24 Brilliant Camping Tips And Hacks Every Camper Should Know

Laure 4 years ago

Not to try in Scotland! Peaty ground in many places, high risk of fire moving underground

8points

Zophra 4 years ago

.... do most people do camping with shovels? Just wondering.

6points

Marcellus the Third 4 years ago

Depends what you call 'camping'. Like the majority on a campsite, no; wild, yes.

4points

Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago

And when you're done, bury the fire.

3points

LexiLu 4 years ago

DROWN and bury the fire! Fire can move underground and suddenly "appear" elsewhere. It sounds crazy, but I know two people who had homes/shops burn because of that.

11points

Kirk Mckeever 4 years ago

Make SURE you are not digging near ANY tree roots, etc. This WILL kill them.

2points

June 4 years ago (edited)

And then the wind decides to turn.

2points

Purr·maid 4 years ago

Looks like I'll be screen grabbing some of these. It never hurts to learn survival hacks.

2points

danielw 4 years ago

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Peter Weir 4 years ago

Dakota hole, been around a very long time...not a hack but survival skill

1point

danielw 4 years ago

also, you don't need to arrange the air supply hole with wind direction- the fire will draw just fine without it.

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J. F. 4 years ago

Oh, I remember that from army survival training ^^

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Suzanne Griscom 4 years ago

How do you dig a tunnel like that? How far down do you dig to prevent it collapsing?

0points

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Uhulifant 4 years ago

But not Facebook

84points

Truth Monster 4 years ago

Not if you value your stuff

4points

Mimi M 4 years ago

Invest in a Res-Q-Link (don't get a SPOT, it needs a subscription to work) personal locator. They have water version also. The three hundred bucks could save your life and the people you are with. And you will have it for a lifetime.

6points

I Liquored On 4 years ago

I used to live in a city surrounded by mines from which the stone to build the city was mined. Had great fun exploring countless miles of mines and all the bits and pieces left behind by the miners from nearly two centuries ago. It only took one time getting lost and spending an unplanned night underground to make sure I started letting people know where I was going and for how long.

3points

Nikki Sevven 4 years ago

When my daughter and her BFF go camping/hiking, one of them always texts me every morning with the GPS of their trailhead, the phone number of the closest ranger station, and the address/phone of their campsite. I've never had to make THAT phone call, thankfully.

3points

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

Indeed YES!

3points

Zophra 4 years ago

Tell more than a one "someone" just in case?

2points

Stille20 4 years ago

True of basically any traveling

2points

Krows Solitude 4 years ago

Where you're going and what route you're taking

1point

Ashley Mccullough 3 years ago

Never go alone

0points

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Always tell someone where you are going and if possible leave a map with them.

0points

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brukernavn340 4 years ago

In Norway camp fires are prohibited between 15 April and 15 September.

9points

May 4 years ago

Unless you make it somewhere where there's no chance of the surroundings catching fire - like on the rocks or anywhere on the west coast where it rains so much, that everything is pretty much always drenched

2points

Dillon Hughes 4 years ago

No matter your need for wood camping or home use always always triple it!!

1point

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Absolutely.. wood burns fast .er than you think at night!!

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Clearly sunny 4 years ago

It burns so fast.

0points

Sarah Grape 4 years ago

yes trees burn faster based one what kind they are, and you want to be sure that you have enough if it does

0points

Robert Kotula 4 years ago

I can attest to this from experience. We go semi-wild camping every year and we always have to buy more from the park rangers.

0points

Al Christensen 4 years ago

My feeling is that unless you're going to cook with the fire or you really need the heat, don't make a campfire. Don't do it just for atmosphere or tradition. It pollutes the air and there's always the risk of it getting out of control. I know, I know, for a lot of people it's just not camping without a fire.

0points

Mazer 4 years ago

Be certain BEFORE you go that gathering is legal. Many camping areas either forbid gathering or restrict campfires especially in the western US

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Peter Weir 4 years ago

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Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

If you don’t need it all, it’s there for whoever uses the site afterwards...but gathering too little will make you miserable.

5points

Marcellus the Third 4 years ago

It's the same way to decide how much time a job will cost.

2points

Who - me? 4 years ago

Exactly.

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J Rob 4 years ago

We used to call them Tin Foil Dinners.

20points

panda123 4 years ago

My family still does

2points

Hollysmom 4 years ago

Except foil is toxic when used with food, especially when heated.

4points

Alex K 4 years ago

that's before people found out tin foil is poisonous in that use

3points

Full of Giggles 4 years ago

That was debunked. Although aluminum particles can transfer to food, the amount we ingest is not enough to cause our body harm.

3points

Kevin Camp 4 years ago

Hobo Dinner! Ridiculously good.

3points

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Good old foil a great invention..

0points

Faith Hurst 4 years ago

Fun fact-this is also true of an oven, home barbecue, or a smoker. As soon as the weather is good we cook outside. I do live in a national forest. Still...

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NannyChachi 4 years ago

We call them "poverty packs"

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Stephen Lyford 4 years ago

Take food - wrap in tin foil - wrap in wet newspaper - wrap in tin foil again. wet newspaper will protect food from burning and will help steam the food.

0points

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

Now I’m hungry!

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Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago

I never trust my AT-AT on ice, no matter the thickness. I’m more comfortable with a Tauntaun for that

87points

Ragnhild Nilsen 4 years ago

Good thing then they stayed off lake Finse when they shot the Hoth scenes.

5points

Solidhog 4 years ago

Yeh, but they smell so bad. If they could just get those damn snow speeders to work!

3points

Gareth Graham 4 years ago

And that's how you spot rebel scum

2points

Mimi M 4 years ago

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AzKhaleesi 4 years ago

luckily my generic lizard monster can swim just in case. Also Zilla is angry he is is portrayed as "generic" there's nothing generic about my little guy.

6points

Zophra 4 years ago

I dunno- how many times was the generic monster lizard tested on the ice...

3points

𝔹𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕒 4 years ago

At this lake in New York during the winter the ice is so thick, they actually have a parade on the ice.

1point

Merry Miller Moon 4 years ago

We all know that 'Generic Lizard Monster' is really Godzilla and they don't want to get sued by Toho! Long live the King!!!

1point

Nik 4 years ago

yup learnt that growing up in Canada and losing to friends to 'I can run the skidoo over that lake'

1point

Shelp 4 years ago

What does that mean in normal units?

1point

Chich Premium 4 years ago

I went through the ice at -40 walking across a patch several meters behind someone else. The water was moving so the ice was thinner than expected. No cracks, no warning. I no longer trust ice at all.

1point

Chilla 4 years ago

they say generic lizard monster, but use a picture of godzilla

1point

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

He’s kinda the go-to...

3points

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

We really do not have that problem in Australia ....

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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago (edited)

Camping tip, you will definitely need more than one headlamp.

52points

Purr·maid 4 years ago

Or just bring three times as much. (Overlook me, I'm being a dork😬)

8points

Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago

you can also get a solar powered flashlight

2points

Craig Silberman 4 years ago

some things are so critical that you should have a backup -- headlamp/flashlight is one

1point

Zoe's Mom 4 years ago

Agree and get one that needs batteries because if you are out in the woods, you probably won't have anything to recharge one that is rechargeable like the one I have. I use mind for walking my dog out at night in the winter.

1point

Clearly sunny 4 years ago

Definitely.

0points

Tracey Love 4 years ago

I Love you Foxxy (the Original)

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Rhea 4 years ago (edited)

Camping tip: Don't think you can enjoy trailrunning in the dark because you're wearing a headlamp. You'll freak yourself out by your own shadow; enormous arms that constantly try to grab you! No reason why others should make the same mistake as I did...

8points

Stille20 4 years ago

LOL!!

1point

Kirk Mckeever 4 years ago

Extra batteries for everything...

3points

Craig Silberman 4 years ago

that's the exact same one I have (it's one of my four headlamps)

1point

Nerdy 4 years ago

A bring backup batteries as well

1point

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Ensure you have a good supply of quality batteries too

0points

Yugan Talovich 4 years ago

I live in an area with a lot of snakes. A headlamp is indispensable. One night last week I removed three snakes from our property within two hours. I wouldn't want to have to hold a flashlight with one hand.

0points

Sarah Pryde 4 years ago

I highly recommend the types that have a red filter> makes going out in dark and back to tent/cabin/fire easier

0points

June 4 years ago

Dynamo lamp

0points

Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago

or you can get a solar powered flashlight. they one i have is pretty good, but i'm sure there are some better ones out there

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Sue Mullen Andersen Premium 4 years ago

I have a 3rd degree burn scar on my foot from stepping in a pile of embers that someone covered with sand. It took almost a year, multiple surgeries, and a lot of pain to heal. DO NOT leave embers anywhere. Always put them out with water.

108points

Linda van der Pal 4 years ago

Because they will keep hot for at least 24 hours! (I found coals in a BBQ in the US and could kindly a fire with them. The previous camper had left at minimum the day before.)

23points

Aeon Flux 4 years ago

Why? Just wondering what's wrong with sand?

23points

BfloCity 4 years ago

Sand doesn't put fire out. It insulates it. So, you run the risk of having an unattended fire if something catches. Or, far worse, someone stepping in it. Do not Google unless you have a strong stomach, those injuries are seriously gnarly.

35points

danielw 4 years ago

So, the reason you cover it with sand is so that the fire doesn't actually go out.. you cover it, the sand keeps the heat in, the embers keep smoldering and in the morning, you can just add fresh fuel and go from there. The reason you *don't* do this, is if the wind kicks up, it's a wildfire waiting to happen.

3points

Kirk Mckeever 4 years ago

Hidden heat burns feet!! Sand hides the heat that stays for hours!!

2points

Dinko Sindija 4 years ago

It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere

0points

Maureen Matthew 4 years ago

People will not know it is there, step in it and get burned

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Stephanie Did It 4 years ago

2 yr old niece toddled over to a sand covered fire pit and fell forward into it. Hospital intensive care and surgeries for two years.

6points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

Oh God I'm sorry! That's a very useful tip cause i didn't know the dangers either... i would feel awful if i knew i did something that caused so much pain to someone else!

2points

Memere 4 years ago

This applies to campfires anywhere. NEVER leave live embers, ever. Make sure all the coals/embers are dead & cold.

2points

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Not to forget...

0points

Clearly sunny 4 years ago (edited)

Cover with abit of sand or dirt and THEN put out with lots water. Dont chuck water on hot anything! Could spit back.

0points

Thomas Stead 4 years ago

is that a newf in the background

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Rhea 4 years ago

Beware: depending on the kind of food this can work wonderfully (meat, bread, soup, butter, sturdy vegetables such as peas/cauliflower/beans, grated cheese, etc), acceptable (fresh fruit like berries) or terrible (fresh fruit such as apples/oranges, leafy vegetables, hard cheeses such as Gouda/Emmentaler)

33points

Maureen Matthew 4 years ago

Also wrap the frozen food in sleeping bags

2points

Anne 4 years ago

All hard cheeses can be frosted perfectly.

0points

Bitemabum 4 years ago

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Zophra 4 years ago

We freeze water bottles.

9points

Tami 4 years ago

Also, laying a wet towel over your cooler makes the ice last a lot longer.

2points

Tracey Love 4 years ago

Freeze your milk, bottles of water, all other food will keep fresh and cool

2points

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Depends on what food is packed than can be frozen too..

0points

kennedy1209 4 years ago

Not sure about this one... you should fill the cooler with ice regardless of whether the food is frozen. You don't want any air space.

0points

Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago

Wwwwhy

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hydrostatic joints 4 years ago

Would you be able to use dried-up pine needles for tinder?

17points

caoimhe 4 years ago

Yes, very good for tinder. *Dry* moss also.

8points

June 4 years ago

in my experience that's a lot of smoke and not enough flames, you have to be fast enough to get a fire with pine needles (or have a LOT of pines needles) ^^

2points

BorPand8 4 years ago

And pinecones too!

1point

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

It probably smells really good, too.

1point

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Pine needles can ignite but not always long enough.I would use them only if in safe area also.

0points

Sarah Pryde 4 years ago

LOVE the use pine needles, the BEST "natural" firestarter there is.

0points

Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago

yes, you can. as long as there's a pine tree nearby, yes, dried-up pine needles can be used for tinder.

0points

tail_bite 4 years ago

yes, thats what i use

0points

Paul K. Johnson 4 years ago (edited)

1) Get a pencil. 2) Cut off your middle three fingers. 3) Cut a hole in your hands. 4) Slice your inner forearm lengthwise from elbow to wrist. 5) Cut a hole in your chest. 6) Extend the cut on your forearm to where you fingers use to be. 7) Remove you leg below the knee. 8) Enjoy your campfire.

2points

Sarah Pryde 4 years ago

personal opinion - i HATE using dry leaves as a fire starter. they tend to just smolder, but no flames

0points

Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago

A lot of people think that tinder is just a dating app. No PeOpLe, It iS wHaT yOu UsE tO sTaRt A FiRe!

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kennedy1209 4 years ago

and extra carabiners.

15points

J. F. 4 years ago

And not cheap ones

3points

Josh Tall 4 years ago

learn knots!

4points

Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago

Paracord is amazing. But don't use it to rappel down a mountain!

1point

Nancy Doughty 4 years ago

As for me, I never cut a rope. Bring several ropes of various lengths (25-50 ft are handiest) instead.

1point

L.a. Williams 3 years ago

Make sure you buy strongest Paracord you. Can find.

0points

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Ropes you will be surprised how sandy they are... add extra..

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Uhulifant 4 years ago

This is actually really cool and helpful

33points

Sunshine Sunshine 4 years ago

And not a easy at it looks. You freaky have to commit and once your balance is off its really difficult to re-commit

7points

danielw 4 years ago

it would be better to make a swiss seat. the dulfersitz (what's illustrated) is actually very dangerous, because you can't stop. A swiss seat is essentially an improvised harness, made out of rope (kinda painful) or webbing.

5points

Deborah B 4 years ago

Only good if you have a lot of rope... how likely is that in an emergency situation calling for rappel?

0points

Alex Luiz 4 years ago

Folks, don't try this at home. Almost every other alternative is safer-including just staying where you are and waiting for help. If you have rope rated for this, chances are you have the correct equipment to go with it. If you think you might want to try this, find a climber and get them to talk you through it properly and for God's sake practice first on a very small, shallow slope.

4points

John Dilligaf 4 years ago

also wear gloves

3points

Dean Garner 4 years ago

If you had an emergency & tried this, you are the emergency.

2points

Tami 4 years ago

You'll want to wear leather gloves to do this...

1point

L.a. Williams 3 years ago

Paracord

0points

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Need this pamphlet in your camping supplies and the ropes..hopefully not to have to use...

0points

Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago

MAYBE I'd do this if an albino-orc on a wolf-like monster-thing has lit the forest on fire and is trying to kill me. Maybe.

0points

Mark Gill 4 years ago

nope, just gonna die on the top of the ledge..........

0points

Frank Hassler 4 years ago

NOPE!

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Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago

Did not know that about catnip. You might keep the mosquitoes away, and end up with 3 cats on your lap lol

96points

Charlotte Bednard 4 years ago

sounds like a win/win situation to me.

31points

Jo Johannsen 4 years ago

As long as they aren't bobcats, all's good.

8points

SirPatTheCat 4 years ago

*covers myself with catnip to get away from the mosquitoes only to be eaten by a mountain lion*

5points

Ploploplop 4 years ago

I saw a youtube clip on SciShow this past week that highlights a study that proposes cats use catnip as a mosquito repellant.

5points

Nudge 4 years ago

would be fine with that one

2points

Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago

Catnip is in the peppermint family. I fostered a cat that was so crazy for peppermint she'd chew on my toothbrush. I had to switch to cinnamon flavor while I had her.

2points

BorPand8 4 years ago

I saw a Youtube video saying that's why cats evolved to love catnip so much. When they roll around in it they're applying bug repellent/insecticide to their fur.

2points

Bret Sander 4 years ago

Oh no, that would be just awful. Hehe

1point

danielw 4 years ago

I knew a guy, when I was in the scouts, who would always have critters come in and join him in his tent. And no. there was no food in the tent. Without fail. Snakes. racoons. Squirrels. even had a bear cub snuggle up when was doing the solo-survival-overnight thing.

1point

Nubis Knight 4 years ago

That's a win-win! :-D

1point

Susan Lighon 4 years ago

I don't see 3random cats wanting to sit on my lap as a problem.🤗

0points

Night Owl 4 years ago

You say that like it's a bad thing

0points

Zophra 4 years ago

Maybe it has to be a concentrated oil?

0points

TV Junkie 4 years ago

I love that bats are listed as a myth for the repellent. How many people have brought their bats camping, only to be disappointed that they weren't hungry for mosquitoes?

3points

littlesaresare 4 years ago

Citrus is also useful to repel flying insects. In my experience, anyway - I made a chain from orange peels around the camp and it worked.

3points

Aj Grimes (he/him) 4 years ago

S**t, I have blonde hair and I wear dark clothes.

3points

Hannab Vee 4 years ago

SAME this blonde emo is done for

1point

Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago

Blondes are more attracted to mosquitoes than brunettes? I always knew people with the blonde hair were the stereotypical rich and hot people, but never have I ever thought that mosquitoes felt that way too XD jk jk

2points

Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 4 years ago

Garlic- repels vampires and dates XD

1point

Stannous Flouride 4 years ago

Eating bananas doesn't help but rubbing the inside of the peel on a mosquito bite stops the itch.

1point

TheAnimalLady 4 years ago

And type O blood is apparently the sweetest to them (from the research I've done).

1point

Chich Premium 4 years ago (edited)

I used to work ion the woods. We were way out in the back of beyond. Lots of new employees would show up with their bottle of "skin so soft" claiming it was all they needed and they would never use anything with DEET in it. That lasted about a day, maybe a morning.

1point

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Catnip freshly crushed leaves applied on skin or in a container?

0points

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You can minimize your risk of falling on the ice. The Penguin walk helps remind us how to walk on ice.

Keep your weight forward and on your front foot
Keep your arms out by your side to help you balance
Walk flat footed and take short shuffling steps
Wear footwear that provides traction
Step down, not out from curbs
Keep your knees slightly bent
Walk on snow or grass if possible

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Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago

You mean waddle

26points

Salty Old Woman 4 years ago

Actually, yes!

2points

cassiushumanmother 4 years ago

"Think of yourself as a pinguin and you will be all right" sounds more like a life advice than a camping hack. "whenever you feel bad, think of yourself as a penguin" should really work.

9points

Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago

or you can just freaking slide like a seal

2points

Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 4 years ago

Waddle waddle

1point

TheAnimalLady 4 years ago

The Animal World helps us again 😺. We, as a species, need to pay attention, appreciate and protect it, for their very survival...and ours 🙏 !!!

1point

Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago

It's the same as walking on a slippery floor, if you've ever done that. (All BOH workers know what I mean.)

1point

TheAnimalLady 4 years ago

Hi Luther, glad to hear you're still around... What's BOH, please?

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Debra Timah 4 years ago

Can try to pretend to be an ice skater, if the ice is too slippery for this.

0points

Rannveig Ess 4 years ago

Don't forget to go "wak wak wak wak wak" like penguins do , as you walk.

0points

Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago

This is my life.

0points

Bitemabum 4 years ago

Stay fkin in!

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Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

This is why I stay inside—I don’t need knots to check out a library book.

33points

Jo Johannsen 4 years ago

A valid observation, is it knot?

6points

Krows Solitude 4 years ago

I Leave the knots to someone else while I read my book by the fire

4points

Nancy Doughty 4 years ago

But what if you checked out bookS? ;)

0points

kasa alex 4 years ago

I love to stay inside and read books. But I equally love to camp in the Australian wilderness (ok, its not that wild) alone, so I should probably brush up on my knot-knowledge!

0points

Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago

Square knot, slip knot and lark's head are the only ones I remember because they're the only ones I've ever used. No one needs a midshipman's hitch.

2points

Anna Banana 4 years ago

Bowline can be very useful too! But yeah, making a list of 'essential' knots and putting 40 of them on it seems to miss the point entirely.

0points

Dean Garner 4 years ago

If you cant tie knots.. tie lots.

1point

Shaurya Joshi 4 years ago

I don’t think I’ll remember all of these..

1point

ƒιѕн 4 years ago

I see no granny knots, goose knots, navy knots, wingdings or what knots.

1point

James Pointer 4 years ago

Square knot is very useful. Just remember, "Right over left, Left over Right" It will feel like the first step to tying a shoelace done twice.

0points

sushant kanojiya 4 years ago

Great knot..!!! But when to use what?

0points

Kateryna 4 years ago

I love tying knots and learning new styles - not just for scout camps, but also because it's so interesting

0points

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Chilla 4 years ago

swedish torch looks cool

30points

Sofiia Melnikova 4 years ago

and cozy!

3points

Eric Lafleur 4 years ago

Also ideal for cooking

1point

Marcellus the Third 4 years ago

On YouTube it's the flavour of the month, yes. If you want an intense debate with a Norwegian, discuss whether should stack skin-up or skin-down!! No debate about method though, propose 'lean to' and they'll just wander off as you're obviously illiterate.

1point

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

I use the teepee..

0points

Andrew Gibb 4 years ago

for ease the log cabin and tee-pee are easiest to get going

0points

Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago

my family has always made fires the tepee way

0points

kasa alex 4 years ago

Wow, cool, I've always gone with the teepee style, didn't realise there were names and different styles of campfires!!

0points

s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago

So stack some branches/logs, basically.

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loveless 4 years ago

if I ever saw a possum's footprint I would think there is a baby in the woods or sth

8points

Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago

We have opposable thumbs on all four paws.

0points

Mimi M 4 years ago

Someone is optimistic. No Mountain Lion or Bear.

4points

Grant Barke 4 years ago

Don't want to scare the tourists away.

1point

Laurie Thorson 4 years ago

My son saw raccoon prints in our garden and thought it was a leprechaun lol. Hr was sooooo excited!

0points

John C 4 years ago

what about bears and bobcats? you know, things that will eat me.

0points

TheAnimalLady 4 years ago

I was running a horse ranch and the cowboys had been searching for a baby deer for about 2wks before they mentioned it to me. I lost it 😅😹😂🤣 when I realized they'd been tracking my potbelly 🐖 pig.

0points

Donkey boi 4 years ago

For the Deer... Do you see Coffee beans or a heart?

0points

D H 4 years ago

Bigfoot, what about Bigfoot?

0points

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

Only applies to Humboldt County!

0points

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

I noticed they didn’t include bear prints. Let me tell you—they be huge!

0points

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Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

I don’t ever, ever, ever want to be in a “Survival Situation”

28points

danielw 4 years ago

if you're in a survival situation, you've already gone done f****d up. Also, if you happen to have a tarp and (appropriate cold weather) sleeping bag, the best shelter is to just lay the tarp out, lay the bedding on top (thermal pad, sleeping bag,) and roll it all up like a burrito.

2points

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

Neither do I

0points

TV Junkie 4 years ago

I agree. I do not care for the outdoors.

0points

Beth L 4 years ago

Yeah, who is the person who has all this rope and tarp and saws and extra calories of food to build a platform bed, but doesn't have a tent or an EPIRB?

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Mimi M 4 years ago

Read my previous comment on getting a Personal Locator before venturing out.

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Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago

There should be on that says "5-star 16 story hotel with free wifi and complimentary breakfast"

2points

Zophra 4 years ago

in the vast majority of these, "obtaining the basic essential of life"- requies some essential tools that a person probably wouldn't have with them in an an unexpected emergency situation.

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L.a. Williams 3 years ago

Always carry emergency equipment. Foil blankets. Fire starters. Compass. Your comman sense. Paracord. Knife. Anything else you might need. I don't camp. Any things I forgot. Water, food. Those are things off the top of my head. In emergency situations think outside the box.

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Josh Tall 4 years ago

The book this page is from is incredible! https://www.amazon.com/Art-Shen-Ku-Intergalactic-Universe/dp/0399527257

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Carol Emory 4 years ago

You can also take long thin branches and put them in a cone shape like a teepee. Then cover it on the outside with fern fronds. It will be both rain proof and wind proof. You can also harvest nettles using a cloth to pull them out and then boil them in water. They taste just like spinach.

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Mishka Katira 4 years ago

why?

25points

Ragnhild Nilsen 4 years ago

Cotton doesn't wick moisture away from your skin. It will feel 100 times more wet than any manmade fiber. Bamboo is much better. But the best of them all is wool, because it will still be warm even if you have fallen into a (partly) frozen river.

49points

Honu 4 years ago

The wetness others mentioned can be especially bad if you're backpacking. You will chafe and be miserable.

8points

Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago

cotton is hydrophilic: it forms bonds to keep water molecules with it, so you will get cold and stay cold. Wool remains warm. I prefer polypro or variations, wool isn't that comfy.

4points

Chenandoa 4 years ago

If you get wet, it is highly uncomfortable, and takes for ever to dry.

2points

L.a. Williams 3 years ago

Yes. Why. It's light weight breaths well why not cotton?

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Kiki 4 years ago

I think it is because if you get wet it will feel very sticky

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cassiushumanmother 4 years ago

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Craig Silberman 4 years ago

cotton is the greatest thing to wear at home, but the worst to wear while hiking or camping

3points

Mya Lugar 4 years ago

For instance, if you're wearing jeans, they are already heavy, if you get caught in the pain or have to wade across (or fall in) water, it will take forever to dry them. ???

3points

Andrew Gibb 4 years ago

Cotton on the hills kills. It makes moisture stick to your body and this then goes cold in bad weather.

2points

Nubis Knight 4 years ago

Not good, I only can wear cotton or linen or my skin get's irritated. O.o

2points

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

Yep!

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Erik Granqvist 4 years ago

You can wear cotton. It kind of depends on where, why and how. The season, the weather, the overall climate etcetera will determin what material is best on your body.

2points

Mujofi 2 years ago

Use merino wool instead!

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Mujofi 2 years ago

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Nicholas McShane 4 years ago

Cold Clammy Cotton Can't Come Camping

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Commander Kilgore 4 years ago

In mountaineering, cotton fabric is known as the cloth of death.

0points

Tami 4 years ago

Here in the Pacific Northwet, it's called "killer cotton".

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ƒιѕн 4 years ago

Beaufort Wind Scale. Developed in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort, U.K. Royal Navy.

13points

Glynna Bowood 4 years ago

Fresh gale!

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Mimi M 4 years ago

Note: If you have female body parts, none of these solutions will work, or you will never be in a situation requiring them, so you can safely disregard.

13points

Marcellus the Third 4 years ago

No, as a man you shouldn't keep female body parts in the booth, that's just bad manners. [Yet I'm a bit confused how this obviously 70s graphic has 'cell phone' in it.]

4points

Radek Suski 4 years ago

Is there another guide for women ?

5points

No one 4 years ago

change title to " Things Every Person Should Have In There Car "

5points

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

Or perhaps “Things Every Person Should Have In Their Car”

5points

Zophra 4 years ago

Sorry women, I guess you get stranded- perhaps a more knowledgable competence male will help you out?

4points

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

“Oh please mister stranger man, please do get me out of this mess of my own making!” [Simpery voice and dimple twirling mandatory!]

3points

Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 4 years ago

Don't forget the snacks! Not the snacks!

2points

Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 4 years ago

It woman.

2points

James Mills 4 years ago

why kitty litter?

1point

memeaubdoctor 4 years ago

why does it say men and not women. What is it imposing that women don't own cars?

1point

Red Hair Blue Soul 4 years ago

How about calling this "things every ONE should have in their car". Not just men.

1point

SandraG_lak 4 years ago

Choose the kitty litter wisely. These days it comes in many different formulations and would be useless. You need something that is like the old stuff which was basically small gravel.

1point

Xan Maranya 4 years ago

I guess you mean small bits of clay. Gravel is not absorbent.

1point

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Kay blue 4 years ago

Or make you need the loo constantly throughout the night.

47points

Nudge 4 years ago

lol 😂

1point

Laure 4 years ago

My first thought!! And when you are tucked into your sleeping bag and have to go outside... that's not something you want!!

1point

Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago

hahaha

0points

dieter 4 years ago

Haha

0points

littlesaresare 4 years ago

This is terrible advice. Flash floods, wild animals, and biting insects all come to mind.

26points

John C 4 years ago

Yes, there are multiple good reasons to AVOID close proximity to water when setting up camp.

3points

Clearly sunny 4 years ago

I know, have they not seen Naked and Afraid?!

0points

Raven 4 years ago

Just think of the leeches.....wait where do leeches spawn?

0points

Craig Silberman 4 years ago

no, do not camp near water! it discourages animals from drinking, it leaves too much human waste too close to water, and it spoils the view for other hikers and campers

8points

Memere 4 years ago

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Did that once, woke up to water surrounding our tent & half our gear washed downstream - all due to rain falling 50 miles upstream & causing the river to rise. The only safe way to do this is if you can camp on a hillside above the river.

8points

Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago

THIS! Especially if there's a fence right next to the river so yyou would be trapped (as in that picture).

1point

Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago

But make sure you check for possibilities of crocs/gators etc and any large tides or if it’s a flood prone area.

6points

Andrew Gibb 4 years ago

HAHAHA You must be an Aussie Foxxy (The Original)

0points

Patricia Salvetti 4 years ago

In my country it is forbidden to camp near rivers, especially in the mountains, where floods occur untimely and very quickly. Several campers have disappeared and drowned due to these sudden floods

5points

Stille20 4 years ago

It's nice but not always a good idea. Flash floods.

5points

Ragnhild Nilsen 4 years ago

Make sure you are safe from flash floods. Get up high!

5points

Larry Zaker 4 years ago

When I lived in Alaska, you stayed away from rivers when the salmon were running because of the bears.

4points

Amber Yslas 4 years ago

Don't animals need to drink such as wolves or coyotes and your right next to the river

4points

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Pezor Zass 4 years ago

under Brown Recluse, "Only 10% of bites result in anything more than a small red mark" should be the first point, not the last.

19points

AzKhaleesi 4 years ago

ummm everything about the brown recluse is a lie. we have them in the southwest and you definitely need to go to the doctor because your flesh will rot away. Since that is wrong I'm gonna go ahead and assume the rest is wrong too.

7points

MAnahP 4 years ago

We have them in Florida too.

0points

Dana Dara 4 years ago

Brown recluse occupy a much larger area of the US than illustrated.

3points

Mimi M 4 years ago

Oh hell no.

3points

Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

3points

TheAnimalLady 4 years ago

Most often the confusion-argument is in the identification of species. As with mushrooms, many poisonous ones look like safe ones (or other poisonous ones). And unlike mushrooms, spiders are moving. Some even need to go under a microscope to tell apart, like Brown Recluse vs Greater House Spider. Which I learned after an unethical exterminator tricked my daughter into wa$ting hundred$.

2points

Zophra 4 years ago

Isn't pain relative and different for people? I mean- how could this be compared unless people were bit by all these different spiders and then asked to judge?

2points

Rebecca Erickson 4 years ago

I hate spiders, but the only ones I will go out of my way to kill are black widows. The rest of them help with my garden. If they are inside, they all die, except for the cute jumper spiders.

1point

DittoEatsEverything 3 years ago

Now make one for Aussies

0points

Nicholas McShane 4 years ago

Don't worry, you're already dead from a snake bite Oz-6104dea1720ad.jpg

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Kay blue 4 years ago

Adding flour really isn't a good idea.

58points

DoomsdayDuck555 4 years ago

BOOM

11points

Carol Anne Benoit 4 years ago

And definitely don't put non-dairy creamer on a fire.

2points

Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago

Flare-ups, massive explosions... same diff.

2points

Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago

what if you want to signal someone though

1point

Ian Campbell 4 years ago

Rubbish. Only dangerous in confined spaces.

0points

Blakkur Sverrir 4 years ago

Spray gasoline or pressurized gas (hairspray) directly into the flame for even more "fun".... If by "fun" you mean setting yourself and your surroundingd on fire

17points

Mimi M 4 years ago

None of this sounds like a good idea. If you want colors that badly, buy a log special for that purpose.

9points

Radek Suski 4 years ago

how is that a good hack for camping?

8points

Grant Barke 4 years ago

Add washing powder for cleaner flames.

6points

A Cat Named Dragon 4 years ago

Nice!

1point

Kitty Luna Darrow 4 years ago

Add stupidity for death

4points

Nudge 4 years ago

add magnesium for blindness

3points

cassiushumanmother 4 years ago

Great! Taking an insecticide (borax) to enjoy nature sounds very smart...

3points

Dark_flame 4 years ago

Why do you need to change its color?

2points

Marcellus the Third 4 years ago

There's a whole list of heavy metals you can try --- that's how fireworks get their colours, after all! [The poisonous beauty of fireworks.]

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Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago

Just say NO to introducing unnecessary elements into your camping environment!

104points

Zophra 4 years ago

Like the salt - why would you add something that for centuries people knew damages plants?

4points

Nudge 4 years ago

the new "just say NO to drugs"

0points

Grant Barke 4 years ago

Non of those are elements, they are compounds, teehee.

0points

Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago

what if you're trying to signal someone or the color purple helps you fall asleep

-1point

TheAnimalLady 4 years ago

Just like Gender Reveal Parties... unnecessarily frivolous, bad for the environment and even dangerous. So stupid 🙄

2points

Edee Riggar 4 years ago

Copper for green flames

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Eric Lafleur 4 years ago

I've seen idiots trow cans of spray paint, copper tubes, flour in the fire. Flour was pitched in from a big can, several feet away from the fire. Guess what happened, the flames followed the flour in suspension and the idiot lost eyebrows and some hair...

0points

Viki Short 4 years ago

Thank e!

0points

Clearly sunny 4 years ago

My god.

0points

Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 4 years ago

Is this even safe?

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DanieLegz 4 years ago

Fireworks for sparkles

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2WheelTravlr 4 years ago

Yeah, none of these lists is comprehensive, and most aren't camping tips but survival tips (bad ones).

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