Camping Tips

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1 Prepare dishes ahead of time.  

2) Freeze those you can.  This helps the efficiencuy of your cooler.

Favorites of mine are: 

• Candied bacon with home fries (& onions, peppers, shallots), and eggs are a great breakfast. (I don't freeze these).  Get those eggs from a farm and they don't have to be refrigerated.
• A hearty home-made stew works great, feels great, is healthy, and freezes like a brick.

1) Put a tarp under the tent, making sure no part of the tarp is exposed.  Fold the tarp UNDER itself so the size matches the size of the tent.

2) Ensure your rainfly is installed properly.  Use a tarp and clamps if the rainfly is missing.

Use a shammy cloth to bail out the tent.  Wipe up any puddles.  Wipe down any moisture.  Take anything out that got wet.  Hope for sunshine to help with the drying.   

A propane heater will keep you warm.  I like the Mr Buddy heater,  It uses the small green propane tanks,  and works great in a tent.

Dollar General has $1 pool noodles - use them on your tie-lines to help keep trippy hippies from walking into your lines.  Use them under the corners of your canopy to help avoid pooling rain water.

You can use a pop-top to repair that flip-flop.  Just break off the tab, and use it to repair the break.

Expect worse weather than the forecast calls for.  Hope for better, but be prepared.  Always bring more socks than you need.  Always bring more water than you need.  I bring extra chairs, extra battery power, and an extra sleeping mat.  Bring everything (that fits) that makes you comfortable.