12 TRICKS TO IMPROVE YOUR TENT - CAMPING HACKS

amazing as a new camper to be 😊everything I was trying to ask you guys, get the answer from different video you posted. Thank you so much.

From South Africa guy ropes are great security multipliers... you know when somebody's prowling around

What kind of camping is this?

Thanks guys. Really appreciate the tips

Hunters who use a tent know to find a larger tent bag.
The factory one is very tight so that more tents can fit in a shipping box and on a store shelf.
A larger tent bag takes stress off of the folds too.
It's easier to get the tent back into as well.
Reflective zipper pulls work well on the door and window zippers too.
Spraying the screens with
an insect repellent can work wonders.

What's the name of the tent??

nice idea, thanks !

I like to install a flushing toilet in my tent…obv with a wall and locking door separating it from the sleeping quarters; no reason to act like animals when enjoying the wilderness.

If I’m feeling particularly relaxed I whip out the recliner chair.

we always use a tarp under our tent but I never thought about adding one to the inside of the tent as well. I HATE when dirt and stuff get all over the floor of the tent. Somehow - even removing our shoes before entering the tent - dirt and stuff always gets inside the tent.

Cheap I mean

I add cheating moving blankets to the floor of my tent and they are great!

Extra tip if you are packing up your tent use colored hair ties to help organize the poles it helped us a few days ago to put up our tent

So im not a seasoned camper by any means. But i live in Australia where we have to be prepared at any word to flee from fire or flood. I dont know which tent to buy, and i dont know how to pitch a tent ro stop water entering my tent. I need a versatile tent that caters for extremely hot summers and extremely wet weather. We do have emergency refuges in such weather but i want to be prepared. Google "black Saturday" thousands were caught off guard, and had to jump into rhe sea ro survive. I grew up in girl scouts but now im 46 and need a plan to survive. If this should happen ro me ! One thing, all the entire eclectic network went down when the fires hit. The only people who could buy food, water, gas, and to leave the area were the ones who paid in cash. A lesson learnt for all of us.
A safety plan is essentail of fire, flood, snow, etc. What do you recommend as a emergency safety kit ? Fyi we dont allow guns in this country under any circumstances.
Sonia. Australia

Camping: Where the only deadline is catching the sunset.

❤❤❤❤thanks

Thanks I haven't camped in over a decade but just picked up a polyester tent in very good shape for only ten dollars. I set it up,aired it out well then waterproof sprayed it just in case. No lines to trip over and the poles are outside the tent so no need to crawl around inside like a blind baboon setting up poles.😁
You gave very good tips especially using a couple of cheap tarps to save the tent and make it comfortable. A question though. Do you have any tips on what to do if you don't have poles to hang a light or fan from?

Noice

Daaah, trick? ....watch out for those spiders in your boot basket!

@tents floor on underlying tarp layer: especially if your tent bottom is already full filled with your matraces and sleeping sack a tarp as under layer will increase your tent lifetime, why I made good expierience doing so (which should also do not cover stone peaks or similar peaks)

#9+12 are genius!

I have a carpet that fits in our tent.

great tips!

I would bring the basket of shoes inside. Less chance of bugs and spiders to crawn in them at night.

Yuppie camping 101

Great tips! Surprisingly I figured out some of these on my own. I've been putting the floor tiles down for a while now. The ones i use are 2 ft by 2ft. My tent is 10ft square so I use 25 of them. I like to put them between my ground tarp and the tent floor. Makes a huge difference on my bare feet and when kneeling. I am usually setting up camp close to my vehicle, so i don't mind the extra equipment/bulk.

you spelled GLAMPing wrong....

Thank you for your tips. We have always camped light - a small 2 person dome tent and just take a mattress and bedding, couple of bowls and cutlery to eat with. No cooking stuff or table and chairs. Now semi-retired with more time to go on longer camping trips, yesterday we bought a larger tent with a separate living area - we won't know ourselves :). We are off next week for a two week trip to the coast. Thank you for the tip of the dust pan and brush. I will definately need this with the sandy beach. I have also bought a metal clothes rail to hang our clothes on. My husband is a lazy camper who hates taking too much stuff and moaned that he would have to take hangers.
Just wait till he sees what else I want to take to give our new tent the full on glamping look - ha! ha!

I tie a 3 " long shroud line around each of the stake loops,, this way when you peg your stakes in the ground you definitely safe the sewn loops on your tent!!! Lasts ALOT longer for sure!!!!!!!

Number 9: Wax Candle for zippers is AMAZING!

We use those heavier mylar tarps. One to cover the floor, and one on top of our sleeping bags with a blanket over it when it is really cold. We have always been warm and dry.
First time we tried this, we woke up with condensation all over the top tarp from our body heat hitting the cold tarp.
Covering the tarp with a light blanket kept us dry.

If you buy a new tent, set it up at home to familiarize yourself with set-up before you get to your camp site and confirm that it contains all the poles, stakes and lines that it is supposed to. The fabric of your tent is treated to be waterproof before the fabric is cut and sewn to make your tent. The seams of the tent FLY are usually sealed by the manufacturer with a sealing tape or chemical sealant. However, all the rest of the sewn seam of your tent are not water sealed (except very few very expensive tents) and will probably leak during a heavy rain and wind storm. Buy a separate "tent seam sealing kit", compatible with your tents fabric type, and spend a half hour sealing all seams when you do the first set up in your back yard.

Pool noodles !! Cool idea

Ok, I have to give you credit. Those are some brilliant ideas. I never would have thought of them.

The candle wax idea on the zippers is great!

If you're a backpacker you might need a cart to haul e erything to your camp site

Foam tiles, and the extra tarp inside the tent are definite game changers. The tiles are so much softer than rocks, and, the extra tarp makes for a quick cleanup. The other ideas you both have, dealing with meal prep are super awesome. Making eggs and putting them in water bottles makes so much sense! We did this on our latest trip, but we prepared the eggs for French Toast ( eggs, cinnamon, vanilla,cream). No hassle with mess. Thank you both for such wonderful suggestions!

How are any of these items tips and tricks...😅😅

The tarp goes inside. Take your "ground sheet" , build a leanto over the tent ⛺

Nr 13 build a house and burn everything else

Tent carpets are brilliant. If it’s colder I usually use the tent carpet in the sleeping area. I use those foam clip mats too at the door of my tent it also helps to keep the bathtub groundsheet in place.

Really useful, thank you ❤

I found that by adding a tarp under the tent trapped the rain water between the tarp and the tent. We found the easiest thing to do in general (other than not camping in the rain!) is to put a blanket between your air mattress and your sheets/sleeping bag.

Good tips, bring a tarp, padded floor, fan, and even hanging an bug zapper is helpful. Keep up the great work!

Great tips! I have thought about trying the foam squares, and wondered if anyone else had done so. When I started tent camping on my own, eons ago, I had a small tent, and used an old shower curtain under it. I have a bigger tent, now, and use a tarp. I like the idea of putting one inside, too. I cringed at the idea of leaving shoes outside, though - bugs! We always have a small rug just inside the door where we take off our shoes and leave them.

Been camping with BSA for years these are solid tips!

Great ideas! Subscribed. :)

Uff these tips are awesome!! Going camping soon and will try to do a vlog to post on my other channel 😊

for #7 i use a moving blanket inside the tent, its comfortable to walk on and the pup loves it.