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Shelley Trupert works for Outdoorsy. She has been camping for almost 20 years and is always looking to find the next hike off the beaten path. While she used to enjoy tenting in the wilderness, she prefers to camp in an RV now–whether it is a class C or a teardrop trailer–to enjoy a little comfort after a long day outdoors and the ease of travel it provides. Her goal is to hike in all of the national parks in North America.

He’s going to tell you about some clever camping ideas I know you’re going to use often. Well, when you start planning it all out, make sure that you also take a look at the list of camping essentials just to be sure. So, wrap some duct tape around a water bottle or knife sheath. If you’re planning a trip where you need your ice to last longer, add 1/4 cup of salt into one or two jugs and label them!

Thanks to everyone who subscribed to Camping and Hiking Ideas, and who were then automatically entered into the free draw for a free Campnab app scan! If any should decide they don’t want to try the free Campnab app scan (crazy talk, but just in case), we will post the opportunity to win that unclaimed app to our current, and any new subscribers. We’d love it if you would let us know how you enjoyed the free Campnab app scan! Give us all the details–where you wanted to camp, how the Campnab app worked for you, what you did on your camping trip–even a picture or two, if you want to send it.

You then find yourself faced with two choices—forget camping at a proper campsite, or sit in front of your computer refreshing the page of your campsite’s reservation page over and over again in the hopes that there will be a cancellation you can jump on. The app is the brainchild of two Erics—Eric Karjualoto and Eric Shelkie, Vancouverites who also happen to be partners in SmashLAB, a creative design agency that deals in digital services. The public embraced the idea of being notified when a camping reservation opening showed up, instead of sitting at a computer on the Discover Camping website, hitting the refresh button over and over again and hoping a cancellation appeared. Depending on the type of search you want and the frequency you choose for the Campnab app to scan the chosen spots and dates, the search will cost you between $10 to $20 dollars.