Put a battery-powered votive candle into an empty peanut butter container to make portable lanterns.
Sage
Add bundles of sage to a campfire to keep mosquitoes away.
Pre-made pancake mix
Make pancakes with pre-made pancake mix using shortening and dry milk, which don’t need to be refrigerated.
Ingredients
9 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup double-acting baking powder
4 tsp. salt
1 3/4 cups shortening—which does not require refrigeration
1 3/4 cups non-fat dry milk
Directions
Stir baking powder, non-fat dry milk, and salt into the flour. Cut shortening into flour mixture until all particles of shortening are thoroughly coated and the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. This can be done with a food processor, blender, electric mixer, pastry cutter, whisk, or fork. (I had the pleasure of using my new Blendtec blender for this process…and it worked like a dream!). Store in a tightly covered container, at room temperature for up to six weeks. You can also freeze it.
Hand-washing station
Use an empty laundry detergent dispenser as a hand-washing station.
Travel coffee bags
Make travel coffee bags out of coffee filters and dental floss.
Antibiotic ointment
Cut up a straw and fill the pieces up with antibiotic ointment or toothpaste for single-use packets.
Crescent rolls
Make crescent rolls over the campfire For maximum yumminess, fill ‘em with stuff like marshmallows and Nutella. Or wrap hot dogs with them.
Poisonous plants look like
Familiarize yourself with what the poisonous plants look like.
