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JaneDough_
JaneDough_ Posts: 301 Member
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When you go camping what items do you feel are essential to take with you, please?!
I already have an awesome tent and a snazzy solar charger, but what else?

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you!
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  • darkguardian419
    darkguardian419 Posts: 1,302 Member
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    beer

    ETA: meat, something to start a fire, and a stick to cook the meat on... maybe some bug spray.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,220 Member
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    Sleeping bag, matches, marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate bars.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
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    Food and water.
  • Desterknee
    Desterknee Posts: 1,056 Member
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    Cast iron skillet, flash light, good foods, playing cards, fire starter,
  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
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    A pad or an air mattress for under your sleeping bag. God, it is no fun to be too cold or uncomfortable all night.
  • IbiH
    IbiH Posts: 250 Member
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    As per any trip..... first aid kit and a bottle opener/cork screw.
  • seasonalvoodoo
    seasonalvoodoo Posts: 380 Member
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    Air mattress, lantern or light of some sort, chairs.
  • DenyseMarieL
    DenyseMarieL Posts: 673 Member
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    Depends on if you are a camping minimalist or you want the comforts of home.

    -a decent thick piece of foam bedding to lay your sleeping bag on
    -matches
    -bottled water
    -toilet paper (you never know about those outhouses)
    -an extra tarp for over the tent (the ones they provide sometimes leak)
    -a lantern/flashlights

    Then your essentials, food, clothing, and yes......booze
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
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    I also want to know - if you are going camping and have to go on the plane first, how on earth do you pack all the things you need without spending a million dollars on baggage fees?
  • jsantarelli
    jsantarelli Posts: 16 Member
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    As per any trip..... first aid kit and a bottle opener/cork screw.

    Bottle opener for sure. Mine is on my key chain.

    I like a bottle of liter fluid as well. I've had a few batches of wood that I could not get lit even after chopping them down to little bits of kindling. Which also brings up the hatchett and multi-tool. Don't forget a roll of toilet paper too.
  • HelenDootson
    HelenDootson Posts: 443 Member
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    Bnting, solar fairy lights, ceramic coffee mug, table cloth, kettle, camp stove, gas for stove, chair, twice the number of sweaters you initially thought, hot water bottle, wine glass and shed loads of wine.
    I love camping, but I do not believe it has to be rough!!

    Oh and those great instant porridge pots that quacker make, where you just add boiling water, put the lid on and 2 mins later have warm calorie counted yummy breakfast :0
  • NotRailMeat
    NotRailMeat Posts: 509 Member
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    A Dutch Oven:

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  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
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    fully loaded RV
  • JohnnyCashMoney
    JohnnyCashMoney Posts: 142
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    Cast iron skillet, flash light, good foods, playing cards, fire starter,

    If you are hiking, DO NOT carry a cast iron skillet. Oh...hellz no.
  • tomomatic
    tomomatic Posts: 1,794 Member
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    Water. Very important. Check to see if the camp site has potable drinking water. It's one less thing to bring with you.
    A deck of playing cards
    Matches or lighter
    Do you know if the campgrounds have toilets? One less thing, but you'll probably have to bring your own TP.
    Booze... do you have moonshiners on the way to the campgrounds? We have some in the backwoods of Virginia.
    Knife and bandaids
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,868 Member
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    What kind of camping are you doing? The kind of camping you are doing will dictate what is essential and non-essential for the most part. For example, a case of beer is pretty essential for me if I'm at a campground in my pop-up...but no way in hell am I going to hump a case of beer into the back country on one of my backpacking treks.

    True essentials:

    Food
    Water
    Clothing that will keep you warm
    First aid
    Something to start a fire
  • JaneDough_
    JaneDough_ Posts: 301 Member
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    I also want to know - if you are going camping and have to go on the plane first, how on earth do you pack all the things you need without spending a million dollars on baggage fees?


    THIS!! Lol we are traveling by plane to our destination!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
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    When you go camping what items do you feel are essential to take with you, please?!
    I already have an awesome tent and a snazzy solar charger, but what else?

    Any help is appreciated.

    Thank you!

    My toy hauler. It has everything. :)
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
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    For backpack, essentials are all lightweight. Bivy sac, sleeping bag, couple sets of clothes, MRE's, Water filter pump and flavor tablets, waterproof matches, safety and first aid gear, etc.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
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    I also want to know - if you are going camping and have to go on the plane first, how on earth do you pack all the things you need without spending a million dollars on baggage fees?


    THIS!! Lol we are traveling by plane to our destination!

    A couple of years ago, all 4 of us flew across country to hike/camp on the Appalachian trail. We packed everything in our backpacks and bought carrying bags to contain the backpacks. We were concerned that the bag handling machines would eat the packs otherwise. With everyone having 1 carry on in addition to the backpack, we were able to pack for the hike and for a couple of weeks of sightseeing afterwards.

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