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I spent the last 30 days making homemade hobo camping gear from simple, inexpensive materials. Now it's time to put ALL of it to the ultimate test — an overnight campout!

In this final episode of the 30 Day Hobo Challenge, I head into the woods carrying the gear I've made throughout the series and find out whether it can actually get me through the night.

My shelter is a tent made from a king-size cotton bed sheet that I waterproofed myself. My sleeping bag started life as an inexpensive packing blanket. My pack sack was made from a pillowcase and waterproofed, and the rest of my gear is carried in a traditional-style hobo bedroll.

And then there's the cook set!

For supper and breakfast, I cook with the frying pan I made from an old tin can. Coffee is brewed in my homemade tin-can coffee pot and enjoyed from another tin can fitted with a simple handle.

Over the last several episodes, you've watched me make this gear one piece at a time. But making homemade camping equipment on a workbench is one thing. Spending the night in the woods with it is something else entirely!

Will the bedsheet tent keep me sheltered?

Will the packing-blanket sleeping bag keep me comfortable?

Will the homemade pack sack and bedroll carry everything I need?

And can a cook set made from discarded tin cans really prepare my meals and morning coffee?

This is the episode the entire 30 Day Hobo Challenge has been building toward — THE HOBO CAMPOUT!

Thanks for following along with this series and joining me for the final test. If you've enjoyed the 30 Day Hobo Challenge, let me know in the comments which piece of homemade hobo gear was your favorite!

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