Frugal Camp Idea’s

I found this on-line, I picked the ones that were new to me…

1. Twist ties can be used to hold up another tarp from your dining fly to form a wind screen. Maybe not on Anchor Point beach…but it may save some of lines from being cut up by the men
2. A small automotive water hose clamp can be used as a stop for your dining fly's upright poles. THIS IS A MUST!!! That stick last year KONKED to many kids.
3. Put matches in corrugated cardboard strips (about every other hole) and dip into paraffin for fire starters. Cut off what you need to start a fire. Everyone ate all my Fritos last year. Its time for a non-edible fire starter.
4. Use a cookie tin as a dutch oven … I have tons of these..I know we all just got dutch ovens… but we can cook corn bread AND camp stew AND Sticky Buns)
5. Make a camp washing machine from a five gallon bucket and a toilet plunger. This is for Noe … I hope it will help this year …but, hopefully we won’t have any kittens to pee on you or your down sleeping bag.
6. Laundry lint makes good tinder. Noe we need to figure out a lint trap for your new washer.
7. Cover the ice in a picnic cooler with foil to help it last longer…. But that means less water for recycling...to the dog dishes…then Dad’s coffee.
8. To prevent night accidents in camp, use phosphorescent paint to mark the edges of latrines, the top of corner pegs of tents, etc. … with as much beer the Buffalo Bull drinks we may want to mark walkways and the TOILET SEAT.
9. Kitchen foil can add extra warmth to your boots. Trace each foot on a piece of foil and add a 5 cm border. Place the foil inside your boots, shiny side up so you benefit from radiant heat…. Just don’t wear them by the fire!!
10. To keep mosquitoes away rub the inside of an orange peel on face, arms and legs. … Fabric Softener (Bounce is my favorite) sheets also work well!!
11. Discarded roll on deodorant bottles make an excellent insect repellent applicator because it enables you to keep 'bug dope' off your hands and out of your eyes. Snap off the plastic top or snap out the ball, rinse out the bottle and refill with your favorite liquid repellant. …Ever heard of a Mexican bath….this is the Alaskan version.
12. Keep your toilet roll dry by packing it in a coffee tine with a snap-on lid… save those zip lock bags for pancake batter.
13. Certain fibers can be damaged by insect repellants. Don't apply repellants to spandex (from which bathing suits are made), rayon, or Dynel fabrics. Tent fabrics, plastic and painted surfaces also can be damaged by insect repellents. … Aerosol sprays take away water proofing!
14. Did you know that the egg whites left in empty egg shells makes good glue? Use it for scrapbooks, etc. … I see an all natural art project … wonder if it will work on the rock dudes the kids always make.