Outdoor Campaign is a beautiful experience — it needs adequate preparation to get that right. Needing to take a lot of items makes it easy to forget some of them. The price of forgetting some things could range from minor discomfort to huge losses. So, it is essential to make a proper checklist of camping essentials and other important things you need for a perfect camping.
A camping checklist is a great tool that will help you organize your things and make sure you get everything needed. The specific things in your camping checklist would depend on many factors, including the type of camping, location, people involved, time of year, and so on.
In this article, we will provide the complete camping checklist of all the necessary things you need for a perfect camping experience in almost all scenarios. You can further refine this camping checklist by adding or deleting some items that suit your specific requirement.
Shelter & Furniture
Items you need to set up a basic shelter and spend your time comfortably and safely.
- Tent
- Gazebo
- Chairs
- Tables
- Ground cloth/tarp
- Extra stakes
- Shade tarp/poles/rope/stakes
- Axe or hammer
- Mat
Cooking
Although you might have shared communal fridges, BBQs, and others, It is good to be self-sufficient.
- Stove
- Portable Fridge
- Water Jugs & Kettles
- Plates and Bowls
- Glasses
- Cutlery & Cooking utensils
Bedding
- Self Inflating Mattress
- Sleeping Bag
- Pillows, Bed Sheets, and Blankets
- Air mattress/sleeping pad/cot/tarp
- Air pump
- Repair kit for air mattress
- Utility bags for storage
Clothing, Personal Items & Other Camping Essentials
Camping trips generally last for many days, so it is best to think about all the clothing and personal items, including medications.
- Hat
- Bandana
- Jeans/pant/belt
- Shorts
- T-shirts
- Shoes/boots with Socks
- Sweatshirt/jacket
- Underwear
- Sleep clothes
- Rain gear
- Swimsuit
- Laundry bag
- Soap in plastic case/shampoo
- Shower shoes/flip flops
- Towels/washcloth
- Deodorant
- Toothbrush & toothpaste
- Comb/brush
- Razor
- Feminine products
- Toilet paper
- Shower bag or 5-gallon bucket
- Camping shower/shower pump
- Personal medications, helpful if you have extra
- Any Other personal items
Lighting & Cleaning Items
- Lights
- Torch/Headlamps
- Dishwashing Liquid
- Spray and clean
- Dustpan/brush
- Tea Towels
- Bucket for Dirty Dishes
- Bin
Miscellaneous
- Lantern with fuel/mantles
- Extra batteries/bulbs
- Compass/GPS
- Bug repellant/candles
- Whistle
- Books/Kindle
- Radio
- Any Other Items
First Aid Kit:
These will aid you in the face of any trouble.
- Roll bandages
- Adhesive tape
- Antiseptic wipes
- Sterile gauze pads
- Cotton swabs
- Tweezers
- Safety pins
- And other appropriate first aid materials.
- First Aid manual
Don’t forget to tell me about your trip!
While you would be highly cautious and try to avoid danger at all costs, unexpected situations happen, and you could be in trouble. Thus, it is always advisable to tell someone all the details of the trip as to where you are going and mainly when you are expected to return. Include all the paths you will take and the cell phone number, radio signal, vehicle details, and information about local authorities of the area you are going to. In case you are not returning at the right time, people would have a lead for implementing authorities and start searching for you.
