Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

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Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

You all know I love camping! I’ve told you about our week long family camp that takes place every year in the mountains of Wyoming. This year was the 30th year it’s been happening and it was amazing! It was very hard for me to come back to society and plug back it! It always brings me such peace and joy to completely unplug for a week and just enjoy great family, great food and the beauty and peace of Mother-nature. Don’t worry; I took enough accessories to be considered Glamping but not too many that I couldn’t also be considered camping.

After our time in the woods, I wanted to share the top 10 camping tips I put together. These camp to me as I was camping, and I hope they will help make your camping trip more successful next time you go!

Top 10 Camping Tips

  1. Pack games and crafts for kids and adults. Each day; we had a new inexpensive craft that the kids and adults to could together. Usually from the dollar store or some discounted store. It built relationships and was fun! The rest of the time we spent playing games from card games to board games. No electronics! Completely unplugged.
    Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable
  2. Stock and bring Bug Spray and Sunscreen. There is no protection from Mother Nature. Make sure you bring your own protection. The last thing you want is to be covered in bug bites and burnt to a crisp.
  3. Freeze Bottles of Water. When packing your food remember to pack enough water. But a great tip is to freeze your bottles of water and put them in the cooler with the food. Then it saves on space, and does double duty. The bottles of water are your Ice to keep the food cold. Then as they melt you get more drinking water!
  4. Open tents during the day. The ironic thing is a tent that gets so cold at night; also gets overwhelmingly hot during the day. Open all the windows during the day (as long as it’s not raining) to help cool off the tent so when bedtime comes; the tent isn’t too hot to comfortably go to sleep.
    Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable
  5. Plan for rain. It inevitably always rains on us while we are camping. At least one day of rain. Sometimes more. So make sure you plan for rain!
  6. Cook meals ahead of time. As you prep for camp; cook some of the meals at home. Meals that you can freeze and then put in the cooler. Then once you get up camping all you have to do is warm it up and you are good to go! It saves time, cooking resources and gets you back to relaxing. Sloppy Joes are one of our favorites to cook up and take up for lunches.
  7. Pack light. You don’t want to over pack and have so much stuff that you have to keep track of or gets scattered all over your tent. It’s Ok to wear clothes more than once while you are up camping. So pack less clothes. Just make sure you have at least 1 backup pair for that rainy day. Plan the food and snacks mindfully and specifically.
  8. Use a Camping checklist or printable camping checklist to ensure you don’t forget to pack any of the essentials going up or coming back home.
  9. Bring Rope and a pocket knife! You can never have too much rope when camping. It is great to tie things down in the wind. Create clotheslines to help dry things after the rain storm. You can use it to make shelter or even just for first aide! Never forget the rope!
  10. Conserve water– use Wet-Nap.
    Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

Where we camp, we have to haul up all our water. Not just for drinking but for washing as well. Let me tell you for a full week that means a lot of water. And there just isn’t always room for enough. So to help save on space and conserve the water we bring up; we also bring Wet-Nap. Thankfully we stocked up at Walmart before we went camping because of their everyday low prices. Wet-Nap is most often found in the Napkin isle of the store; though sometimes it can be found in other locations.

So just why would you need to use Wet-Nap up camping? One picture will explain it all! That’s not a tan on her!

Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

Camping is a time to let the kids explore and learn. Miss Jade absolutely loves to dig in the dirt, find bugs, and just have fun. I didn’t want to be freaking out about how dirty she got. It’s normal for little kids to get dirty. Camping is a dirty business.

Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

But camping is also a lot of fun! We enjoyed beautiful nature! Including a lot of visits from the natives!

Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

And we enjoyed a lot of fun on the river!

Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

And thankfully we didn’t forget the outhouse! That’s a bonus tip for you! If you are going to undeveloped camping groups; Rent an outhouse! It is so worth it to not have to dig your own latrine! Been there…done that. Renting an outhouse is much nicer!

Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

Through it all Wet-Nap saved the day! Other than dunking Miss Jade into the river; Wet-Nap is the next best solution to get her cleaned up in time for lunch. It actually wiped the dirt off and sanitized at the same time. Talk about time saving! And they are now softer than ever, yet stronger and they even moisturize with aloe! So no feeling over dried after cleaning up with Wet-Nap either. My sensitive skin especially appreciated that!

Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

We all ended up using the Wet-Nap frequently. Always before each meal to wash hands, after using the outhouse, after playing in the river, and many other times throughout the camping trip. These were our best clean up friends! Because yes, camping is a dirty business; but very fun! So leave the worry behind and make sure you have plenty of Wet-Nap!

So next time you prepare for a day out camping, hiking or just a day at the park, don’t forget the Wet-Nap! Also enjoy this awesome $0.55 off Coupon for Wet-Nap!

Top 10 Camping Tips to make camping easier and more enjoyable

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32 Comments

  1. Staying in a hotel is what I consider camping. My kids always ask to go, but I just don’t have it in me 🙂

  2. We just got back from a week of camping yesterday! We going to the Jacks Fork River in Emience Missouri. Love unplugging, I was sad to come back yesterday.

    Your little girl cracks me up. That is exactly how my 3, turned 4 camping trip, son looked every morning. But by noon we were playing in the river and he was getting his bath 😉

    I would have never thought to rent an outhouse! We found a few great places to camp but they have no bathrooms. I could handle it, others can’t. lol I will have to look into that next year. It would be nice to have our own little place just to ourselves.

    We also froze all our water and some of the bottles were still frozen 3 days later. And like you I made 90% of our meals ahead of time and froze EVERYTHING I could! Some of our pre made meals are sloppy joes, spaghetti, and the kids fav tacos in a bag. You just get the little chip bags and you put your taco toppings in it. I also tried a meatloaf this year. I didn’t precook that, just made it up and rolled it into a log then froze it.

  3. My daughter and her friends love to go camping in the spring and summer! They always take wet wipes with them because someone spilling something is inevitable! Nothing is worse than a spill causing the whole tent to be sticky!

  4. These are great tips. Bug spray, frozen water, and WetNaps are all must haves for camping. Bug spray keeps you comfy, frozen water keeps you hydrated and cool, and WetNaps get the hot dog juice off of your fingers!

  5. What great tips and reminders to make sure you plan ahead to make your camping trip as much fun as possible. Love that the first thing on the list is to remember crafts and activities for your kids to do. Obviously the hope is that Nature will provide the entertainment but some children just need to be able to keep their hands busy while they are experiencing everything there is to offer outdoors.

  6. Wet Nap products are a must for times when there is no running water, or you need a cleanup stat! We love them around here.

  7. yes and yes – love this post! We camp and glamp often and you got it right. Esp the making of the meals ahead of time, we love to serve taco in a bag and have everything chopped up and ready. We even bring the taco meat already cooked and just heat it up

  8. You know what? I think I really would consider WetNaps an essential. They work to really scrub those fingers! I’m not a camper by night, but I’ll do the outdoors stuff by day. 🙂

  9. We love camping, but haven’t been in a few years, this list is great and is really giving me the camping itch!! Your camp site is beautiful!!! That river looks like so much fun to play in!

  10. Planning for rain and packing games and crafts go hand in hand. I never plan for the chance of being stuck in our cabin (I don’t do tents).

  11. Oh my goodness, what a great list of tips… We haven’t been camping but we constantly talk about it. I would have never thought about cooking meals ahead of time. Good advice!

  12. It looks like you guys had a lot of fun, but camping definitely can get messy. When we do anything outdoors, I always bring Wet Naps.

  13. Cool! I haven’t been camping in so long, but now I want to go since it looks like so much fun and easy with your tips!

  14. I love the idea of freezing water bottles to double as an ice pack!!! I love using Wet Naps when we go camping as well. Even as an adult the dirt seems to jump right up on me!

  15. I love the idea of freezing water bottles and using them as ice packs. Nothing better that ice cold water on a hot summer day. Thanks for sharing great tips.

  16. I’m too chicken to go camping but yeah, I totally agree those Wet Naps need to go with you everywhere!

  17. I have not gone camping in years. My kids were tiny the last time we went and now they are all teens. It looks like your family had a blast. Great tips. You have inspired me to plan a camping trip.

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