What I like to do is create my own fire starters. I get some saw dust or dryer lint and melt some old candles in a old aluminum pan, mix together then pour the mixture into a cardboard egg carton. You will have 12 individual fire starters. Commercial fire starters may be cheaper and/or easier but it is a neat project to do.
I've done so much with so little for so long, I'm now qualified to do anything with nothing.
I have made fire starters a couple of different ways. I think my favorit was using cedar chips and wax. I thick I mixed in some dry used coffee grounds to fill in some of the gaps.
You can get cedar chips at places that sell pet bedding. Compressed bail real cheap that expands into about 10 gallons of chips when you open it up.
popeye59 wrote: That is a clever idea. My problem is I forget to write things down in the first place.
I carry a pocket camera... but I might not remember to make or take a list. Take a picture of an empty container and you'll remember what you need at the store.
Grease Board... Need to remember the list ? Take a picture of it.
I even use my small pocket camera at the store. I'll take a picture of the PRICES listed and when they ring it up WRONG at the register, I just show them the picture of the prices on the shelves. It happens too often. I am convinced it's done on purpose. (And once I got so frustrated that they had so many items priced wrong at the scanner/register that I left all my items there... asked for the manager and told them to keep them. Apologized to the person in line behind me and said, "It's the only way I know to get them to change the prices at the check out."
You need to get your county to pass a Scanner Accuracy LawScanner Accuracy Law. Everybody said this would raise prices, but the prices are no higher than they are in neighboring counties. Plus if you catch them in a higher than marked item, it is free!
Actually the way I read that, you get the difference between the scanned price and the marked price, plus 10 times the difference, up to $10.00, but not less than $1.00 - IF you suffered a loss, meaning you already paid for it. If you point it out as they scan it and they correct it then, there is no loss to you and thus no penalty payment.
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The things that come to those that wait will be the crappy junk left by those that got there 1st.
Remember; never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
Here in the SE, at Publix if it rings up different than the shelf price you get it for free period.
A time or two, it has worked both for over ring and an under ring price.
A neat item that I received for Christmas was a Totes Remote Control Caddy.
Mom got it for the house but I put it in the motor home for our Christmas trip to Tennessee. All of the remotes in one place (a couple of CD's and ink pens too) and it road just fine on the dash. Got back home last night and I ordered one today so that I will have one for the house now. Ordered it at Kohls.com $10 bucks.
JayWalker2009 wrote: Something else that I do that simplifies eating outdoors when we get to camp...I bought a wicker basket that is rectangular and I'd say about 16 inches by 8 inches . I keep it on the stove in the kitchen (we rarely use the stove, so its a good place to store it as it fits perfectly). I have it filled with pretty much anything I need for cooking outside on the grill, so that at dinner time, all I have to do is carry that to the picnic table. Inside I have paper plates and plastic cups, a wire utensil holder with our utensils and salt/pepper and meat seasoning, a cutting knife, small cutting board, aluminum foil, dish towel, table cloth and clamps, papertowels, Pam cooking spray, a few ziplock baggies, and the grill light that clamps to the grill, and other misc. items. SO MUCH easier to take that to the picnic table vs many trips for these items.
I took this concept and adapted it to our nightly s'mores ritual. I now have a plastic box with a lid already set up with everything we need: graham crackers, chocolate (tho if it's really hot this goes in the fridge), marshmallows, telescoping marshmallow roasters, lighter, and our favorite fire starter, an idea picked up from this board: cotton balls and vaseline.
I am looking for other ways to adapt this simple concept. We already do it for our cleaning supplies. What else? Just occurred to me that I can do it for our beach outings (baby powder for sandy feet, sunscreen, hats, etc., all in a plastic carrying basket with handles).
Forest River Sunseeker 3170 bunkhouse. We travel with two shih tzu, a leonberger and, oh, yeah, two teens and a 6-year-old.
Another idea on this concept of keeping everything together is the shower bags we have. We almost always use the campground showers. We each have our own bag with appropriate plastic bottles of body wash and shampoo, flip flops or shower shoes, scrubber, towel and anything else we might regularly use. They also have a large hook in case the shower stall is really without a shelf, bench or hook. I also have a shower dress that I wear so I don't have to mess with socks or slacks on a wet floor. We hang the towels up when we return and put them back in the bag when they are dry. A place for everything and everything in its place/keep it simple.
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suerover wrote: Another idea on this concept of keeping everything together is the shower bags we have. We almost always use the campground showers. We each have our own bag with appropriate plastic bottles of body wash and shampoo, flip flops or shower shoes, scrubber, towel and anything else we might regularly use. They also have a large hook in case the shower stall is really without a shelf, bench or hook. I also have a shower dress that I wear so I don't have to mess with socks or slacks on a wet floor. We hang the towels up when we return and put them back in the bag when they are dry. A place for everything and everything in its place/keep it simple.
I've heard from Ivan and Igor that true Minnesotans only bathe in the spring... no need for the bag LOL
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Buying tp in larger quantities can sometimes be cheaper. Trying to store them can present a challenge. I could squirrel a case of 24-double rolls on top of the stackable dryer but they'd drift to the back and be hard to reach so I had to be careful about that.
I just bought a very collapsible shoe storage "under the bed" box. (At Ross for under $5.) It's more bag than box because it's made out of the same material that the .50 shopping bags are now. Very lightweight. Has a dual zippered clear lid. It's about 24" x 28" and 5" deep. Two TP rolls fit in each compartment. It just fits nicely on the top of the dryer.
I took this concept and adapted it to our nightly s'mores ritual. I now have a plastic box with a lid already set up with everything we need: graham crackers, chocolate (tho if it's really hot this goes in the fridge), marshmallows, telescoping marshmallow roasters, lighter, and our favorite fire starter, an idea picked up from this board: cotton balls and vaseline.
I am looking for other ways to adapt this simple concept. We already do it for our cleaning supplies. What else? Just occurred to me that I can do it for our beach outings (baby powder for sandy feet, sunscreen, hats, etc., all in a plastic carrying basket with handles).
We use cone coffee filters (#4) and a plastic Melitta funnel that sits on top of an insulated carafe. We pack the funnel, carafe, couple dozen filters, and a small container of coffee (enough for 5 or 6 pots) all fits in a plastic case. Makes it easy to make coffee in the morning with it all in one place. If we remember to fill the kettle with water before we go to bed we don't even have to be awake completely to make a pot of coffee. I get up early so I make coffee and have the wife's waiting in the insulated carafe when she rolls out of bed.
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