Anyone try any of these?

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Some of them look like they'd actually work...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/camping-hacks-that-are-borderline-genius

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[sodyera.livejournal.com]

These are cool, except for No. 16 (fire hazard).

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

I think that my favorite is number 13 (cutting up a straw to use as single-use for ant-biotic ointment and/or toothpaste). What a great way to re-purpose a straw. Though I wonder what sort of off-gassing would happen when the ends were melted shut by a lighter.

[ringrose.livejournal.com]

Several of them seem like fire hazards to me. Most places I end up camping are very paranoid about open flames; if you can organize it, glow sticks are safer. You have to pack out some trash, but they last hours.

[taura-g.livejournal.com]

I've used the herbs into the charcoal or campfire... it does actually work rather nicely.

I've been know to cook all sorts of things in tinfoil in the coals of the fire was well.

[moechus.livejournal.com]

When I did the Appalachian Trail, I met a guy who used to cook TV dinners in the coals of the fire. He'd buy two or three frozen in town and they would keep while thawing for a couple of days. Apparently, the meat is the indicator; when it's done, the meal is ready to eat.

[xuth.livejournal.com]

There are much better fire starters than those mentioned. For instance the match-light charcoal is something you want to keep in at least a mostly airtight container and it outgases quite a bit otherwise (making it not work as well and subjecting you to the smell of lighter fluid).

My favorite home made fire starter is similar to the cotton pads dipped in paraffin. But you want more paraffin than cotton so take a (cardboard) egg carton and put a bit of cotton or dryer lint in each one and fill with paraffin for a dozen fire starters. Or just buy some commercial fire starters that are the size and consistency of a granola bar.

#1 is kinda nice because it really is nice to have something on the floor of your tent. I have commercial carpet squares that I use for certain events.

I'd be rather leery of any home-made tick repellents. If you look at the various studies, the efficacies of all of the ones I've researched are much lower than deet or lemon-eucalyptus (not lemon plus eucalyptus but a specific type of eucalyptus). But I guess you'll smell nice and feel good even if you aren't any better protected.

I like many of the food ideas. The ones I've tried before have worked well and the others look like they should work.

Using frozen milk jugs works very well when you want to maintain a dry cooler. The only issue is that the air temps in the cooler are a bit higher so fruits and vegetables fare better but milk and meat don't last as long as in a refrigerator or wet cooler. Only fill the milk jugs 7/8 full and leave the lid off or loose when you initially freeze them or there's a good chance you'll split the jug when the water expands and you won't have a dry cooler anymore. Or maintain a wet cooler and vacuum seal everything and have a few watertight containers (ziplock bags aren't adequate) for the things you've opened.

[xuth.livejournal.com]

This would work better with a proper heat sealer (and it looks like that is what was done with the ones in the pictures).

[sodyera.livejournal.com]

I'd think the plastic would melt out of shape first.

[quietann.livejournal.com]

Those are good tips (in general.)

I've made bread in a coffee can in the past. It was yummy, and circular bread slices make many people smile...

[beah.livejournal.com]

I like the crescent roll idea - campfire pigs in blankets!

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Yes!!!

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

The glowing Mountain Dew bottle looks cool, but it appears to be a hoax: http://www.snopes.com/photos/food/mountaindew.asp