Going Camping?

CAMPING ESSENTIALS:

Everything you need for a successful camping experience this Fall, Winter, or Spring before you head back to the best place on Earth!

1. TENT with rainfly and stakes

2. SLEEPING BAG

3. SLEEPING MAT or PAD

4. PILLOW

5. HEADLAMP

6. CAMPING CHAIR or CRAZY CREEK for relaxing, eating dinner, and hanging by the fire 

7. FIREWOOD

8. KINDLING to help get your fire started!

9. LIGHTER or MATCHES

10. COOKING GRATE or CAMPING STOVE (plus cookware and utensils for stovetop)

11. WATER -- enough for drinking & cooking

12. COOLER with drinks and pre-made food you can just heat up in the fire (wrapped in tinfoil) or heat up on the camping stove

13. ICE for cooler

14. METAL TONGS for moving fire logs / retrieving food wrapped in tinfoil out of fire

15. S’MORES STUFF! (marshmallows, Hershey’s chocolate, graham crackers, long sticks)

16. TRASH BAG

17. DISH TOWEL -- pro tip is wrap your knife in a dish towel to protect yourself when you're unpacking, and then you have a dish towel to pick up your hot pots off of the stove or to clean up :)

18. KNIFE

19. CUTLERY

20. PLATES/BOWLS

21. PAPER TOWELS

22. SHOVEL

23. TOILET PAPER

24. BEACH TOWEL especially comes in handy to clean your feet before climbing into your tent to sleep

25. GAMES -- cards, diablo, soccer ball or football, hacky sack, etc.

26. CLOTHES that are appropriate for the weather! Don't forget warm socks, a beanie, gloves, and a hoodie!