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22 Genius Camping Hacks I Wish I Knew Before Now

Camping Hacks-camping hacks you can do for family camping

It’s almost time for your next family camping trip. Camping with your family gives you the chance to get back to nature, reconnect, and have fun together. Camping with your family can be a great outdoor adventure, but it doesn’t mean you can’t be without your creature comforts. We have some genius camping hacks for you. You may be like me and wish you had known about them earlier. They are all designed to save money, provide comfort, and/or help everyone be a happy camper.

Camping Hacks-camping hacks you can do for family camping

Enjoy these camping hacks and have a great family adventure!

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1 . Keep Matches in a Mason Jar – with a strikeable lid

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2. Wrap a headlamp around a plastic bottle for an instant lantern

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3. Keep insects away with a DIY Organic Bug Repellent

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4. Make a fun DIY Grill from a tin can.

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5. Need Your Morning Coffee? Bring a Few of these.

Need Coffee? Pack these Starbucks Instant Coffee Singles for your camping trip

6. A plastic bucket, trash bag, and pool noodle make an easy Travel Potty

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7. Use an old coffee container to keep the toilet paper dry

Camping Hack - Keeping your toilet paper dry while camping using a coffee container.

8. Create a DIY Handwashing Station with a water container

DIY Hand washing Station - Camping Hack - Little Family Adventure

9. Get off the ground and save space with Kid-O-Bunk stackable cots

Kid-O-Bunk 3-in-1 sleep system from Disc O Bed. Perfect for camping, sleepovers, travel, and more.

10. Make your own Toothpaste Dots

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11. Learn how to DIY Waterproof your shoes

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12. Use Tic Tac containers to create a Travel camping spice cabinet

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13. DIY Soft Case using Duct Tape

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14. Keep the flame burning in the wind with these Tin Can Luminaries

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15. Make your own Camping Sink with a plastic bin and drain

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16. Make it easy to pack eggs for traveling to and while camping

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17. Create Homemade Fire Starters

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18. Create DIY Soap Pouches

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19. Store everyday medicine in a weekly pill container

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20. Make homemade bread in a can, for no-fuss storage. {You can find my healthy bread recipe here}

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21. Convert AAA Batteries into AA Batteries with Tin Foil 

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22. Create these DIY Candle Stakes to light up the campsite.

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Written by:
Nicky Omohundro
Published on:
May 24, 2016
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Categories: Get OutsideTags: camping

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About Nicky Omohundro

Nicky Omohundro is a full time travel writer, licensed travel advisor, content creator, and podcaster based in Oklahoma City. She founded LittleFamilyAdventure.com in 2013 with a “no child left inside” philosophy. The site now has about 1,000 articles on family travel with teens, outdoor adventure, and globally inspired recipes, and its content is syndicated to MSN. Her newer site, ExploreMoreGetaways.com, serves solo women travelers 45 and up.

Nicky is a USA Today 10Best Family Travel Expert and serves on the 10Best Readers’ Choice Award committee. She is a member of SATW, NATJA, OWAA, and ATTA, and she plans trips for clients as a licensed advisor with Fora Travel. With Heide Brandes, she cohosts Untethered & Wanderwise, a podcast for women 45 and up who are using travel to navigate new chapters of life.

She brings more than 15 years of content creation experience across culinary, outdoor recreation, and travel. Raised by a Dutch mother and an outdoorsy American father, she writes with a cross cultural lens. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Texas A&M University and is now an empty nester and mom of three young adults.

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  1. blankmisty

    July 28, 2020 at 7:55 pm

    lol….love your bio….spirit animal. 🙂

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  2. blankWolfy

    March 10, 2021 at 6:42 pm

    Cool! These hacks really helped me out!

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  3. blankLutu

    April 19, 2025 at 1:33 am

    These camping hacks are genius! I especially love the headlamp lantern idea. Have you tried any of these? Which one would you start with?

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