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Camping & Rv Earth Day Tips

Written by Hitchweb Canada
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 — No Comments Yet

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Environmentally Friendly Tips to Help You Enjoy Your Trip

1. Avoid Disposable Plates and Containers

They're quick and easy to clean up and we all want to enjoy as much of our time outdoors as possible. But we may slowly be ruining that fun time by using paper plates and plastic utensils that create more garbage. We're seeing how single-use items are damaging our environment so it might be time to invest in some real dishes and utensils to bring with us camping. Ever check out your local thrift store for some items you can use?

Hitchweb has some great new products coming your way too! Keep an eye out.

2. Buy Environmentally Friendly Products - (RV especially)

Rv-ing comes with some camping convenience but also some more responsibities. When shopping for products like holding tank cleaners look for non-toxic, biodegradable products. Like an enzyme based tank cleaner. Many products contain a formaldehyde-releasing ingredient bronopol. Stay away! Look for products like Camco's Wild Thing Biological Treatments instead. And while you're at it, there's specific RV toilet paper too. The last thing you want on your vacation is a clogged or overflowing toilet. RV friendly toilet paper breaks down much easier and quicker to keep your tanks from backing up.

3. Pick Up Trash As You See It!

We know you're a concious camper, but there's some not so environmentally friendly campers out there, which breaks our heart. We can do our best to mitigate what they've done though! Bring an extra trash bag with you on your 4x4 explorations or camping trips and clean up as you go. You can save a poor unsuspecting animal from injesting something it shouldn't and keep our parks and forests looking pristine the way they should be.

4. Compost

Hitchweb has a simple fun tip of simply bringing a big Jar or sealable reusable container for all your compost.
Pack it in, pack it out!

5. Use Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Products

Sometimes you require more than water and some scrubbing for yourself or your dishes. If so, be sure to use biodegradable cleaning products! So what does that mean? No phosphate, surfactants, triclosan, or any “anti-bacterial” ingredients. These products can destroy the rivers by spiking algie growth, and be toxic to aquatic life.

Also keep in mine that no matter how eco-friendly or not, soap should not be used directly in rivers or lakes. The best way to clean while camping is with a portable washing bin and a fine strainer to catch any bits of food and put it in the trash or your compost, and wash several hundred feet away from a body of water.

HItchweb has a handy soap for you! That comes in seed paper, of a non-invasive flower of course. CHECK IT OUT

Also instead of some toxic bug repellent try making your own, with a reusable spray bottle, equal parts water and apple cider vinegar, eucalyptus essential oil, and a few drops of lemon oil.

6. Tell your friends

The more of us taking steps to help the environment, the better!

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