| Fire lighting. Keep dry matches
in the car, fire lighters are not 'the thing' but do get things going! (a few
firelighters always help!) |
A hollow tube about a metre long
when placed in the heart of a dull fire and blown into will generate a fast
flame. This can be metal or plastic. |
| Collect wood and always store out
of the rain. It might be sunny today but wet tomorrow. |
If the water supply is dubious,
boil for at least 3 minutes |
| Try this with potatoes. dice to
about 50mm cubes (3/8 inch) pour olive oil into wok or similar, add 1/2 onion,
2 or 3 cloves garlic, simmer together until soft about 10 minutes. Add salt to
taste before serving. |
When filling a kettle or 'billly'
from stream or tank, fill through the spout holding it below the surface to
avoid any surface dust or twigs. |
| Mildew, kill and cure it with a
solution of bicarbonate of soda! |
For Hikers, every time you stop
for a break, take off your boots and socks, Give your feet a breather, they
will stay dry longer and minimalise the risk of blisters. |
A bucket with a lid, left in the
porch of your tent (if you have a porch) is very handy at night if you need to
'go'! - saving that awful walk across miles of campsite in the dark. You can
empty it in the loo in the morning!
Fiona Le Ny |
For those who get thirsty at
night, keep a bicycle water bottle handy - it won't leak if it falls over and
you can't lose the lid.
Fiona Le Ny |
If the ground is sloping, place
your tent so that your head is at the top of the slope and your feet at the
bottom. If you don't do this, you may either roll sideways in the night, or
wake up with a headache!
Fiona Le Ny |
When cooking pasta, to save
fuel: boil water, put pasta in, bring back to boil then turn off heat. Put pan
on ground, cover with teacloth and leave for about 15 minutes - pasta will cook
by itself.
Fiona Le Ny |
Always take plenty of clothes
pegs and thick cord with you when you go camping. You will often have wet or
damp clothes to hang up, and it is annoying to see them blow away in the
wind..!
Fiona Le Ny |
Buy a campbed with a raised head,
like the excellent one we have just obtained from yourselves, and then you
don't need to take a thick pillow with you!- a very small one is
enough.
Fiona Le Ny |
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