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Camping Cleaning Tips

Busy people love to “get away from it all” on a camping, hunting, or fishing trip. Unwinding in the simplicity of the outdoors, away from telephones, radio, newspapers, and the ever present television set is a vacation many people cherish. Most of us, however, are not really willing to give up all our creature comforts in order to “rough it.” Whether the trip is “just for the guys,” or it is a family excursion, a little pre-planning and the right mix of cleaning supplies, can allow for a simplified vacation in the outdoors, while also avoiding the hardship and unsanitary conditions that accompanied outdoor living in days gone by.

Campers, fifth-wheels, or RVs are often used as portable living quarters, even in remote places. If these vehicles are properly stocked, they can be kept comfortable and clean with a minimum of time and effort, while not taking up too much room in this limited space. Your next vacation in your camper can be a pleasant experience if you try the following personal grooming and cleaning tips:

• Purchase an assortment of miniature personal grooming brushes that will take up little room in the camper, but will do the job of a full-sized product. For instance, equip both your sink area and bathroom with a small nail brush to get those fish scales out from under your nails. Also, pack a brush that allows you to scrub your tired feet after a day of hiking (Stanley Luxury Bath Brush). A special soap for your tired feet would be an extra treat. (Try Stanley Cool-a-Ped Foot Treatment.) Your vacation is only as enjoyable if your feet feel good, so also bring along a foot spray to use on those clean, tired toes. (Stanley Cool-a-Ped Feet TreatMint Foot Spray)

• Bring along a heavy-duty soap(like Stanley Degreaser Concentrate) that can clean that fish smell off hands, as well as one that can handle most other outdoor grime. Also keep liquid hand soap near the sink, especially if you will be handling fish or game. (Stanley Apple Blossom Liquid Hand Soap) At the end of the day, rub a hard-working moisturizer into the skin of your clean, hard-working hands so they will be ready for the next day of fun. (Try Cocoa Butter Hydrating Cream.)

• For day-trips, whether you hike or will be sitting in a fishing boat or a hunting blind, be sure to pack some hand sanitizer (Stanley Hand Sanitizer Wipes) and a product to clean your dark glasses (Stanley Look See Lens Cleaner and Stanley Micro-Fiber Lens Cloth). Many of these products are individually wrapped and can easily fit into a pocket or hip pack.

• Be sure to pack an all-purpose detergent in your camper in order to wash dishes, wipe off dirty surfaces, or rinse out clothes. (Try Stanley Degreaser Concentrate) A couple of clean sponges and a few towels that can later be hung on a line to dry will clean up most messes.

• For the bathroom facilities in these newer vehicles, bring along a container of sanitizing wipes or a disinfectant spray and tissues. Taking an extra minute or two once a day to wipe surfaces will keep sinks, toilets, and shower heads fresh and clean, and will make the small spaces and limited water supplies more tolerable. (A good product to try is Stanley Germ-X II Spray Disinfectant.) These tissues will need to be disposed of properly, depending on the restrictions for trash disposal at the campgrounds. Remember to pack a supply of trash bags for this purpose, as well as for your other garbage.

• Bring along a sturdy broom (Stanley Slimline Broom) and dust pan (Stanley Clip-On Dust Pan), and a good wet mop (Stanley Cotton Wet Mop) and bucket. These tools won’t take up much space, and allow campers to sweep out leaves, dirt, and grass, as well as to mop up mud and spills.

This short list of personal grooming aids, cleaning tools, and cleaning supplies will handle most grooming and housecleaning chores in the short term, will take up very little space in the camper, and will allow for comfortable relaxation at the end of a long day of hiking, fishing, hunting, or otherwise enjoying the outdoors.

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