How To Store Gear, Food And Drinks While Camping

So we’re going to talk storage– food storage– as well as other things that you’re going to need storage for

— and one of the great inventions of modern times are these giant Tupperware containers.

This is kind of my catch-all storage container.

We’ve got paper towels in here. Those are so helpful when you’re cooking or cleaning up –that kind of thing. We’ve got a tarp in here, a couple of tarps. You got some games and an extra flashlight. These are the bean bags for playing cornhole.

Got some cards and some rope. You know– if you had wet clothing or anything like that that you want to hang up– a rope is handy to have.

This is a rain poncho.

That is my toiletries kit.

Two things you always want to bring sunscreen– bug repellent.

Two other things that are really handy to have– an all purpose knife of some kind and a multi-purpose tool. These things are great. You never know when you’re going to need one.

And it’s got a pair of pliers.

It’s got a screwdriver–

Can opener– bottle opener– knife –a file– It’s got it all.

So when I’m preparing for a camping trip, I go to this container and throw stuff in and it’s kind of like anything you might need. It keeps it nice and organized and you can pack it in your vehicle.

This is a smaller one.

And I’ve got cooking utensils in here.

These are pots and pans that we use for camping and got a couple of different sizes.

Got a pot Holder for when it’s hot–

And–

Even got–

It’s even got an egg container in here, which is a handy dandy little thing occasionally. Two eggs isn’t very much but-

This little– these little Tupper Ware containers or whatever brand you choose– are great.

Coolers –really important.

We typically bring more than one.

If it’s just one night, we might bring this big one and in here you can pack ice or you can pack these freezer packs. I like these freezer packs because when the ice starts to melt you gotta water full of cool — or you got a cooler full of water.. With the cooler packs– I think they last a little longer and–

You don’t have all the water in your cooler, so.

Drinks in here.

This might be the drinks for the kids. This might be the drinks for the adults.

This one–

These Yeti style bags really keep things cold for a long time, and then we might have this one for fruits and vegetables. Things like that.

But as with most families, overtime you collect a few coolers and that works out really, really great for us.

So one key thing at your campsite – to make it really convenient and simple — it is bring some kind of a container to put water in. This is the one that I use. Lid comes off– you walk to your water source in the campground and fill it up and bring it back to your campsite– ’cause you always need water for something — drinking or cooking or washing things off or even brushing your teeth — so you can get giant ones that you see at soccer games and things like that–

You can take a gallon milk jug, wash it out and use those for your water. But you do want something to put water in — that keeps it simple and easy for you at the campsite.