Backpacking & Camping Tips : Food Safety While Camping

While camping, food safety precautions include using antibacterial gels on the hands frequently, purifying all water, by boiling, filtering or chlorinating it, and tying up food and garbage 15 feet in a tree overnight. Find out the importance of proper food handling while in the wilderness with helpful information from a backpacking and hiking guide in this free video on exploring the outdoors.

Expert: Nicole Pyke
Bio: Nicole Pyke is an experienced backpacking and hiking guide, leading primarily high school students on week-long backcountry trips.
Filmmaker: Eli Pyke

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• camping
• backpacking
• outdoors
• tents
• campfires
• fire
• safety
• food
• hiking
• supplies
• backpacks
• campfire

[richkid89]

wow, you're cute!!

[Pripyat1]

@richOtyrant

Untie the rope that is holding the tension on the bag to keep it elevated on the branch?

Dunno best way I can think to explain it.

The rope is anchored to the ground or a tree branch or something within reach.

[richOtyrant]

how do you get it down?

[chris4life87]

@unphazed123 lethal

[unphazed123]

how harmful can the bacteria growing on food become?

[streetpunk99]

both those Gel and wipe style sanitizers are good fire starters in a pinch.