If you’re planning on going camping this year, this is the perfect time to start planning and figuring out what you’ll need. Whether you’re new to camping and starting from scratch, or just need to add to what you have – better to start earlier in the year and catch all of the good sales coming up!
We’ve had a list for years of what to bring, and I’ve added on to it from friends and family. Great to print out and have a checklist to follow before going camping – or figure out what you’ll need to buy or borrow to be all set up for a fun getaway.
Start watching the flyers for sales – it’s a lot more fun to go camping when you have everything ready to go and organized. Keeping it all together in bins labelled camping makes things pretty easy to get going. Depending on where you go, and whether you’re in a tent or camper you can figure out which items on the list you’ll need.
- Tent
- Stove
- Mini BBQ
- Sleeping Bags
- Cooler
- Water Jug and water
- Raincoats
- Hatchet
- Extra Fuel for stove
- Extra pegs and rope for the tent
- Lantern or flashlight and extra batteries
- tuques and gloves if colder weather
- paper towels
- foil and Ziploc bags – comes in handy for food and many other uses
- toilet paper
- pillows
- sandals or rubber boots depending on the weater
- lawnchairs
- extra hoodies or coats
- knives
- watch or a compass if you’re hiking
- bug spray
- Kitchen tent or other shelter from mosquitoes if they’re bad where you’re going
- matches and or lighter
- air mattress or pads
- first aid kit
- pots and pans
- bowl to wash dishes in, and cloths and soap
- towels
- salt and pepper and other spices you’d like
- garbage bags
- hats
- tablecloth and pins
- coffee and a way to make it while camping – percolator or French press
- hot chocolate
- things to make smores and other camping favourites
- sunscreen
- tarp – comes in handy when it rains of if the ground is wet
- playing cards and other things to keep busy
- beach items
- plates, cups and cutlery
What are your must haves while camping? What else should be on this list?
Rope for a clothesline and a couple of clothes pins too!