15 Camping Hacks That Make The Great Outdoors Even Better

Want to keep sand, dirt, and grass out of your space? Bring along an over-the-door shoe hanger and leave it outside. Goodbye to sleeping on uncomfortable bits of dirt!

"Instead of using bagged ice or ice substitutes in your cooler, freeze water bottles and pack them around your food. Your cooler stays dry and you get fresh cold drinking water."

"Put the legs of your camping table in cups of water so that ants can't get to your food."

As another user noted, just make sure your table isn't wood! You'll damage the wood with water.

"When camping crack a dozen eggs into your Tupperware Quick Shake Container (remove the blender disk). Then, you can pour out your eggs one by one when you’re ready to fix them at the campsite."

"Jury rigged an air conditioner out of a foam ice chest, 2 USB powered fans, a USB hub, and a USB wall adapter." This is also a good solution for anyone without A/C, tbh.

"Need more light when you’re camping? Put a water bottle on top of your phone flashlight for a lantern effect." iamg0d on Reddit suggested.

This is extremely smart!

If you're not sure how to store your TP (and want to protect it from the elements), fashion out a Folgers container and use it as a TP holder!

Using some craft dowels and some candles, you can create your own outdoor lighting stakes! Try boiling the candles to make it easy to insert the stakes.

"Next time that you grill out for the family... this makes a great (And not so easy to spill) serving dish for condiments!"

This would be such easy cleanup, too!

"I premix my dry ingredients for my pancake mix and write everything on the container! I bring my sourcream and vanilla pre-measured and mixed together as well," Laura Kusyk said on Facebook.

These water-activated cloths are ideal for when you don't have access to shower facilities! You can also use rinse-free shampoo or dry shampoo to keep your hair squeaky clean.

"Roll cotton balls in Vaseline to use as fire starters. Pack them in a Ziploc bag or small container when you go camping. They burn for at least 3 minutes at a decent size flame, 1 or 2 are plenty to get a fire going."

Throw your clothes and your washing detergent in the bucket, fill it with water, and use the plunger to agitate the clothes around to get them nice and clean!

Honestly, I love the idea of reusing something you'd otherwise throw away. This is also a great way to distribute the condiment you're using, thanks to the tiny TicTac opening!

"Bring duct tape when you go camping to get rid of bugs in your tent," Crusadera said on Reddit.

As someone who hates bugs a LOT, this is a life-saving tip.