DIY & Crafts

Save money and have fun doing things yourself

  • Home
  • Repurpose
  • Crafts
    • Cricut
    • Kids
    • Paper
    • Winter
  • Holidays
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Easter
    • Halloween
    • Christmas
  • Fashion
    • Sewing
    • Beauty
    • Hairstyles
  • Gifts
    • Baby Shower
    • Father’s Day
    • Mother’s Day
  • Homemade
  • Home
    • Furniture Makeovers
    • Lifehacks
    • Decorating
    • Organization
    • Parenting
    • Gardening
    • Health
  • Food
    • Recipes
  • Knitting & Crocheting

Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

June 12, 2013 By Vanessa Beaty 5 Comments

Going on a camping trip is such an exciting adventure. Getting back to nature can be very refreshing and spending time in the great outdoors, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life can be very rewarding. What makes it more fun is that there are things you can do to bring a bit of convenience in your camping zone.

Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

I know, camping is meant to be completely natural but these DIY tricks aren’t necessarily going against the camping grain. They are more for helping you to better enjoy yourself while you are getting back to nature.

Imagine making small mini oil lamps out of travel sized shampoo bottles. Or how about a lantern that will illuminate your entire tent made only out of a gallon of water and a headlamp. There are so many great tricks that you can easily learn that will make camping a bit more convenient and these are especially helpful if you are camping with little ones.

For instance, have you considered using pieces of a straw to store single-use sizes of Neosporin or other ointments? How about baking homemade bread in an old coffee can? Or, imagine making your own coffee bags – think tea bags but with coffee – so that you can have a steaming cup any time you want?

There are many, many things that you can do to prepare for your camping trip and make that trip an absolute blast. After all, the DIY way is so much fun, who says you can’t DIY your camping trips?

8 Ideas/Projects per page to improve user experience, use the navigational buttons.

 18 Things I'll Never Camp Without  - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

18 Things I’ll Never Camp Without – http://www.myclevernest.com/2012/06/camping-with-baby-18-things-ill-never.html

 DIY Hand Washing Station - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

DIY Hand Washing Station – http://doitandhow.com/2013/04/23/hand-washing-station/

Family Camping-Packing Lists & Organzaition  - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Family Camping-Packing Lists & Organzaition – http://leadingthemtotherock.blogspot.com/2012/08/family-camping-check-lists-system.html

Use a coffee can to hold and protect toilet paper. - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Use a coffee can to hold and protect toilet paper. – http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/hunting/big-game-hunting/big-game-hunting-season-tips/2012/04/hunting-fishing-camping?photo=42

Baby Food Container Matchbox {TUTORIAL} - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Baby Food Container Matchbox With Glued Sandpaper {TUTORIAL} – http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/baby-food-container-matchbox-tutorial

DIY mini first-aid kit using a prescription bottle. - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

DIY mini first-aid kit using a prescription bottle. – http://www.chasinggreen.org/article/re-use-your-empty-prescription-pill-bottles/

 Repurposed TicTac Boxes for Travel Spices  - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Repurposed TicTac Boxes for Travel Spices – http://skruben.blogspot.ca/2012/07/repurposed-tictac-boxes-for-travel.html

Camp Fire Food: Fruit & Smore Cones - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Camp Fire Food: Fruit & Smore Cones – http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/11527/camp-fire-food

Hang your pots and pans easily using a belt. - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Hang your pots and pans easily using a belt. – http://www.dumpaday.com/genius-ideas-2/simple-ideas-that-are-borderline-genius-20-pics-2/attachment/hang-your-pots-and-pans-camping-tips/

DIY green eco friendly single-use soap leaves - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

DIY green eco friendly single-use soap leaves – http://bethannecreates.blogspot.com/2012/07/be-clean-and-green.html

Tin Can Sandwich Bread Recipe - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Tin Can Sandwich Bread Recipe – http://www.thereadystore.com/containers/2908/what-to-do-with-a-leftover-10-can-part-2/

Humanure Dry Toilet Made From a Milk Crate - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Humanure Dry Toilet Made From a Milk Crate – http://www.rootsimple.com/2009/07/humanure-dry-toilet-made-from-a-milk-crate/

Safe hiking, with biodegradable trail-marking tape. - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Safe hiking, with biodegradable trail-marking tape. Get it from Amazon here – http://amzn.to/11vb99e

Homemade “Shake and Pour” Pancake Mix! - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Homemade “Shake and Pour” Pancake Mix! – http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/10/homemade-shake-and-pour-pancake-mix.html

Cotton swabs dipped in wax become instant campfire starters. Lightweight. Great for backpackers - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Cotton swabs dipped in wax become instant campfire starters. Lightweight. Great for backpackers.

 Eggs-tra Special Campfire Starter...  - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Eggs-tra Special Campfire Starter… – http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2012/06/eggs-tra-special-campfire-starter.html

DIY pocket-sized oil lamps out of travel-size or hotel toiletry shampoo bottles. - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

DIY pocket-sized oil lamps out of travel-size or hotel toiletry shampoo bottles. – http://www.instructables.com/id/Pocket-Size-Oil-Lamp/

Add sage to an evening campfire to keep away bugs and mosquitoes! - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Add sage to an evening campfire to keep away bugs and mosquitoes! – http://elisabethonearth.tumblr.com/post/25661057922/add-sage-to-an-evening-campfire-to-keep-away-bugs

Freeze gallon jugs of water and place them in your cooler. - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Freeze gallon jugs of water and place them in your cooler. – http://www.campingblogger.net/camp-cooking/top-10-foods-for-family-camping.html

Easy outdoor candle stakes  - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Easy outdoor candle stakes – http://asubtlerevelry.com/easy-outdoor-candle-stakes

DIY Camp Coffee Solution - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

DIY Camp Coffee Solution – http://www.scjohnson.com/en/family/family-economics/11-03-28/Individual-Coffee-Bags.aspx

Point a head lamp into a jug of water for portable night lantern. - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Point a head lamp into a jug of water for portable night lantern.

Learn to differentiate poisonous plants while camping. - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Learn to differentiate poisonous plants while camping. – http://www.sheknows.com/home-and-gardening/articles/804773/how-to-treat-and-avoid-poison-ivy-poison-oak-and-poison-sumac

Natural tick deterrent - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Natural tick deterrent

DIY Tin Can Grill - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

DIY Tin Can Grill – http://www.dianthomas.com/a-dontprepareforrainyday.htm

Manly DIY Cooking Solution - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Manly DIY Cooking Solution – http://www.eatliver.com/i.php?n=8502

DIY Natural Outdoor Fly Repellent with Essential Oils - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

DIY Natural Outdoor Fly Repellent with Essential Oils – http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Natural-Outdoor-Fly-Repellent-with-Essential-Oils

Learn how to take advantage of free campsites - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Learn how to take advantage of free campsites – http://freecampsites.net

Homemade calamine lotion, can be used to treat anything from nasty sunburn to poison ivy to itchy bug bites. - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

Homemade calamine lotion, can be used to treat anything from nasty sunburn to poison ivy to itchy bug bites. – http://everydayroots.com/homemade-calamine-lotion

How To Install RV Solar Panels For Electricity On The Road, Camping, Etc - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

How To Install RV Solar Panels For Electricity On The Road, Camping, Etc – http://rv-roadtrips.thefuntimesguide.com/2010/05/rv_solar_panels.php

How to Sharpen Tools - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

How to Sharpen Tools – http://www.familyhandyman.com/tools/how-to-sharpen-tools/view-all

 DIY: Soap Pouch  - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

DIY: Soap Pouch – http://www.whimsy-love.com/2012/04/diy-soap-pouch.html

How to waterproof your shoes - Top 33 Most Creative Camping DIY Projects and Clever Ideas

How to waterproof your shoes – http://imgur.com/gallery/gMj1li8

970.2K shares

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 11,892 other subscribers

Comments

  1. YOUNG NGUYEN says

    July 10, 2015 at 6:17 pm

    1. Very creative ideas. In my last camping I applied your tricks and got so much benefited. Especially the “Homemade calamine lotion”, “How to waterproof your shoes” and “tin grill” ideas helped me a lot. Anybody can apply the ideas. I’m sure they’ll be benefited. Thanks the writing you’ve introduced me to some great new ideas.

    Reply
  2. Roger Mose says

    October 4, 2015 at 5:10 pm

    I love all these ideas but my favorite is the grill! This is such a fun and cool idea for camping or doing with your kids. And the hot dogs are an added bonus!

    Reply
  3. wigs says

    March 13, 2016 at 8:01 am

    Chris Thile about Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek not only can they succeed kale all over the September.; Garrison Keillor, creator and longtime large number about going to be the popular A Prairie Home Companion?radio dogs don’t says you means a resource box this time: He’s retiring.In an interview

    Reply
  4. Oliver Jones says

    March 31, 2016 at 2:49 am

    Apparently, this are the basic materials that needed. Very practical idea that is to be use.

    Reply
  5. Karenjohnson says

    November 25, 2019 at 6:40 pm

    Thank so much for ALL the ideas you have geaven. I am going to try some.?

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Search

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Recent Projects

DIY Upcycled Tin Can Windchime (Easy and Frugal)

Repurposed Tin Can Owl Pencil Holder

Fanciful Upcycled Soda Can Flowers

Adorable Upcycled Tin Can Bird Feeder

Pages

  • About Us
  • Be Featured
  • Contact Us
  • Email and Push Notification Subscriber Settings.
  • Privacy Policy
DIYnCrafts.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca and amazon.com.au.

Copyright © 2022 DIY and Craft Projects and Collections

970.2K shares
  • 5.4K