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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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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!!
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. ☺️
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! 😊
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
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. 😊🤙🏽
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.
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
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! 😂😂😂😂
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 👍🏽😁
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
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...👍
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.
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!!!
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.
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 😊🏕🤙🏽
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! 😃🤙🏽
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!!
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.
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!
@@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. 😎🤙🏽😂
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 😎😂🤙🏽
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
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 🤷🏻♂️😁
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.
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 😉🤙🏽
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 😁
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.
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 😉🤙🏽
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.
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 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 👍🏽
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.
Haha yeah we joke about that, she obviously meant to say ice but when you have to talk on camera as a human being it’s very easy to say the wrong word. 😊
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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.
Awesome! 😍 Those are some great tips thank you! 😃
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.
Right on man! 👊🏽😊 Haha we actually mention almost every last thing you said in all our other camping info vids 😁🤙🏽
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.
Nice. 😎 Think you have us beat! Haha but oh yeah absolutely, the bins are essential and really make things way easier! 👍🏽😊
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.
Thanks 👊🏽😊 Nice! Yeah that clothes line comes in handy a lot! Air out that campfire smell too! 😂🤙🏽
Dryer Lint Fire Starters is Genius!
Never fails 🔥😎🤙🏽
I use Gatorade or Powerade bottles for eggs. Mouth is bigger and the bottle is less likely to break open.
Sweet 😊🤙🏽
@@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.
@@Ajindo76 Nice… Creative! 😃🤙🏽
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.
No problem! That’s awesome! Hope you have a great time! And hope some of our other vids help you out as well! 😊🤙🏽
When mine were little, I took instant oatmeal and granola bars to keep them happy til hot breakfast was ready.
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.
Sounds super intelligent 👍🏽😊
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!!
Nice! That’s a good idea for sure! 😃
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. ☺️
Thanks for the sage advice!
No prob 😃🤙🏽
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! 😊
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
Sweet 😃🤙🏽
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!
Hahaha yeah we’ve had a few arguments while setting up our tent for sure 😂😁 And awesome glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! 😊
I am ordering some sage today. Bugs are so bad where I live and nothing seems to work. I'm really excited to give this a try.
Definitely helps! 😃
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
Good tips. We used milk jugs for the frozen water. Better than blocks of ice and drinkable water.
Thanks! And sweet yeah if you got the room the gallon jugs work great! 😃
I made my igloo sticks(old milk jug) with salt water, it stays frozen longer.
yes had a problem with the tent fitting in the bag i will try it and the sage for misquitos as well...
Hope this helps! Let us know how it works out for ya! 😊🤙🏽
Wrapping tent around the poles worked like a charm 👌
Sweeeeet…. 👊🏽😎🤙🏽
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. 😊🤙🏽
I'm a firm believer in the foam floor tiles for the tent. It makes a huge difference.
Yeah they’re nice to have 😊
Love seeing you two interact
Hahaha thanks we’ve been interacting for a long… time. 😁☺️🤙🏽
I love the sage idea! We have been using Thermacell for mosquitos.... we will try this!
Works pretty well give it a try! How do you like the Thermacell?
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.
Woooooow that’s a great great point. 🙌🏽😎 Haven’t even thought of that! Good stuff! 👊🏽😃
Great ideas and a great vibe between y'all!
Thanks man! 👊🏽😊
Genius!! I wish my husband was like this. I love camping he does not wanna go
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
Hahaha yeah that’s easy… we were using an IKEA bag for a long time 😂🤙🏽
Awesome ideas we are 68 yo but hey, we feel like we can do this thing! 😅
Absolutely 😎👍🏽
My kind of people. Glad to hear you've been to Rock Creek!
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! 😂😂😂😂
Thankfully I haven't been there when they are super active. They tend to attack me. 😩
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 👍🏽😁
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
Nice! 😊 And oh definitely try the French Press ☕️😎
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...👍
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.
Yeah we just get the dried white sage bundles 😊
Very good advice. Live bins with tight lids.
The best ☺️🤙🏽
Yeah, they did.
Yes... Frozen ❄ H2O bottles are always great
The best! 😃🤙🏽
Just subbed and i am binge watching!
Haha nice hope you enjoy the videos! Thanks for the support and thanks for watching we really appreciate it! 😊🤙🏽
We use couple of big yoga mats instead of floor tiles. Works the same.
Nice yeah they work great! 😊🤙🏽
Gatoraid bottles can be frozen for your ice chest. Don’t have to break the seal and pour any out first. Can drink them as they melt.
Nice!!!! 😃🤙🏽 Some extra electrolytes!
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!!!
That’s awesome! 😃🤙🏽 And awe thanks so much we really appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed the video. ☺️ Thanks for watching.
Where do I get sage??? Loved these hacks!! Thank you!!
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.
Grow it. Easy perennial even in a flower pot.
Hahaha the tent packing hack was great thank you guys
Haha no problem 😎😁🤙🏽
I’m going camping for this 1st time and I’ve watched like 9 videos so far you guys are amazing and very helpful keep Mandingo great content 💪🏾😎🔥
Awesome! So stoked the vids are helping you out! 😃🤙🏽 Hope you have a great time on your trip! 😊
Love you guys! Liked and subbed.
Thanks so much! We really appreciate the support! 👊🏽😃
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 😊🏕🤙🏽
New subscriber here. Great tips! Especially the water bottles as ice. I hate soggy coolers! Gonna apply these tips at Shenandoah National Park! 👍
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! 😃🤙🏽
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!!
Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed them! And haha yeah that sage is good stuff! 😊
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.
Absolutely 👍🏽😊
Thank you! Great tips. May I know the size of the storage bin?
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!
@@cocongng313 No problem! Glad you’re enjoying the content! Hope you have fun on your trip! 😃🤙🏽
You can burn ground coffee to keep away bugs too, it has to be unused but can be out of date. Same deal just burn on foil.
Reallly….. 😎 Awesome definitely gotta try that! 😃🤙🏽 The sage has been a game changer for us.
I loved the Biggie Ten Camp Commandments!!!!!!!! Great job keep it up!
Hahaha aye… alright well you’re in my cool book. 👊🏽😎 I have often wondered how many people actually get that joke. 😂 And thanks! Really appreciate it!
@@WhereWeWild I think it would be cool if you did something like this in more of your videos! Great videos btw!!
@@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! 😊🤙🏽
@@WhereWeWild haha both you got some skills! I loved how you added Biggies music right on time.
@@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. 😎🤙🏽😂
Awesome tips. I like the egg prep and the prescription bottle emergency kit! Lint is easily the best fire starter, and its free!
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 😎😂🤙🏽
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
Hahaha 😎😁 Glad you enjoyed the video thanks for watching 😊🤙🏽
If you guys keep up the good work your videos are gonna blow up very soon. You guys have the perfect recipe.
Hey thanks a lot! 👊🏽😃 Really nice of you to say… we really appreciate the support. 😊🤙🏽
floor mats is a great idea, sag is a great idea to, love video
Thanks! 😊🤙🏽
These were actually great tips and tricks. It feels like every one I watch I think “eh, I’ve seen this already.” Thanks! New subscriber here.
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 🤷🏻♂️😁
great tips and advice guys..Thank you so much
No problem! Thanks for watching and for the nice comment we appreciate it. 😊🤙🏽
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?
Hey thanks really appreciate it! And you can find the Amazon link for the sage and some other links in the description of this video. 😊🤙🏽 Have fun! 😃
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.
@@ScottCalvinsClause Lol yup. 😂😁🤙🏽 Super easy on Amazon though.
Not to mention white sage keeps evil spirits at bay. 😊We are bringing Native American friends so yeah, I’ll get some sage.
Stuff works for that too I suppose 😎🤙🏽
Where do you find your Sage for your fire? I want to try this!
Hey thanks for watching 🤙🏽 I guess the easiest thing to do is to just go to Amazon and search White Sage… they should have it on there I’d think. 😊
You forgot weed in the survival kit.
How is that possible?🤔
Helps to sleep too.
That's the first thing I'm grabbing is my bag of weed
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Some very cool tips. A lot of creative common sense. Thanks!
Thanks! 😃🤙🏽 Hope you find some of them useful next time you go camping! Thanks for watching 😊
AWESOME HACKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Thanks! Hope they help ya! 😃🤙🏽
the 10 camp commandments😂😂
Lol not many people get that joke 👊🏽😁
Good Stuff right there!! 😉
chips made of corn work great for fire starters.
Fritos!!!! Haha they absolutely do. 🔥 😎🤙🏽
How many sage do you need to burn in 1 night? Is that better than tiki torch? I'm not good in camping. Trying to learn. Thank you
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 😉🤙🏽
Great tips thanks for this video
Thanks! Hope they help ya! Thanks for watching 😊
Sage sounds great
Yeah it works pretty well! 😊🤙🏽
10 camp commandants 🔥🔥🔥
123456789! 10. 😎😁🤙🏽
@@WhereWeWild yeah. That was AWESOME and hilarious. Great tips. thank you.
Hahaha thanks glad you enjoyed them 👊🏽😊🤙🏽
great list, i to love my bins lol
Thanks! 😊 Hahaha nice gotta have em 😁🤙🏽
Really good tips!
Thanks! 😃
We double bag. So fill a resealable bag with water, seal it, then place it in another bag then freeze.
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 😁
@@WhereWeWild love your channel btw all the way from Aotearoa New Zealand
@@joleaf5777 Thanks that’s so awesome! 😍🤙🏽 Thanks so much for the support we really appreciate it. ☺️
Lol loved the intro, great video and info.
Haha hey thanks a lot really appreciate it. 👊🏽😊
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Fantastic 😊
Percolator makes the best camp coffee.
We used one of those for awhile 😊 French Press has been better for us 🤷🏻♂️☺️
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.
No shoes? 😳
Ouch😢
@@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.
Loved tip #1... for sure the least fun part of Camping is putting the tent away lol
Hahahaha 👍🏽😊 Yeah that is no fun. Ever since we started this technique it’s gone wayyyyyy smoother thankfully 🙏🏽😂
Best place to get sage?
Easiest would be Amazon and there is a link in the video description 😊🤙🏽
We are going camping for two days next weekend. I’m scared to death 😮How long do those bottle water keep the cooler cold?
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 😉🤙🏽
or use bigger bottles I use quart milk jugs . good for at least 5 days
Thank you x
No problem! 😃
yep...Ikea BAG!
Hahahaha 😁😁😁😁
Place tent over puzzle mats instead of putting them inside. Elevates tent floor to reduce water contact with tent interior.
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.
I just bought a larger tent bag for
😂😂😂😂 That’ll work! 😁🤙🏽
Mix your pancake batter ahead. I put mine in a plastic milk container. Pour, flip and serve. It couldn't be easier. I fed 35 people that way.
Nice 👍🏽😊 You know what works really well for pancake mix? A big squeeze ketchup bottle. 😎🤙🏽
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.
Nice… haha oh yeah… duct tape is a straight up multi tool 😎😂🤙🏽
Hey y’all precooling the cooler day or two before you head out 😉😉
And yes can’t wait to try your hacks
Love ya
Definitely gonna try that 👊🏽😊
6:07....DON'T USE THE BLADE OF YOUR KNIFE TO STRIKE A FERRO ROD!!!
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 👍🏽
How did i not think of the water bottle trick
Hahaha the eggs or the water? Both are so useful man we use them every time. 😁🤙🏽
burning sage also keeps evil spirits away
Bonus 😎😁🤙🏽
Perscription bottles are not air tight. Water can get in.
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New sub
Cool! 🤙🏽 Thanks for the support! 🙏🏽😊
Thermacell - try it ;-)
Been wanting to try those! 😃🤙🏽
Lake Castaic
Hahaha good lake 👍🏽😁
Couldn't start fire with dryer lint. Even a lighter wouldn't lite it. Quite surprised!
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?
@@WhereWeWild I don't know what it was. Seemed like it should have ignited. Maybe some strange material. I collected it from a laundry mat.
@@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.
@@mikedebell2242 🤢🤮 It was non natural fibers... probably a strippers thong or a football team washed their jockstraps
@@DDDSSDDDSSDDDSS pubes for sure, hair doesn't take a spark easily.
We had a fire because my dad forgot to clean the dryer of dryer lint 😢 Thank God, nobody was hurt!
Jeeeez yeah that stuff is so flammable! Glad nobody was hurt!
Fire starter: vaseline soaked cotton balls in a medicine bottle.
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.
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mix salt in your water bottles
Haha yup! As long as you don’t want to drink em! 😃🤙🏽
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.
Don't borrow..only get by on ya own supply
Hahahaha nahhhh I don’t care if they wanna ounce tell em BOUNCE! 😎😜
Lolol
Consignment?
Water doesn’t melt… lol
Haha yeah we joke about that, she obviously meant to say ice but when you have to talk on camera as a human being it’s very easy to say the wrong word. 😊