CAMPING TIPS (that you might not have thought of, post here)

[ripas]

A tip for those with kiddies - buy a bulk lot of glow bracelets / glow sticks from China via ebay - the kids love them and you can see them at night with relative ease.

[speewa158]

Trackabout / Swaggers
                               Gold the moist towel in the engel is so simple , but the besat ideas always are !!!!!!!!!!
                                       

[morgue]

We go camping with the Rancho flavoured Chicken wings from Aldi which has been already frozen before travel. There cheap, they keep well and are a simple cook after a hard days camping, slice the bag, dump the contents on the hot plate, cook then eat with fingers...yum.

[macca]

An old bushy told me this one years ago, when using your fridge and as it empties "throw a damp towel in the cavity" once the towel chills to the same temp as the fridge it will be twice as efficient and the towel stop things from moving around in the fridge as well...the idea of the towel is to fill the cavity and the fridge will work a lot more efficient as its not trying to keep a large empty void chilled....I have been using this method for many years and my fridge always gets a few extra days more than other people with the same fridge and same Battery specs....its simple and it works !!

from what I've read on Myswag, Johnny your fridge doesn't get too empty for too long
macca

[singo-26]

A tip for those with kiddies - buy a bulk lot of glow bracelets / glow sticks from China via ebay - the kids love them and you can see them at night with relative ease.

Hey Ripis
check out the Clarencetown thread. Lots of the kids had a group photo with glowsticks on. My little bloke looked great riding his 12" bike with them on his arms , legs and around his neck, But it is a great idea.

Steve

[TOY80ST]

A torch for each of the kids and a magnifying glass is a must. Get the kids to write down all the stuff they find in an area of 1 m x 1m do it with them and ask them questions about what they think the things they find are. It is good for kids from about 7 to 14 years old especially if they love nature and the environment.

[speewa158]

Swaggers
         
            when using peg to keep the ct down , mark on the peg bag how many are supposed to be in it  . if you have more than you started with its all good
                                       

[Kit_e_kat9]

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[wannabee]

We used to put cordial in milk bottles then freeze them, so that way the kiddies had a cold drink (eventually) as well as the adults and we didn't need to pack another container with straight cordial.

We also used to freeze one litre rectangular containers of fruiy juice, same outcome.

Mike

[GU Rich]

Just thought of another..

This wouldn't apply to alot of camper trailers, but on the dingo I could roll up the front door evenly on both sides. There were 2 velcro straps to hold it open. So what we would do is place a "Fish n Chip" style strip door in. This helped when the kids were walking in and out all the time playing with the zip (or not be able to open it because they were too young). It kept a cool breeze through the camper also rather than having the door closed up.

Rich

[aazjodz]

Somewhere in this lovely great site I glimpsed someone using a green shopping bag to anchor a rope to....
We tried this over the Easter weekend and it worked a treat!  At 99c each, it makes for cheap sand or rock anchor points, and can be moved to your liking, and when emptied can be folded up with whatever you are tying down (ropes still attached to ensuite tent!).

They pack up nicely and can be squished into most empty gaps if needed.
oh - just remembered I have a photo! (of our baked bean toilet tent - shaped like this due to excessive wind out of the tent - not inside!)

Jodz

[GU Rich]

I think it was Joff that had it in one of his pics, You can even bury the bag too.
Thanks for the pic I'm sure others will use this idea!!
Cheers Rich

[Juzzo]

that is a great tip!  We can put those bags to good use!

[JCOJ]

For a rubbish bin we use one of those spring up dirty clothes baskets that you can get from camping stores.  To stop it blowing away we put the peg/rope bag at the bottom with the hammer, along with spare bags, then put in the rubbish bag.

We know where the peg bag/hammer is at all times, and the bin itself folds up to next to nothing and stores next to the fridge.

[Barry G]

For a rubbish bin we use one of those spring up dirty clothes baskets that you can get from camping stores.  To stop it blowing away we put the peg/rope bag at the bottom with the hammer, along with spare bags, then put in the rubbish bag.

We know where the peg bag/hammer is at all times, and the bin itself folds up to next to nothing and stores next to the fridge.

Folding the bin is also good practice for folding the ensuite.  Once you have mastered the smaller version you can move on to the full size! 

[kranky al]

the attachment for blowing up footies + air compressor gets a fire going with the wettest wood easily.

[savanahkelpy]

Another use for those reusable shopping bags, particularly the padded cool bags,, I know most camper trailers have an underslung water tank, but if you take extra water in plastic jerry cans, one jerry can fits perfectly into a padded bag with another pulled over the top, to reduce chaffing and rubbing from corrogations, and potential loss of water. This also protects the surrounding surfaces of your vehicle.
Laurie.

[driftenaway]

PUT THE CAT OUT got 100kms away from home then had that feeling we forget something the cat.

[fishfinder]

PUT THE CAT OUT got 100kms away from home then had that feeling we forget something the cat.

Knock it on the head with a shovel saves happening again in the future 

[baldheadedgit]

If that dont work,, use a hammer.!

[graylyn]

Or, you can do what the Asians do!

[Kit_e_kat9]

Or, you can do what the Asians do!

Wot? .... Chicken Chow Mein?

[graylyn]

Bingo! Ah Sooo!

[speewa158]

What about a bessa & bag in the drink !! ( dont tell my SWOMBO )
Poor little   DIM SIM ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,what sound dose a cat make when it runs  away from home,,,,,,, ?       SPARLASHHHHHHHHH  !

[Camping Grant]

something that was mentioned to me, and I'm not sure if it's already been mentioned on here, but take a spare, small tarp, to cover the bed mattress in the CT if you're packing up when it's wet. That way, the mattress won't get wet.

Cheers

Grant