber mallet works.
Great advice. I have a couple of hacks to add....make a liner for your cooler out of foil bubble wrap insulation. Saw some videos on other channels, made them for my coolers and camped for 9 days alone and didn't need to buy ice after the initial fill up. Also my food was pre-portioned, vacuum sealed, and frozen way ahead of time. Then I layered the food into my cooler based on my planned menu for each day. Extra foil bubble insulation sheets in between the layers so all the cold didn't whoosh out every time I opened the cooler. Lastly....no matter the circumstances....keep your ice chests in shade. Inside the bear locker or out of it....use a pop up shade if need be.
When camping, it's usually either me alone, or my wife is with me. When camping by way of a vehicle, things are simpler because you can carry more gear. However, camping by way of a motorcycle, canoe, or back packing complicates things. Although I could go on and on about different hacks and tips, I will just name a few. 1. Tarps. You want at least 2. One to place under the tent, and one to build a shelter over the fire if it starts raining. We fold our tarps and put them on the webbing of our back packs. It makes then easy to get to and also gives us more padding between our backs and the pack. 2. Paracord. Always carry some. It's small, strong and lightweight and carry at least a 50 ft. roll. 3. Tent. If you are camping alone, have a 2 man tent. If there are two of you, have a 3 man tent. That way you have room to store your gear inside the tent with you. 4. Know the area you are going camping in. You need to know what forms of predators are out there and carry a firearm powerful enough to protect yourself. Remember, the most dangerous predator in the woods is not a wolf, coyote, cougar, or bear....it's people.
We also use storage bins for our camping. After 10 years in the US Army, EVERYTHING has to have an inventory list on the outside of it. Document protectors duct taped to the bin, and a list inside it... EASY-PEASY! Also helps remind us what we need to re-stock.
We used the bin method too. No unpacking required, just store and refill. After our second trip, I created a rain gear bin that came on every trip, even summer!! Always! Including dry socks!!
Some great tips. One thing we love to do is take a roll of twine and string it between two trees with a roll of paper towels on it. Make sure you have lots of extra room because you can then also use the twine line to dry things like towels or anything else that gets wet.
The sage and tent rolling with pole width. Thank you for those especially. Taking my kids (4 and 3) camping for the first time next month so I’m doing all the research to find ways to avoid and anticipate any issues that could arise, while attempting to go with the flow :) I don’t know why I’ve bypassed your videos in the past. Thanks for your content.
Okay ... you two are just waaaaaay too cute for your own good! Your tips are dirt-level "real-world" experience based, therefore relatable. Your narrative is "every-day" language, (although please be careful how often you slip into "for real cliché" language). You are obviously doing all of this on a limited and therefore (again) real-world budget so just about everyone can relate ... WTG guys!! I'm a retired Canadian military Combat Videographer whose job was to produce 3 or 4 minute feel-good stories for our military members. I have "camped" more times than I can count and from real world experience I can tell you that every one of your "hacks" are spot on (especially the frozen water bottles). One gentle nudge/tip ... you guys have great personalities and you work well together on camera, so get more "real-world" footage of the two of you doing your thing and interacting with each other on location. Yes, it's more work because of changing camera angles and locations and continuity etc etc ... however ... both you and your audience will greatly appreciate getting out of your studio/livingroom and getting into your real world. So ... keep it up! Happy to subscribe if for no other reason than the giggle-factor. I'm thankful I tripped over your channel. Bravo Zulu as we military people say. Continue to enjoy your lives and lifestyle.
Hahahaha thanks so much! 😃🤙🏽 Really appreciate the kind words and even the constructive criticism! We really struggle finding shooting locations that aren’t littered with people where it is nearly impossible to control the audio 🙄🤦🏻♂️😂 California always has a lot of people around and if not that it’s strong wind, 100 degree heat, lighting issues, or something else. Haha we are in the process of trying to find wireless mics that work well for us to help with that. The one long tip style video we did outside was really tough to pull off, causing me to have to talk a million mph so all the comments on that one are just yelling at me saying I don’t let her talk enough lol but they don’t realize why. 😂 Totally agree though we say that all the time, wish we had more quiet places to go that were pretty to look at, even though it is really more about the information, still would be nice. 😊 Thanks again for comment and thanks for watching! We really appreciate the support. ☺️
I love these tips, especially the putting eggs in the bottle the night before, our eggs tend to get crushed when we bring the whole case, this also allows more cooler space and less hassle at camp trying to dig. Thank you so much!
Awesome so glad you got something out of it! 😃 We LOVE the eggs in the water bottle! Haha so easy! We actually just did another video recently about camping food hacks where we talked about these plastic egg cases you can get too, they’re great if you like or need your eggs whole without them breaking in transport. 😊🤙🏽 Thanks for the nice comment! We really appreciate it. ☺️
My best camping hack..im a prepper..bought food grade white buckets. Use them fir storing food. But also at camo...put your camp lights on flip bucket over it yiu now have large illuminated lights around camp and u can sit on them. When dine..oack stuff into them put in car.
Good stuff folks. Tip 1 gave me a wry smile. After fighting against that stupid tent bag for a decade, at some point it occurred to me "maybe people make bigger bags". Lo and behold, $10, amazon, get something just a bit bigger, and never think about it again :)
Thanks 👊🏽😃 Lol yeah like we said in the video we used an IKEA bag for a long time! 😂😂😂😂 That’s a good idea though! Just a bigger duffle style bag on Amazon hahaha 👍🏽😁
Every time I change the tp roll, I go straight to my laundry room and stuff the empty roll with dryer lint. I keep a gallon zip bag in the laundry room to store them in. When the bag is full, it goes into a camping bin labeled "Fire" and I start a new bag
As a tip of my own,magnets are good to have for camping when you want to secure small bags or lightweight items to the metal on your car or the shades on your tent windows.Magnets don't cost very much and are like removable glue for things that you want to hold in place for a little while.They can also help with a tarp setup.
The best fire starter I found in my camping experience is to go to a dollar store buy a bag of cotton balls and vaseline, soak/smear the cotton ball in the vaseline, place it under or near your kindling wood, and boom fire. The cotton ball will stay lite for up to five minutes even if it is raining. You can make these at home or on site.
Haha yup that definitely works! So do Fritos, chapstick, hand sanitizer, and about a million other different things 😂 Was actually thinking of doing a video on all of em! 😁 But, the dryer lint does work really really well and has one advantage to all the others… it’s free 🤗😊
Knock out the middleman.... soak the dryer lint in Vaseline!! Tip.... heat up the Vaseline in a junk saucepan and the lint/cotton will soak it up easier...👍
THE BEST time to go camping at pay camp grounds or free national forests is the day after a major holiday. Like the Tuesday after Memorial Day. The camp grounds will be mostly empty.
@@WhereWeWild My French press cracked on a trip. I kept the plunger and used one of those Stanley 20 oz boiling pots from Walmart. Works perfectly. That is now my permanent coffee maker for camping.
A big duffel bag for your tent, so you don't have to worry as much about folding the tent small enough. Plus you can store your setup stuff (like hammer and stakes) in the pockets
You are my new camping gurus! I've recently decided to try tent camping again after several years of back problems. I need to upgrade some of my equipment and I also love your ideas, especially the floor tiles. My old back and knees will thank you!
So glad you’re enjoying the content! 😃 And that’s awesome you’re looking to get back out there! 🙌🏽 I can relate, I have more than my fair share of back issues as well and I know it is not fun or easy, very hard to find anything that helps, but sometimes the beauty and excitement of the outdoors is the best pain reliever there is. 😉🤙🏽 Thanks so much for watching. Hope you feel better and really enjoy your trips! 😊
Thanks for your video, I enjoyed it, I'll defiantly be trying some of these out! I loved the added commentary "the more arguments you can avoid" amen to that right!
mosquitos dont like any pungent smell, I use a potato peeler to make shavings from Irish Spring soap, and it worked in Arkansas where bugs rule the land
DUDE!!!! I’ve seen probably 15-20 of y’all’s videos. Just because of what comes up on my YT feed. And I keep coming back for more! BUT, you got a channel subscribe for your comment in this video about avoiding skirmishes when it comes to setting up/breaking down camp! Absolutely loved the way you presented that all to present occurrence. Keep making sense 🤘😎
Hahahaha awesome man thanks so much for the support we really appreciate it! 👊🏽😃 Welcome to the channel hope you enjoy it! Thanks again and thanks for watching. 😊🤙🏽
Oh gosh!!! Thank you SO MUCH! I'm in charge of our church girl's camp this year, and these are TERRIFIC tips! We'll be building your perscription bottle survival kits before we go camping, as well as the dryer lint firer starters. Funny thing, my mom did this with our dryer lint all my growing up. She had a shelf in the garage where she put the TP tubes filled with lint. Then my dad grabbed them all when we went camping. Thanks for the fun reminder. You guys are AWESOME!!!
Hey guys I ordered a pack of nylon bags with drawstrings. I will be using them to put pack lights, head lamps and flash lights, along with other stuff. I use the lint, and tent packing, well I use. Definitely looking to getting a coffee press, I'm a coffee snob and I love coffee
Aye 👊🏽😎 Place is beautiful, mosquitos were NO JOKE though when we were there. 😳😂 It was like the scene in Jumanji where the giant mosquitos were trying to bust through glass! 😂😂😂😂
You can also put your Gatorade/Powerade bottles in the freezer and when they're frozen put in your bike drink holder and they'll melt throughout the day and stay cold.
Sage is common. But live plants at Farmers Market or almost any nursery. Most larger groceries have (expensive) pkgs of fresh sage in the produce dept. Or, dried sage, pieces or powder, is everywhere.
These are EXCELLENT hacks and the only one I haven't used is the prescription medicine bottle kit. This is a great idea! I do keep extra batteries in them (the Rx bottles) but I'm making one for myself, my husband, and daughter. You guys definitely know what you are talking about and I'm also happy that someone else knows the sage hack for insects. The two of you definitely know how to camp right! Giving you a subscribe and watching more videos. Next weekend is our first camping trip of 2022 and I'm super stoked and watching lots of camping videos because of it. Happy camping!! 😊 🏕️
Thanks! 😃 Glad you enjoyed them! Oh man I LOVE my little prescription bottle kit. It’s comes in handy so often! 😂 And yeah sage is a lifesaver! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing we really appreciate the support. 😊 Have fun on your camping trip! We are planning to go again too very soon 😊🏕🤙🏽
Lol. 10 camp commandments, rip Biggie, nice eggs tip, water bottle ice cubes bigger better, and pill bottle. And I've been wondering about another natrual squito repellent, thanx. Also could make a sage oil amd apply it to skin. Lemongrass also works. Good worthy video thanx
Thanks man! 👊🏽😊 Yeah haha that dryer lint never fails, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve dipped into that prescription bottle kit. I make one specifically for fishing also 😎😂🤙🏽
Hey thanks a lot! 👊🏽😃 We really appreciate it! Oh yeah the water bottles are the BEST. 😎 If you have the room in your cooler you can even freeze gallon jugs! And nice that’s awesome hope you have a blast! 😃🤙🏽
Hey thanks so much for the support we really appreciate it! ☺️ And hahaha yeah there are only so many ideas when it comes to this type of stuff I guess, but we try our best to get creative when we are out there 🤷🏻♂️😁
Some of the BEST camping hacks I have ever seen/read! THANK YOU for your awesome suggestions! Can’t wait to try the sage as I also HATE (& just won’t use) bug sprays!!
All your tips and tricks are great and really useful. Thanks for making this video. I am going Camping for the first time. My only question is, where do we get Sage? Could you please let me know any store or online store links?
Check your local hippy store. You know the one with hand drums and imports and smells of patchouli. They almost always have sage. I also usually see it at farmer's markets.
@@vincentlamack Like camping hacks? Or singing Biggie songs!? 😂 We have a few videos like this though and we are starting to do more of em. And thanks again! 😊🤙🏽
@@vincentlamack Hahaha thanks 👊🏽😁 I’ve actually been a musician pretty much my entire life so any time I get the chance to edit vids to music or anything like that I always go into musician mode. 😂 Over time you may notice that the music in our vids will often be timed to whatever is on the screen, that’s no accident, I just have problems. 😎🤙🏽😂
No problem! Glad you liked em! 😃 And hmmm I think your easiest option is to go to Amazon and search “White Sage.” 😊 I believe Whole Foods usually has it as well.
No problem! Glad you enjoyed them! 😃 I believe we have the 27 gallon bins from Home Depot I’ll leave the link here for ya 😊🤙🏽 www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-27-Gal-Tough-Storage-Tote-in-Black-with-Yellow-Lid-HDX27GONLINE-5/205978361
Thank you for your quick reply! I love all your tricks and tips for camping, and they are very helpful for my first family camping trip with 2 young kids next week!
Up to you, as much as you need really… 😊 It’s just like having incense burning. Light it and blow it out so it smokes. And yeah personally I think sage is way better than citronella tiki torches. Just have it smoking near you if the bugs get bad. We keep a few bundles in our camping bin and just brake pieces off as needed. It burns pretty fast. And no worries! Maybe check out our camping playlist there are a few videos that might give you some ideas 😉🤙🏽
After last year's camping trip I will never NOT bring wound closures. I should have gotten stitches. I was carrying my toddler into the tent during a thunderstorm and sliced the bottom of my foot the first day of a week long trip.
@@WhereWeWild I lost my shoe in a puddle while trying to run after them. One darted in the road and the other to the connecting lot. My first day with them was pure chaos
Bringing them is still a good idea for first aid, but it's just that, FIRST aid. Make sure to get to the doc to have it looked at after for anything more serious than a small cut.
Not a bad idea 😊🤙🏽 It’s usually extremely dry out here by us, so we don’t really ever have to worry too much about that, we just use a tarp underneath.
That works! 😊🤙🏽 The bottles work pretty well for us it’s nice to just pick them up when everything is melted at the end of a trip and drink em still cold! Haha 😁
Hahaha yeah unless that’s the only thing you use that crappy blade for and your real knife is in your pocket 😁 But absolutely if that’s your only knife use the flat side on the back of the blade 👍🏽
Sage is a great idea. I also carry duct tape or Gorilla Tape. It can be used for repairs or as a fire starter. A 1" roll will last a while and if you tear off about 6" and roll it into a ball, then light it, it will burn for a couple of minutes to help to light damp tinder. A great multi use item.
Hahaha awe what’s there to be scared of? 🤷🏻♂️😃 It’s gonna be great! The water bottles should pretty much last the trip as long as they had enough time to freeze solid before hand and your cooler is decent and not left open a lot. Hope you have fun! 😃 If you have any more questions feel free 😉🤙🏽
Are you serious? 😳 It has never failed me. Check out some of our actual camping trip videos I use that method every single time. Maybe your wood was wet? Or you didn’t have enough small stuff to start?
@@mikedebell2242 That’s really strange man idk… but it should be all like cotton lint and it’s extremely flammable. I always just make sure to have it in a paper towel or toilet paper roll to get that cardboard involved and then a nice pile of little dry stuff ready to go to slowly add on after the spark ignites it. Then its just adding bigger and bigger stuff until the actual logs.
Haha yup! 👍🏽😊 So many ways to do it! Dryer lint is just my personal favorite cause it’s so easy to gather, clean and cheap…. and has never failed me. 😊🤙🏽
Actually a dash of salt will lower the freezing point and you can still drink if you don’t over do it. It will be similar to drinking Gatorade as salt is an electrolyte.
