What's your best tip or hack for camping? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 week ago by pleasestopasking@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

102 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Any kind–drive-up camping, backpacking, RV camping, in the woods, at the beach, in a shelter, let's hear it all.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Takapapatapaka@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

If you go for a tent, first don't forget the tent pegs, and then it's always comfortable having a tiny mallet to plant them, rather than using a rock or your bare hands.

[-] kalkulat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Find a -soft, dry- spot for the tent. And pound the pegs in first, then the rest of the tent goes up more easily.

Oh ... and if it's -really- cold out, put a handwarmer, or two, in the toe of the sleeping bag. (Good to well-below zero F)

[-] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

Depends on the tent. Some stakes first some last. Dome tents stakes last, most everything else first

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

flat is a lot more important than soft

[-] Oka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

We had a roofing hammer. Half hammer, half handaxe

[-] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If the ground is super fucked and you're car camping, an impact and some long ass lags also works a treat.

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

You can also take off your shoe and use that

this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2025

71 points (97.3% liked)

Ask Lemmy

33253 readers

882 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

6) No US Politics.

Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !askusa@discuss.online

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.