# Practical Tips for Camping

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 30, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-tips-for-camping/545073 "2010-06-30T15:17:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-tips-for-camping/545073/101 "2010-07-26T02:19:43Z")

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Great humor. Thanks Muffin.

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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-tips-for-camping/545073/102 "2010-07-26T08:51:00Z")

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[Mini glosticks](http://glowrus.com/1_5_mini_lightstick.html) to mark the tent stakes/lines to keep from tripping on them. You can color code your tents so you dont get lost getting back =)

[Folding BBQ grill](http://www.lehmans.com/store/Outdoors ___Camping___ Folding_BBQ_Grill___47420085A?Args=). Folds flat, easy to schlep along. If you keep a pot of water perking along on one end, you can have hot water aftrer dinner to help make washing up a bit easier, or temper cold water for a quick shower before bed if someone used up the solar shower water that got preheated by the sun. Although I prefer to have a [pressurized shower myself](http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0063946518945a&navCount=1&podId=0063946&parentId=cat20097&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&catalogCode=IA&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20097&cmCat=netcon&cm_ven=netcon&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=camping%20showers&cm_ite=netcon&rid=2146251080&hasJS=true) =) I keep one of these on the farm for in the winter and power goes off, heat a huge pot of water on the woodstove and take a civilized shower with hot water.

And a [PET toilet](http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20075-cat20087-cat20097&id=0009548514869a&navCount=2&podId=0009548&parentId=cat20097&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IA&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601233&hasJS=true) is nice in camp if you are car camping. I have joint issues that now prevent me from camping rough, but there is no need for a hole in the ground when you can haul the waste out. It was very handy before we got the generator at home to power the water supply during electrical outages.

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