Backpacking Tips TV: How to Hide Money Whilst Backpacking

This clip demonstrates a way to hide money inside something in your backpack.

Obviously, a big fat permanent marker may draw attention (no pun intended) as it would probably seem an odd thing to be carrying around backpacking, but if adapted slightly – by maybe using something like a non-clear ballpoint pen instead – it has the potential to become a nifty emergency money holder.

If a thief did get into your backpack and went looking for goodies then a crappy pen knocking around in the bottom of your backpack could be easily overlooked in the hunt for money, cards or other valuable items.

Something this small could easily accommodate a tightly rolled $100 bill which would be enough to get by on for a few days should you somehow get parted from your other money and cards.

Backpacking Tips TV: How to hide money whilst backpacking

Backpacking Tips TV: Making a Stove from a Beer Can

I don’t know how handy this tip will prove for backpackers on the road as you do need more than simply a beer can (and things that you probably won’t already have in your backpack). Although this video tip seems more suited to hiking/camping backpackers, it’s still pretty cool - and you never know, it may come in handy some day!

So here it is:- How to make a stove out of 2 old beer cans

Backpacking Tips TV: Ways to Open a Bottle of Beer

May be you’ll be on a beach, or in a backpacker hostel with friends etc and have beer but no bottle opener - so, can you still open the bottles? Of course you can!

Here are a few tips in video form showing just some of the ways you can open a bottle of beer without a bottle opener:-