25 Camping Hacks That Are Truly Genius

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  • For many people, especially those from big cities, camping is one of the greatest ways of enjoying the great outdoors. Just you, your friends and nature, far from all the crowds, daily stress and working duties. But as relaxing as it sounds, camping can easily turns into a natural nightmare. DON”T LET IT TURN INTO A NIGHTMARE! Instead, check out these 25 camping hacks that are truly genius.
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    Burn sage to repel mosquitoes
    Learn poisonous plants
    Use Doritos as fire kindlers
    Or cotton dipped in wax
    and for the ultimate fire kindler, use an egg carton
    create personal size soap portions
    and more...

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  • @burningfuse63
    @burningfuse63 9 років тому +220

    Roast hotdogs on a rake. How about a stick like everyone else. Who the fuck brings a rake camping?

    • @NadGough
      @NadGough 9 років тому +32

      Fhyuka Youa People who bring their plungers camping.

    • @MrTdw1954
      @MrTdw1954 9 років тому +11

      +Stubbs And foam tile squares.

    • @worddunlap
      @worddunlap 9 років тому +6

      +Fhyuka Youa He brought all that and forgot water or a filter.

    • @MultiAlxndr
      @MultiAlxndr 9 років тому +3

      +Fhyuka Youa but burning paint into your food adds to the flavour

    • @nunyabiznez6381
      @nunyabiznez6381 9 років тому +3

      +Fhyuka Youa I use steel skewers. They take up very little room, don't cost much and easy to clean. The rake idea is lame. He'd be eating burnt paint which probably has some lead in it.

  • @soulfiend1234
    @soulfiend1234 9 років тому +821

    5 More amazing camping hacks
    1. Feeling cold during the nights? Then try using a sleeping bag, the design of it will keep you warm and can also act as a portable fire pit.
    2. Are you getting nasty sunburns? Then try using sunscreen, it will stop the sun from burning you and the tube works great as storage for your milk.
    3. Are you camping in the snow and getting cold? Try putting clothes on, not only will it keep you warm, but it also acts as a fantastic tea towel for when you spill water in the dirt.
    4. Getting cut feet when walking? Try using shoes not only will it protect you from the harsh ground below, it will also work perfectly for water storage
    5. Do you keep tripping over the tent? Try walking around the tent, doing this means that you will not be walking into the tent therefore not tripping over.

    • @charlesstonebridge525
      @charlesstonebridge525 9 років тому +20

      soulfiend1234 best hacks so far!

    • @casesusa
      @casesusa 9 років тому +21

      soulfiend1234 ....now THAT is truly Genius!! ....very funny! Kudos...

    • @karenmunzel2228
      @karenmunzel2228 9 років тому +18

      I actually hurt myself reading your hacks. Been camping for over 60 years and believe me, you could use these on people and they'd be grateful for your help. Hubby and I are camp hosts with the DNR and folks ask the stupidest questions.
      Thanks for giving me a much needed smile. And God bless!

    • @samrhaley
      @samrhaley 9 років тому +15

      soulfiend1234 Those were more useful than the video I'm sad to say. Has common sense completely took a giant shit?

    • @damienlucier8345
      @damienlucier8345 9 років тому +10

      Wow number fives ingenious.i was always taught to walk DIRECTLY through the tent me and my family wouldve never thought of walking around it..

  • @bobsteve5945
    @bobsteve5945 8 років тому +107

    Forgot your grill but remember your rake

    • @travelingbiketaur5324
      @travelingbiketaur5324 8 років тому +1

      +Bob Steve hahaha

    • @theprophetez1357
      @theprophetez1357 3 роки тому

      🤣

    • @mrequi1
      @mrequi1 3 роки тому

      I know that whenever I head into the backcountry that gardening tools are right at the top of my 10 essentials list 😜

  • @artmoss6889
    @artmoss6889 8 років тому +53

    "We need you to make a camping video."
    "But I've never camped!"
    "Perfect! We'll call it a camping hack video."

  • @imreloadin
    @imreloadin 9 років тому +421

    I can't be the only one who is tired of hearing people call clever ideas "hacks".....

    • @mynameisciaran
      @mynameisciaran 9 років тому +7

      Not So Pro Gamer Yep. The worst one for me is "language hacks!" .....formerly known as learning a language.

    • @HozOp
      @HozOp 9 років тому +1

      Not So Pro Gamer totally with you on that!

    • @dstorm7752
      @dstorm7752 9 років тому +2

      Not So Pro Gamer Yep, and saying things are "genius" is equally juvenile

    • @raccoonboi969
      @raccoonboi969 9 років тому +3

      D Storm imagine having a life so boring that you cared about this. and theyre hacks because its shortcuts and tips rather than general standard knowledge

    • @dstorm7752
      @dstorm7752 9 років тому +4

      Son, imagine having a life so boring you care about people who care about tedious overuse of "hack."

  • @Brandonrockz
    @Brandonrockz 8 років тому +31

    My kids poisoned themselves on a wild mushroom scavenger hunt, I wish I wasn't so busy toilet plunging my clothes to save them. Is a noose on that list of knots to learn?

  • @soulassassin0g
    @soulassassin0g 8 років тому +7

    Essential items you need before going camping:
    1. Sage
    2. Doritos
    3. Cotton pads dipped in wax
    4. Paper egg carton
    5. vegetable peeler
    6. Soap bar
    7. Aluminum foil
    8. Starburst
    9. metal rake
    10. rosemary
    11. a watch
    12. Foam tiles, or yoga matts
    13. tic-tac boxes, filled with spices
    14. plastic straws, filled with toothpaste etc.
    15. leather belt, and hooks
    16. ceramic mug for music (or for drinks)
    17. homemade portable washing machine: bucket, bathroom plunger and detergent.
    18. curved glass objects (I.e. magnifying glass)
    19. kids
    20. a frisbe
    I hope this helps :-)

    • @matthewbailey3833
      @matthewbailey3833 6 років тому +1

      hahaha

    • @sammyhooligan803
      @sammyhooligan803 5 років тому +1

      Forgot to mention fire extinguisher, A huge first aid , and other medical items because doing some of this stuff suggested seems dangerous.

  • @nicholasbryant126
    @nicholasbryant126 9 років тому +22

    Please don't be that person in a camp site who brings a Loud speaker. The people who go camping are trying to get away from that.

  • @DS-kn4bs
    @DS-kn4bs 9 років тому +49

    I was going to say how bad this video was but then I looked at all the comments and noticed EVERY ONE beat me to it........

  • @Jackle61
    @Jackle61 9 років тому +70

    Use your Frisbee to pan for gold. Then you can buy a new truck and a camper,,, or a nice hotel room.

    • @RBG-tr9ce
      @RBG-tr9ce 9 років тому

      Jackle61 great advice!

    • @kazvswild
      @kazvswild 9 років тому

      Jackle61 EXACTLY!!

    • @RichardBronosky
      @RichardBronosky 9 років тому +3

      Jackle61 Terrible video. Even with the frisbee one they got it wrong. I carry an Aerobie Superdisc because it is flatter and lighter than most frisbees. Unlike the Aerobie ring, you can fan a fire with it. DO NOT underestimate the importance of having a good fan for a fire. With a fan you can stoke a fire 40x more effectively than with your lungs. Makes a huge difference when restoring a fire from coals on a cold night/morning.

    • @kevinvelez842
      @kevinvelez842 9 років тому

      Vvhc

    • @8EDG
      @8EDG 9 років тому

      Richard Bronosky A good brass stoking tube beats the hell out of anything I've tried, save maybe bellows.

  • @jeffsvolta1221
    @jeffsvolta1221 8 років тому +9

    Camping hack 26: Run out of gas on your way to your camp ground? When you walk to the nearest gas station, simply buy a pack of straw's, fill them all with gasoline and THEN burn the ends of the straw's to seal the gasoline for the hike back.

  • @Retinagameshow
    @Retinagameshow 9 років тому +77

    Thumbs up for Bathroom plunger hacks! I take my bathroom plunger camping to use as a bowl on a stick. You can also use the end to crush Doritos, which in turn can be placed inside the tic-tac boxes and hidden in the soap.

  • @user-hl9ks3nq5g
    @user-hl9ks3nq5g 8 років тому +59

    Thank god for this video, usually I bring my rake camping with me just to pass time but now I have a real reason to live.

    • @Nemoticon
      @Nemoticon 8 років тому +1

      I take my rake with me to make nature nice and tidy, in fact it's the only reason why I camp!

    • @oliver8928
      @oliver8928 8 років тому +1

      +Firebrand I do too! I love to scrape the salmonella off it and toast it instead of marshmellows!

    • @muzzerfuzzer2468
      @muzzerfuzzer2468 8 років тому +1

      Yup, got my rake, a 5 gallon bucket, some soda straws fulla Tide, and a bathroom plunger. Now to hack my campsite !

    • @oliver8928
      @oliver8928 8 років тому

      +Joseph Edmonds Hack your campsite? I prefer to use an axe for that.

    • @DracoOmnia
      @DracoOmnia 8 років тому

      Machete is better for hacking... ;-)

  • @neoele11
    @neoele11 9 років тому +9

    More camping hacks...
    1. Worried everything will get soaking wet in a downpour?... Easy!... Pitch your tent and hang and secure your gear in a convenient hotel room.
    2. Worried about getting cold on those chilly nights?.... Child's play!...Stuff your sleeping bag with another sleeping bag before laying it out on your bed in a hotel room.
    3. Forgot to pack your skillet and pans?... As easy as... Ask reception for the number to call room service or the local takeaway.
    4. Didn't bring a bucket and toilet plunger huh?... Not to worry,.. Just ask at the hotel reception if they do laundry.
    5. Worried about wild animals disturbing you throughout the night?... Simple!... Hang a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the outside door handle of your hotel room.

  • @Felisitus
    @Felisitus 9 років тому +5

    A rake for grilling hotdogs? Just use a fricken stick!

  • @MrNed09
    @MrNed09 9 років тому +1

    I have been involved in bushcraft and survival for 30 years, and also part of a bushcraft group. Over the years I have done various survival courses and met people from all walks of life, and sadly to say a large number of these people couldn't find their way out of a phone box! I have just watched this video on 50 survival tips, and all I can say is well done and THANK YOU for making the effort to share your VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE!
    From looking at the stupid comments from various people, you can soon see which of these wouldn't stand a chance in a survival situation or find themselves stuck in that phone box I was talking about!

  • @DavidSnay
    @DavidSnay 8 років тому +19

    When I was in Scouts, Mom would hide some spending money in the soap container. Not so much to hide the money, but to see if we used the soap and found the money.

  • @richmikesell7166
    @richmikesell7166 9 років тому +5

    Dont forget to bring your pot with you. It will make your camping experience much more interesting and more fun. Cooking pot of course. ;)

  • @morsecode502
    @morsecode502 9 років тому +5

    Whoever says these tips will never help you survive are absolutely correct

  • @Mikeological
    @Mikeological 8 років тому +98

    Knowing the difference between poisonous plants and safe ones isn't a hack, it's common sense

    • @anthemofadam
      @anthemofadam 8 років тому +5

      yeah, hiding money in a bar of soap also isn't a camping hack. this video is stupid

    • @chandlerdriggs3157
      @chandlerdriggs3157 8 років тому +1

      +anthemofadam I know. I can't believe this guy really thought this was a good idea to post to the Internet.

    • @brandenseeley7129
      @brandenseeley7129 8 років тому

      most of this is common sense.

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 8 років тому

      putting money in soap is common sense? eating off a frisbee?

    • @anthemofadam
      @anthemofadam 8 років тому

      BariumCobaltNitrog3n no one said it was, just not a "camping hack"

  • @WhatStef
    @WhatStef 8 років тому +6

    Why would you hide your money and valuables in a soap bar? I mean, it's not a wallet. You can't just go to the store and pull out a slippery 20 from a bar of soap.

  • @MichaelJones-nn7my
    @MichaelJones-nn7my 7 років тому +3

    place a large leaf on water, on top of the leaf place a pine needle. it doesn't serve any purpose it's just to kill some time.

  • @WellieSong
    @WellieSong 9 років тому +3

    Filtering water like that may make the water look clean but will fail to filter parasites and bacteria. It's better than nothing if your stranded but not a fun activity for a regular camping trip.

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 6 років тому

      WellieSong
      Potassium permanganate.

  • @Ivyrose333
    @Ivyrose333 5 років тому +2

    Because I already don’t have enough stuff to take with me, I’m going to take a rake as well!

  • @spacecadet35
    @spacecadet35 9 років тому +117

    I assume that this is for campers who have a station wagon full of stuff and camp next to the car.

    • @Nick-AngelpeodSeaxisc
      @Nick-AngelpeodSeaxisc 8 років тому +14

      +spacecadet35 more like the ones who use their own back garden lol

    • @5-minute-witness356
      @5-minute-witness356 8 років тому +8

      +spacecadet35 Yes, since you'll be washing your clothes in a bucket that you brought, and stirring with the toilet plunger that you brought.

    • @Graweheart
      @Graweheart 8 років тому +1

      +5-minute-Witness And start a fire with chips cause of the piece of paper that you didn't bring. Since they burn so well you can grill your food with them if you run out of wood in the woods... Truly, GENIUS tips!

    • @Graweheart
      @Graweheart 8 років тому

      +Derrick Mason This is truly genius, right here. You ready for this? You can use the rake to comb your hair, since (I assume) you don't have a fish bone at hand. See? I told you the "hack" was genius... XD

    • @jessicat315
      @jessicat315 8 років тому +3

      And that's what we call glampers!

  • @singe0diabolique
    @singe0diabolique 8 років тому +5

    My favorite camping hack? Make hotel reservations!

  • @SuperCoppermonkey
    @SuperCoppermonkey 8 років тому +17

    Yeah.... I always take a toilet plunger with me camping....and a garden rake....

  • @Southboundpachyderm
    @Southboundpachyderm 9 років тому +9

    Bringing music camping isn't camping. Listen to the sounds of nature, they are so much more beautiful.

    • @paudeline
      @paudeline 9 років тому +1

      I love the stereo that comes with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. I never go camping without it.

    • @Southboundpachyderm
      @Southboundpachyderm 9 років тому

      paudeline Failtroll is Fail.

    • @paudeline
      @paudeline 9 років тому

      NerdRagerGaming I didn't mean to upset you.

    • @ilikeover9000pies
      @ilikeover9000pies 9 років тому +1

      Blasting dubstep and rap are what real campers do noob

    • @MistaBanks
      @MistaBanks 9 років тому

      so many hacks in this video.. lile learning knots

  • @TheLightMyFire
    @TheLightMyFire 8 років тому +14

    I am going camping ! Yes , a plunger that what im gonna need with my portable bucket washing machine ! This video was hilarious.

    • @soothingmeow22
      @soothingmeow22 8 років тому

      could use a hiking pole

    • @blackberrykitty8322
      @blackberrykitty8322 8 років тому

      I'm going camping tomorrow

    • @TheLightMyFire
      @TheLightMyFire 8 років тому

      and are you taking your plunger ?

    • @dagrith
      @dagrith 8 років тому +1

      yeah, a plunger would be just perfect indeed... trying to get your clothes clean using a bathroom plunger seems like a good idea ;) ;)

    • @zugmeister314
      @zugmeister314 8 років тому

      I'm still trying to figure out how you're gonna rinse out the soap if you're not by a body of water. That's a lot of drinking water!

  • @jrzzrj
    @jrzzrj 9 років тому +3

    i would NEVER use my doritos to start a fire....are you nuts??......gimmy my doritos......

  • @javamonster497
    @javamonster497 8 років тому +8

    I took a frisbee with me on a camping trip and hacked the fuck out of life.....

  • @stevehawkins2840
    @stevehawkins2840 6 років тому +1

    there ain't nothing like a big ole frisbee full of baked beans! this is hilarious stuff

  • @bbrausch1
    @bbrausch1 8 років тому +14

    Frisbees are always my go to water container

  • @TheSuperDerp
    @TheSuperDerp 9 років тому +41

    ... You want me to burn my doritos? How about I just use charcloth? Or a featherstick? Or birch bark? Or anything that isn't my snack?

    • @oro7114
      @oro7114 8 років тому +25

      Burn your food so you can cook more food on your rake

    • @OffhandDelivery
      @OffhandDelivery 7 років тому

      yes!!!

    • @jimforgrave6365
      @jimforgrave6365 6 років тому

      ns. Anyone ever hear of kindling?

    • @seattlegolfer
      @seattlegolfer 4 роки тому

      If you're in a pinch and need a quick fire just use your lunch sandwiches as kindling.

  • @BltchErica
    @BltchErica 9 років тому +4

    Camping is the best opportunity to plant random potatoes in random places.

  • @freakyflow
    @freakyflow 8 років тому +12

    Don't cook off a lawn rake I use to spray paint them as a job . The paint is poisonous and will mix into your food 2nd Do you really want to eat a hotdog from a rake that has been in dog shit?
    Spend the $1 or $2 at the store and get steel stick

    • @Josef_R
      @Josef_R 8 років тому +3

      Who the hell is bringing a rake camping???

    • @miikeV33
      @miikeV33 8 років тому

      The good knife wasn't free unless you're a thief ;)

    • @tubesockets120v
      @tubesockets120v 8 років тому

      Don't spend any money and make a hot dog stick from a tree branch.

    • @freakyflow
      @freakyflow 8 років тому

      Enzymes, Fungus, Armillaria, larvae, Fomes fomentarius,with millions of tiny pores in which the spores are formed. While your Hotdog cooks on the outside ..no ever bothers to see what was left over on the inside ...Bon Appetit !

    • @miikeV33
      @miikeV33 8 років тому

      My point is a good knife is expensive.. unless you know how to make one.

  • @keithmoriyama5421
    @keithmoriyama5421 9 років тому +12

    You forgot condoms:
    *emergency tourniquet
    *protective sleeve for wounds
    *carrying water
    *lashing branches and structures
    *making a sling shot
    *putting your tool(s) into

    • @datgoatfilms
      @datgoatfilms 9 років тому +7

      Keith Moriyama heheh, what "tool"?

    • @ImprovisedSurvival
      @ImprovisedSurvival 9 років тому +4

      Keith Moriyama Spermicidal tasting water? Gross. Although the ribs might add to ones drinking pleasure.

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 6 років тому

      ImprovisedSurvival
      They do non spermicidal, too, which most survivalists use.

    • @dannypenola2674
      @dannypenola2674 4 роки тому

      Get a flavoured condom turn inside out put water in it. Now you have a refreshing cordial drink.

  • @janX9
    @janX9 8 років тому +3

    23 Use Doritos as kindling
    22 use cotton pads dipped in wax as kindling
    21 use egg carton and match light charcoal as kindling
    20 Use your hair
    19 use your dogs tail
    18 use ... are we at number one yet? no *Shit*
    17 use *This* *Video* to start a fire!

  • @edwardgriffin8092
    @edwardgriffin8092 8 років тому +6

    Number 5. Now i know why i always take a large plastic bucket with a lid, and a bathroom plunger camping with me.
    Next time i go camping they might get used. That is now that i know why i take them. I thought they were for extra weight and drive you crazy banging together.

    • @mikegrossberg8624
      @mikegrossberg8624 6 років тому

      If you're backpacking for only a few days, and you don't mind if your clothes are filthy and stink, then don't bother. If you're going to be out for some time, your wardrobe is limited, you have some transportation other than just your feet, and there won't be any laundromats in the vicinity of your camp, it might not be such a bad idea. If nothing else, you can use it to wash the bane of hikers' existence, dirty sweaty socks

  • @300otterclancats
    @300otterclancats 9 років тому +1

    I would recommend this for your next camping trip: Roasted Summer Sausage. Roast some summer sausage over the fire until it's charred and toasty, it will be the best thing you ever tasted.

  • @compassdirection2703
    @compassdirection2703 8 років тому +3

    In tip 14 when using your watch to find direction in the Northern Hemisphere this will point to the South, not North.

  • @roberthuttle
    @roberthuttle 8 років тому

    Used pine tree branches wrapped in a blanket for a soft mattress. Used wire and wood to make a step style sleeping platform raised about 12' off the ground, kept me out of reach of at least the Wild Boar. Used my poncho and tied it above me so the rain wouldn't be an issue. Used a paper clip and smashed the end with a hammer to make a mini screwdriver and same idea done to both ends to make a tweezers. Made a really nice shower using a water tank and left over air from an air compressor that I could use nightly. Jose Louis- we really hated you wrecking that. But appreciate you none the less. Probably more deserve mentioning.

  • @scottjones3966
    @scottjones3966 9 років тому +3

    Diesel fuel, a few tractor tires, and a road flare will get any fire going good..

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 6 років тому

      Scott Jones
      Throw the tent on for good measure.
      Hell, let's go the whole hog and start it inside the vehicle.
      Anyone like a _Starburst_ on a rake?

  • @fidius01
    @fidius01 9 років тому +2

    In the Northern hemisphere, the sun at noon is in the SOUTH. The point between the hour hand and 12 is SOUTH.
    I wonder how many kids taking your advice will be lost!

  • @poothrowingape
    @poothrowingape 8 років тому +3

    learning which plants are poisonous isn't a life hack. Its common sense...

  • @caseycooper9884
    @caseycooper9884 9 років тому +1

    I'm a wilderness survival instructor and teach a specific class on finding direction without a compass. I want to caution everyone that the direction finding hack is a little lost!! First of all, in the Northern hemisphere when you follow the instructions in the video, half way between the hour hand and 12 is SOUTH. In the Southern hemisphere it is much more convoluted. You use the same instructions, but instead of the direction (North in the Southern hemisphere) being halfway between the hour hand and 12, it will be half way between the hour hand and where 12 would be if it was mirrored across the hour hand.

  • @YeCannyDaeThat
    @YeCannyDaeThat 9 років тому +14

    The compass trick is wrong. The mid point between the hour hand and 12 actually points South, not North.

    • @markusbuhler8181
      @markusbuhler8181 9 років тому +2

      Technically, there are two points halfway between the hour hand and 12; the long way and the short way. The short way points south, and the long way points north, and they are always 180 degrees apart.

    • @YeCannyDaeThat
      @YeCannyDaeThat 9 років тому +3

      Markus Buhler well yes true. My point was, without instruction. People are going to naturally look for the midpoint of the acute angle over the obtuse angle. Which indeed points south not north.

    • @markusbuhler8181
      @markusbuhler8181 9 років тому

      Indeed

    • @35manning
      @35manning 9 років тому +2

      *****
      Guess you've never dropped your compass, or left it near a magnet, or forgotten to bring it, or simply didn't plan to need one.
      Compared to how many people have a watch securely strapped to their wrists everyday, it is an important trick to know.
      Even with a compass handy, I often just use my watch to gain a sense of the right direction. Not accurate enough to pinpoint navigate, but more then enough to get back to my car after hunting.

    • @fudgepants1217
      @fudgepants1217 9 років тому +1

      Or maybe your just stupied

  • @jameslindsey666
    @jameslindsey666 8 років тому +3

    Padding...under...sleeping bag?
    GENIUS!!
    No longer will i be forced to lie on hard lumpy ground.
    If only there was a way to bring something that can be folded up and turned into a make-shift bed...something like a balloon...

  • @chrismemphis8062
    @chrismemphis8062 8 років тому +8

    26. Set your sleeping bag on fire to stay warm

  • @Sean-Murphy
    @Sean-Murphy 9 років тому +6

    Can also use lint from the dryer to help light your fire

  • @tylerhenry2677
    @tylerhenry2677 8 років тому +3

    In the northern hemisphere you find half way between 12 and the hour hand and that point is south not north.

    • @simpleminded1uk
      @simpleminded1uk 8 років тому

      +Tyler Henry: Generally correct, except if you're lost in the woods. In the woods you can't see the sun at all. That makes his suggestion useless, rather than worse-than-useless.

  • @donovanbloom5943
    @donovanbloom5943 9 років тому

    Star bursts over the fire are SO good.

  • @brettwinstead
    @brettwinstead 9 років тому +3

    Yes, buying a bag of Doritos and burning the chips for kindling makes perfect, economical sense. Why not suggest burning $1 bills?

    • @johntravolta6379
      @johntravolta6379 9 років тому

      Brett Winstead It takes maybe 10 doritos to get it going. So maybe 8 cents worth. And really it should only be used in a pinch. People definitely shouldn't plan to do this.

  • @johann.g.olafsson
    @johann.g.olafsson 9 років тому +2

    #14 - The point half way between the sun and 12 is south in the northern hemisphere, not north.

  • @jonathanhansen3709
    @jonathanhansen3709 8 років тому +5

    You got the compass thing exactly wrong! In the Northern Hemisphere pointing the Hour Hand of your Watch directly at the Sun, Half Way between it and the 12 points directly SOUTH! In the Southern Hemisphere it points NORTH.

    • @BadYossa
      @BadYossa 8 років тому +3

      +Jonathan Hansen Indeed. This vid is utterly appalling. Still, some of the comments are hilarious :)

    • @papablista627
      @papablista627 8 років тому

      +Jonathan Hansen if you need a compass don't go camping . go downtown and take a bus going north..

  • @Turandot29
    @Turandot29 9 років тому +1

    My favorite camping tip: Making reservations at the nearest Hyatt Regency.

  • @ThrottleKitty
    @ThrottleKitty 9 років тому +7

    stir it with.... a *PLUNGER*?
    YEAH, that'll get it clean.

    • @Joshua-ev9uw
      @Joshua-ev9uw 9 років тому +3

      Yeah why would you have a plunger?

    • @robinconkel-hannan6629
      @robinconkel-hannan6629 9 років тому +1

      Don't stir, plunge..

    • @datgoatfilms
      @datgoatfilms 9 років тому

      Robin Conkel-hAnnan Don't plunge,
      craft.

    • @robinconkel-hannan6629
      @robinconkel-hannan6629 9 років тому +1

      datgoatfilms
      You can use an old-fashioned toilet plunger, a new one.. Or get one made for clothes, they have holes in them.. Plunge it up and down.. It works like a top loading washer and agitates really well, much better than stirring..

    • @trynsurviven2440
      @trynsurviven2440 9 років тому +3

      Robin Conkel-hAnnan I prefer my laundry to be shaken, not stirred.

  • @eaglejon1293
    @eaglejon1293 9 років тому +2

    You probably already caught it ,but using the watch...... between 12 and the hour hand points south not north. ( northern hemisphere )

  • @Burritoast
    @Burritoast 9 років тому +112

    one time i took my shoes off and discovered i wasnt alive before then

    • @list25
      @list25  9 років тому +1

      Kelso's Adventures Creeeeeeeepy - Juan

    • @nunyabiznez6381
      @nunyabiznez6381 9 років тому +7

      +list25 I see you've not yet been camping your first time because if you had you would understand exactly what Kelso's Adventures is talking about and why it was not creepy. What they described is exactly the same euphoria the first time I remember walking barefoot in a field covered in moss. What is so creepy about that?

    • @oz_media
      @oz_media 9 років тому +4

      +nunya biznez Dropping your pants in a department store and rubbing yourself on the fur coats feels neat too...some people would think that's creepy though.
      TIP FOR THE LADIES: Next time you are in JC Penny's take a look around and you'll see the happiest men by the faux fur coat racks. NOW you know why!

    • @nunyabiznez6381
      @nunyabiznez6381 9 років тому +4

      +ozmedia Your post is completely irrelevant to mine and bizarrely random and off topic for the thread.

    • @oz_media
      @oz_media 9 років тому +3

      nunya biznez
      It was very relevant to what you said, unfortunately it was not thrown low enough and sailed over your head. Give up, I did.

  • @likenem
    @likenem 9 років тому +21

    Poison Ivy. Leaves of three let it be. Leaves of 5 get high lol

    • @stevenkotyk5806
      @stevenkotyk5806 9 років тому

      get high leaves are also sometimes 6,7 even 8

    • @likenem
      @likenem 9 років тому +5

      Steven Kotyk
      Doesn't Rhyme lol

    • @stevenkotyk5806
      @stevenkotyk5806 9 років тому

      likenem lol True, it doesn't Rhyme

    • @jmarchery2038
      @jmarchery2038 9 років тому +2

      Leaves of 5 get high doesnt rhyme either lol

    • @likenem
      @likenem 9 років тому +1

      Jesse Marshall
      Off rhyme

  • @raychang8648
    @raychang8648 9 років тому +4

    "Let's do the trucker's hitch!!!!"

  • @wtsig76
    @wtsig76 9 років тому +2

    The tic-tac container for spices is on every camping hack list. Come on! Who buys tic-tac's? How many of them keep the empty container? I think tic-tac's created the hack for marketing.

    • @derekpoosbug
      @derekpoosbug 9 років тому

      wtsig76 i actually reuse the containers some times... i do have some of my meds in them... in a container but i agree... xD

  • @sandycheeks2372
    @sandycheeks2372 9 років тому +49

    If you have to use any of these when you go camping..... you should not be camping lol I find just taking a tube of toothpaste much easier than cutting and filling straws then resealing them OMG really!!!

    • @raychang8648
      @raychang8648 9 років тому +7

      And how many people will litter the empty straws, but would take their toothpaste tube home with them?

    • @mubbletraker4593
      @mubbletraker4593 9 років тому

      sandycheeks2372 so clever they outsmarted themselves...

    • @Woozeesh
      @Woozeesh 9 років тому +3

      sandycheeks2372 The flaws in your argument are 1: that you are using a specific example to try to discredit a general tip, i.e. toothpaste. Actually the technique can be applied to other things such as water tablets, vitamins, liquid and powder condiments, medication, and fire starters to name a few. 2: that you are postulating an action that is not being suggested, i.e. that straws be resealed. Generally the recommendation is for single use. 3: that the motivation for the tip is misassumed,i.e. that the contents of the straw are put in the straw for convenience alone. Repackaging generally makes drastically lighter weight and lower volume packages that are often less messy to handle and are less bulky and heavy to pack out as waste, leaving a possibility of taking additional trash left by other campers, thus leaving an area cleaner than you found it.

    • @sandycheeks2372
      @sandycheeks2372 9 років тому +6

      Woozeesh OMG you need a life lol

    • @Woozeesh
      @Woozeesh 9 років тому +1

      sandycheeks2372 I have a life, and she's smarter than you.

  • @adarkerlight
    @adarkerlight 9 років тому

    So genius camping is this: bags of expensive Doritos for burning only; heavy egg cartons, each filled with charcoal, to start those campfires; lots of starbursts; plenty of heavy foam tiles; melted straws filled with leaking toothpaste; a couple of big leather belts; a heavy ceramic mug; a heavy metal rake; and a heavy toilet plunger for stirring. Got it.

  • @KingAdrock420
    @KingAdrock420 9 років тому +3

    The best fire starter, that certainly doesn't cost money? Dryer lint. That stuff burns easy. Instead of charcoal as the video suggests, I've always stuffed egg cartons with dryer lint and added a bit of wax.

    • @ale4DUB
      @ale4DUB 9 років тому

      Try pitch wood if u have any around where u live. All u got to do is find a dry pine stump and hack it up with a axe or hatchet and see if the inside has sap soaked into it . It should light up in seconds and its natural n free

    • @damienlucier8345
      @damienlucier8345 9 років тому

      How about being camping im assuming you'd be surrounded by (i dont know.. WOOD) thats kinda flammable seeing how forest fires and shit happen

    • @damienlucier8345
      @damienlucier8345 9 років тому

      Yeah just spit some alcohol next to a lighter next to wood and (RKO outta nowhere) BAMMM!!! Ka poohya! Zam! FIRE!

    • @InsanoBinLooney
      @InsanoBinLooney 9 років тому

      KingAdrock420 .......ever hear of birch bark?
      i call it "natures gasoline"!

    • @damienlucier8345
      @damienlucier8345 9 років тому

      Lol ^

  • @guyincognito210
    @guyincognito210 8 років тому +2

    and don't forget lots of plastic grocery bags, these have a million uses like storing wet clothes, bringing home leftover fire wood, or as a condom

  • @kentbetts
    @kentbetts 8 років тому +3

    The point halfway between the hour hand and 12 is south, not north. Wow.

  • @ssppeellll
    @ssppeellll 8 років тому +1

    ARE YOU KIDDING ME? "This will prevent you from using the entire bar and give you enough soap to clean yourself."
    That is EXACTLY what I get when I just pick up a bar of soap and use it normally. Do you use an entire bar of soap in one ablution? Do you just keep rubbing and rubbing the soap bar until it's gone?

  • @kevinvasquez739
    @kevinvasquez739 9 років тому +4

    Cool I'll just find some starbursts in the woods and cook them to survive

  • @IronheadOfScroteus
    @IronheadOfScroteus 8 років тому +1

    Pro tip: Bears will eat bars of soap, deodorant sticks, because they smell nice. If you have money in your bar of soap, goodbye to that too.

  • @unoriginal_name7091
    @unoriginal_name7091 8 років тому +3

    3:50 bruh, I've been a boy scout for ten years, and that's actually a really dumb idea. It's the same as wearing your day clothes to bed: not only are they all dirty, but the sweat from them will get you and your bag wet and you'll freeze your ass off. If that isn't enough, your clothes will end up at your feet by morning and be just as cold as if you'd left them on your tent floor.
    A _way_ better idea (which is what I've done for years) is to lay your clothes flat between your bag and your foamy or air mattress. Your body heat will warm your clothes and you won't get cold.

  • @CPrzywojski
    @CPrzywojski 9 років тому

    I'm sorry, but was anyone else laughing hysterically at the end of this video?

  • @Nemoticon
    @Nemoticon 8 років тому +14

    Oh bollocks... I clicked on this video and now UA-cam is going to only show me videos about crap camping tips.

    • @khaavren3
      @khaavren3 8 років тому

      you can downvote the video so youtube won't add it to your interests. been working for me so far. nothing from this idiotic company.

    • @Nemoticon
      @Nemoticon 8 років тому

      khaavren3 I didn't know that! Cheers

    • @edwardgriffin8092
      @edwardgriffin8092 8 років тому +2

      Firebrand
      So why is he here, at the Idiotic company ?

    • @systemofadumb1
      @systemofadumb1 7 років тому +2

      But if I down-vote it won't show me the good camping tips video's that I have desperately been craving. What then I say, my own little universe full of only cats and my little ponies? NO THANK YOU good sir.

  • @sneefsnorf
    @sneefsnorf 6 років тому +2

    I literaly thought he's going to say
    "Mosquitoes........ deal with it"

  • @mountaintruth1
    @mountaintruth1 9 років тому +4

    remind me to never go camping with whoever made this video

  • @RandomDuude
    @RandomDuude 9 років тому

    Feeling lonely while camping? Bring a volleyball, paint a face on it and name it Wilson!

  • @ZaberAnsaryOfficial
    @ZaberAnsaryOfficial 9 років тому +3

    Well i have a feeling that i saw the Compass with watch and the filtering dirty water with cloth somewhere else in this channel.. ANyone else?

    • @MsBillybutt
      @MsBillybutt 9 років тому +1

      List25 and the watch compass thing is still backwards

  • @barie753
    @barie753 8 років тому +2

    Thanks for the tips. I went camping last week with these tips. It was intense

    • @hogeybear09
      @hogeybear09 8 років тому +1

      I'm sure you mean "in tents"

  • @joetrolo7076
    @joetrolo7076 9 років тому +3

    How do you hide your valuables in a bar of soap?

  • @largol33t1
    @largol33t1 9 років тому

    Experienced campers have told me instead of expensive Nylon thread, take dental floss. They said it's very strong and also easy to thread if needed to quickly repair a rip in the tent. Then you don't have to bring a spare belt to hang pots and pans
    Also, instead of foam mats, go to any office supply store and buy six of the largest bubble mailers you can find. Duct tape them together and use on the floor of the tent.

  • @samrhaley
    @samrhaley 9 років тому +20

    When did common knowledge become "hacks"?

    • @damienlucier8345
      @damienlucier8345 9 років тому +1

      Or common sense

    • @silvermediastudio
      @silvermediastudio 9 років тому +5

      Sam Haley When America became pussified... blame it on the liberal hippies and their "no wrong answers unless you disagree with us" approach to, well, everything.

    • @damienlucier8345
      @damienlucier8345 9 років тому

      wtf does that do with this question...

    • @OU81TWO
      @OU81TWO 9 років тому +1

      +Sam Haley Common knowledge is getting fairly scarce these days.

    • @adarkerlight
      @adarkerlight 9 років тому

      +Sam Haley Stirring laundry with a toilet plunger is common knowledge?

  • @themineman2909
    @themineman2909 9 років тому +2

    The best way to start a fire is with the use of fire

  • @jamiesmith4293
    @jamiesmith4293 9 років тому +3

    This should be called "25 Back Yard Camping Hacks (don't do most of these if you're going to go REAL camping)".

  • @newcoyote
    @newcoyote 8 років тому

    I have some amazing life hacks of my own. One of them is bring change for bus fare when getting on a bus. This will increase your chances of a ride on the bus. Number two. When tying your shoes, try using knot. A bow knot.

  • @fidius01
    @fidius01 9 років тому +6

    Regular eye glasses are DIVERGENT, will never focus sunlight! Only reading glasses are CONVERGENT and able to focus light.
    Looks like you were ceremonially promoted to the next class after failing basic physics miserably!

    • @nunyabiznez6381
      @nunyabiznez6381 9 років тому +2

      +fidius01 They've also never been camping before or they would know to bring more efficient fire starters. I think this was supposed to be a parody of a survival show.

    • @echowit
      @echowit 8 років тому

      +nunya biznez OMG! "supposed to be"?? Please tell me I wasn't snickering at all the wrong places. Must be the Merlot, I actually thought it was a joke.

    • @CorollaNut68
      @CorollaNut68 8 років тому

      +fidius01 Nearsighted or farsighted? Nearsighted glasses make the wearers eyes look smaller, farsighted magnify them..

    • @fidius01
      @fidius01 8 років тому

      reading glasses are convergent, focus sunlight into a point. Regular glasses are divergent, no focus possible

    • @mikegrossberg8624
      @mikegrossberg8624 6 років тому

      You need a CONVEX (dome)shaped lens for fire starting. Most corrective lends are CONCAVE(dish)shaped

  • @aagr9336
    @aagr9336 7 років тому +1

    I am a Boy Scout and that put your valuables in soap is not an old trick, and if you are lost in the woods do not use your watch as compass stay where you are, it will be easier for rescuers to find you.

    • @gregoryeverson741
      @gregoryeverson741 6 років тому

      or if lost and moving, in the woods, break sticks so you leave a trail, drag a stick to make a trail also, i was a boy scout, i was also a counselor, we did lost hiker drills weekly

    • @mikegrossberg8624
      @mikegrossberg8624 6 років тому

      The only thing you need to have with you if you're lost in the woods is a deck of cards. All you have to do is find a comfortable spot to sit, take out your deck of cards, and start playing solitaire. Sooner or later, SOMEONE will come along to tell you that the black ten goes on the red jack. Then you just follow them back to civilization

  • @jbooks888
    @jbooks888 8 років тому +17

    I went camping once, but it was too intents.

    • @benmarks4392
      @benmarks4392 8 років тому

      Oh god

    • @jeepster4u2003
      @jeepster4u2003 8 років тому

      How 'bout, "TWO in tents"!!!!!!

    • @jbooks888
      @jbooks888 8 років тому +3

      jeepster4u2003 Sounds camp.

    • @asdf7108
      @asdf7108 8 років тому

      you know why nobody buys jewish tents? cause they dont come with a foretent!

    • @anonymous-zn5em
      @anonymous-zn5em 8 років тому +1

      Dude, that shit is FUNNY! I almost criticized your spelling, then I got the joke.

  • @DGOTheResistance
    @DGOTheResistance 8 років тому +1

    Putting the next days clothes in the sleeping bag with you gets them moist, and if you're camping in really cold places, that can be dangerous.

  • @dougrogan379
    @dougrogan379 8 років тому +6

    sure kids go on scavenger hunt and eat strange mushrooms. as shown in the photo. try that in Australia and you will either get super tripping kids or dead kids

    • @debonairdinosaur8435
      @debonairdinosaur8435 8 років тому

      lol pretty sure you dnt have to eat things you find on scavenger hunts

    • @dougrogan379
      @dougrogan379 8 років тому

      you mean like easter egg hunts? tell that to the kids. they tend to eat shit they are not supposed to.

  • @GastrophetDrum
    @GastrophetDrum 8 років тому

    Learn to recognize poisonous plants?!?!?! TRULY GENIUS!!!11! Why didn't I think of that?!

  • @matahari555
    @matahari555 8 років тому +3

    Use your watch as a compass..point your small hand at the sun and the halfwaypoint between the small hand and 12 will be on the northern hemisphere north?????... soso, until I watched this lifesaving essential video I always thought the sun is east at 06:00, south at noon and west at 18:00... do they teach that in the USA that the halfway point of the small hand to 12 is 6?I wouldn't be at all surprised, listening to a lot more dim-witted 'hacks' in this vid...like taking a garden rake camping to grill sausages over a fire. Yep, had a good laugh at that. Using your perhaps last nourishment (Doritos) to start a fire was another true life saver. Melting ice in your hand requires the same amount of energy than melting it in your stomach... ah well....list25 go camping before you start publishing videos about camping, try make a fire, try roasting a sausage over it and when you eventually see penguins trying to go north then do try to remember they only live on the south pole...

  • @robinconkel-hannan6629
    @robinconkel-hannan6629 9 років тому

    Very good info.. Thanks..
    ..... The best stash for women, is an empty lipstick tube.. I have an older metal one.. Roll up your bills and tuck them inside, perfect fit.. In lieu of a money belt, fold you bills into a hankie and pin it inside the back of your waist band..
    ..... They used to, before the days of washers, make plungers with holes in them.. They were for doing laundry and worked better than regular plungers..

  • @kevsomeone
    @kevsomeone 9 років тому +12

    ANOTHER HACK!!!
    How to get food:
    Step 1: Lay out lots of empty picnic baskets.
    Step 2: Scream loudly near the baskets
    Step 3: Hide!
    Step 4: Wait until your food arrives.
    And that is how you get food easier, bears!

  • @linden6352
    @linden6352 7 років тому

    I booked a KOA, and for special requests, I randomly wrote "Cheese!". I really wonder how the staff will react. This is a very intriguing social experiment.

  • @findvoltage
    @findvoltage 9 років тому +7

    But I use my rake to push dog poop on my shovel

    • @nunyabiznez6381
      @nunyabiznez6381 9 років тому

      +findvoltage Don't worry the fire will kill the germs.

    • @RandomDuude
      @RandomDuude 9 років тому

      +findvoltage Hmmmm, crunchy...

    • @littlegoobie
      @littlegoobie 9 років тому +3

      +nunya biznez always laughed at this idea. Yeah, so using hand sanitizer upon leaving the bathroom...guess what, you still have other people's shit on your fingers. Or how about hot tub water. yeah, all clean and chlorinated, no germs, right? That water is nothing but 300 gallons of water that's flushed across everyone's ass crack and ball cheese. ...soaked in chlorine so nothing is alive which makes that ass crack juice okay to suck into your mouth and squirt out like a fountain

  • @sweatt4237
    @sweatt4237 9 років тому +2

    You don't stir with the plunger, you plunge. You want to press the water through the cloth, otherwise you would just use a stick which wouldn't do shit.

  • @RandomBoysCousin
    @RandomBoysCousin 9 років тому +8

    truly genius ?
    i think not

  • @Frogman6287
    @Frogman6287 9 років тому

    Here's a camping hack. Sneak some anti-freeze into the lemonade so you and your family can all take an impromptu trip to the emergency room.

  • @80hitultracombo
    @80hitultracombo 9 років тому +16

    Or, you could stay home, order a pizza, and watch movies!

    • @80hitultracombo
      @80hitultracombo 9 років тому

      ***** I can tell that you are just full of happiness. Must be all that laying around in the dirt on top of rocks in the wet and cold and eating beans from a can. Now that's livin'! Inevitably, we all die. Some define living as sleeping in the dirt in the middle of nowhere, and others enjoy lounging on plush couches and watching awesome movies on 60 inch TVs with killer surround sound.

    • @80hitultracombo
      @80hitultracombo 9 років тому +5

      God Bless You, Jack Jack. Enjoy your emotionally over reactive lifestyle.

    • @timtheninja9953
      @timtheninja9953 9 років тому

      From what I can tell you obviously have no life and all you do is stay home and watch TV. ;)

    • @80hitultracombo
      @80hitultracombo 9 років тому

      Tim Zhang I just came home from hang gliding all day, so you are absolutely right.

    • @1NcognitoXx
      @1NcognitoXx 9 років тому

      80hitultracombo I love to both sleep in the dirt and go enjoy movies with great surround sound haha

  • @Quad69
    @Quad69 9 років тому

    Instead of a glass for a speaker, just buy a ECOXGEAR speaker. Fully waterproof and all. I'm a hiker and camper and I love it.