High Tech Garbage Bag Holder and other hacks

[a65hoosier]

Here you go. Simple. Free. Anyone else have some other easy hacks?

[MacGyver]

Re: High Tech Garbage Bag Holder and other hacks

I tend to eat small meals several times a day, so it might not work for people who eat big meals, but I use the plates and bowls from Marie Callender's frozen dinners on camping trips. Very lightweight and no paper plate worries about leak-throughs.

[Happy Joe]

Re: High Tech Garbage Bag Holder and other hacks

I try to minimize the packaging on food and drink that I bring; then dispose of it (or at least burn out all food odors, residues and leftovers) in the campfire (after the cooking is done); helps keep from attracting critters during the night.
a couple of years ago I found a cheap spring up (squashes flat for storage) clothes hamper at wallymart
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays...lors/195500688



...works fine for beverage cans and other non burn-ables/recycleables ... Tie a knot in one side of the open end of the trash bag then put it inside and stretch it over the end of the hamper to hold it until the trash build up enough to keep the it there...

Enjoy!

...during fire bans I dig a narrow foot deep or so (I try for 18") cat hole/post hole; all dishwashing water & organic remains get buried there before I crash at night...(washout all cans and food packaging and put them in the trash bag for removal).

Enjoy!

[Karla "with a k"]

Re: High Tech Garbage Bag Holder and other hacks

I found a cheap spring up (squashes flat for storage) clothes hamper at wallymart
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays...lors/195500688

I had beem looking at these, but hadn't pulled the trigger until your post. Thank you.

I painted on recycling and trash symbols on mine since i do a lot of group camping.

[Happy Joe]

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Over this last weekend I figured out that the collapsible trash can (wallymart hamper) needs some weight or the wind will try to knock it over and roll it away...
I will probably cut a wooden or polycarbonate disc to fit in the bottom to increase the empty weight will still maintaining the collapsibility...

Enjoy

[a65hoosier]

Re: High Tech Garbage Bag Holder and other hacks

Over this last weekend I figured out that the collapsible trash can (wallymart hamper) needs some weight or the wind will try to knock it over and roll it away...
I will probably cut a wooden or polycarbonate disc to fit in the bottom to increase the empty weight will still maintaining the collapsibility...

Enjoy

I've had one of those collapsible trashcans since 2013 (Stansport I believe) and I use it periodically depending on how long I'm going to be gone and the number of campers that will be camping. Mine has a stake loop at the bottom. I just stake it down to keep it from blowing away (note: I remove bag/contents at night to prevent critter raids.)

[Happy Joe]

Re: High Tech Garbage Bag Holder and other hacks

I've had one of those collapsible trashcans since 2013 (Stansport I believe) and I use it periodically depending on how long I'm going to be gone and the number of campers that will be camping. Mine has a stake loop at the bottom. I just stake it down to keep it from blowing away (note: I remove bag/contents at night to prevent critter raids.)

Yep!... that's (stake it down) what I did over the weekend , at least until it accumulated enough weight to stay put.
The loops on mine are not very substantial, so I am looking at another alternative (weight).

Enjoy!