Camping tips: 

• Buy a large plastic box with a latching lid.  Store all of your kitchen supplies in the box so when you go camping, your kitchen supplies are already packed.  Replenish this box each time you come home from camping. 
• Wash all vegetables before leaving home.
• If taking baked potatoes or corn on the cob, butter and wrap in foil before leaving home.
• Bring plenty of ziploc bags, they are useful for leftovers and packing snacks for a day hike.
• Bring more than enough water.  It will be used for drinking, cooking, washing dishes, showering and putting out your campfire.
• Do Not feed the wildlife.  Store your food in the trunk of your car or hang from a tree.  Never store food in your tent.
• Freeze 2 liter bottles and use these in your ice chest along with ice.  They last much longer than ice packs.
• Freeze chicken breast in marinade sauce at home.
• Freeze all meats or other freezable foods at home.  Helps keep other foods cold longer.
• Cover pots and skillets with lids while cooking.  Foods cook faster.
• Bring at least two coolers.  One for food and one for drinks.
• Build your campfire away from underbrush and tree root systems.  Underground fires can start.
• Before leaving your campsite, double check and recheck your campfire is out.  Never leave a fire unattended.
• Spray fire grill with cooking spray before placing on campfire.  Foods won't stick.
• Use fire proof cooking equipment and utensils.
• Restock your ice often to keep foods from spoiling.
• To remove food from a pan or skillet, cover the bottom with water and boil on campfire.
• Don't wear shoes inside your tent.  Put them in a plastic bag inside your tent to keep them dry overnight.
• If camping in a place that allows trenching, trench a small trench around your tent.  This keep water from building up underneath your tent if it rains.  Don't forget to cover it back like it was before leaving your campsite.
• To water proof your matches, dip head of each stick match about 1/3 of the way into melted candle wax.  Let dry.  This also keeps out moister.
• If available, use existing campfire rings and campsites.
• Invest in a screened tent to cover your picnic table to help keep the mosquitoes and flies away.