Cowboy Coffee:
1. Bring one quart of water to a boil in a saucepan.
2. Add 3/4 cup of ground coffee.
3. Return to boil.
4. Immediately remove from heat and cover.
5. Wait till the grounds sink (approximately 5 minutes).
6. Serve.
Campfire Panini Press
I know what you’re thinking: “I don’t need one.” Yes, you do. Have toasted sandwiches whenever you want.
Cope with Heavy Winds or Snow While Camping
Create a wind wall by tying a tarp between two trees. It will keep your tent warmer and help with fire building as well.
Protect Your Strawberries In The Winter
Cover your strawberries with straw in the late fall/winter time. They will be healthier and bear fruit in the summer.
Climatize Your Plants
Gardening Prior to planting indoor plants outside, take them outside for 3 hours each day for one week. Your plants need that time to adjust to the new temperature. They will thrive once planted permanently outside.
Hard and Waxed-Packaged Cheeses
Want cheese on your trip but are worried about spoilage? Cheeses in waxed packaging, like Babybel, or hard cheeses, like Gruyere, can keep up to a week without refrigeration.
How To Fell a Tree
Having decided which side you wish the tree to fall, cut alternatively a downward and inward cut as shown. When about half through, proceed to cut the other side a few inches higher, and finally pull tree down by means of ropes.
Grow Hardy Tomatoes
While planting your tomatoes, if you add 1/4 cup of lime juice to the soil. They will grow big and branch out a lot.
Trying to Stay Warm?
Don’t Bury your Face Under your Sleeping Bag
The moisture from your breath will cancel out its insulating properties.
Open the Vents in your Tent even if it’s Freezing
Otherwise, your breath will condense, creating snow or water inside your tent.
