40 Camping Hacks That Are Borderline Genius

#1 For a softer, more comfortable tent floor, use foam floor tiles

#2 Point a head lamp into a jug of water for an instant lantern

#3 Use non-toxic glow-in-the-dark paint on the inside of a jam jar for an easy DIY lantern.

#4 Tin-can sandwich bread is a portable food option!

#5 Know what the poisonous plants look like!

#6 Get your tick deterrent ready!

#7 Glue sandpaper to the top of your match holder.

#8 Use the coffee can TP protector!

#9 Make crescent rolls over the campfire!

#10 If you love your spices!

#11 Get one of these if your going with your honey!

#12 These are great for car camping!

#13 Cut up a straw and fill the pieces up with antibiotic ointment or toothpaste for single-use packets.

#14 Place a scoop of coffee grounds into a coffee filter and tie it up with dental floss. When you’re ready to brew, just make it like you would make tea in a teabag!

#15 You can always bring these if the bags don't work!

#16 Make candle stakes for romantic nighttime lighting.

#17 Make single-use soap leaves from a bar of soap and a vegetable peeler

#18 Use an empty laundry detergent dispenser as a hand-washing station

#19 Use a belt and hooks to hang up pots and pans.

#20 Make campfire cones!

#21 Pack a mini first-aid kit into an old prescription bottle or Altoids tin

#22 Make pancakes with pre-made pancake mix using shortening and dry milk, which don’t need to be refrigerated. Make pancakes with pre-made pancake mix using shortening and dry milk, which don't need to be refrigerated.

#23 Another portable DIY Lantern!

#24 Make a portable washing machine with a plunger and a bucket.

#25 Make an easy-to-carry fire starter with a cardboard-only egg carton and match light charcoal

#26 They burn hot and fast! So do fritos!

#27 Make pocket-sized oil lamps out of travel-size or hotel toiletry shampoo bottles.

#28 Once the coals are uniformly gray and ashy, cover them with fresh rosemary branches. Your meat and vegetables will be flavored with the taste of savory herbs.

#29 Bring cheeses in waxed packaging as well as hard cheeses

Aged cheddar, Parmigiano, and/or Gruyère will keep for at least a week unrefrigerated.

#30 Throw a bundle of sage in the fire, it gets rid of mosquitoes!

#31 Try roasting Starburst.

#32 Forgo pasta for a quick-cooking alternatives like polenta, quinoa, or couscous.

#33 Cook canned cinnabuns in a hollowed-out orange over a campfire.

#34 If you’re going to be hiking, use this biodegradable trail-marking tape

#35 Keep kids busy with a scavenger hunt, just make sure to write the list on a paper bag, that way they have a place to put it!

#36 Use a bucket and a milk crate as an emergency toilet

#37 Cotton pads dipped in wax are a crazy easy way to make portable fire starters.

#38 Bring microfiber towels — they’re super absorbent and lightweight.

#39 Freeze gallon jugs of water and place them in your cooler.

#40 Altoids tin, cardboard, and wax make emergency light sources