It's Camping Season!

Now that summer is well under way, it's a good time to prepare for camping outings by reflecting on what can be learned from leading camping-prep experts! (make your own additions in comments!) For that purpose, we bring you:

a reprint of What You Need on a Camping Trip
by David L. Ziegler, Jr. (@Auto5man)

Food:

• cooler & ice - get the ice cheap from those new drive-thru ice stations. There's one near the corner of Summer & Highland at Forrest Avenue. $2 for 20 lbs of ice!
• salt/pepper
• spices
• butter
• wild rice
• mushrooms
• onions
• carrot
• potatoes
• corn
• shrimp/crawdad tails
• bacon
• eggs
• steak?
• coffee
• hot chocolate
• drinking water
• other drinks
• Pam cooking spray
• bisquick pancakes (mix in advance)
• log cabin maple syrup
• kraft singles for grill cheese or french toast
• hot dogs/buns
• ketchup/mustard/relish
• applesauce/jello/fruit single use cups for kiddie snacks

Cooking/Utensils:

• rubber maid dry storage
• heavy duty foil
• plates (thick paper)
• paper towels
• coffee pot
• dixie cups
• charcoal lighter fluid
• water supply for cooking/cleaning
• broom/dust pan
• ziploc bags
• coffee cups
• hand towl/dishtowel
• sponge/abrasive
• table cloth
• camp stove
• frying pans(2 non-stick & 1 cast iron)
• egg protectors
• silverware
• matches
• trash bag liners for pickle bucket
• skewers for roasting marshmellows/hotdogs

Campground Stuff:

• extra safe flotation for kids (1 per child!)
• lawn chair (1 p/person)
• lantern mantels
• cards
• trash bags
• cot (or)
• air mattress, pump for air mattresses
• tarp
• bailing wire
• insect repellent
• coolers
• 2 lanterns/stove/fuel
• hammer
• camp axe
• towels (1 p/person & dishtowel)
• minnows
• worms
• pillow
• tent
• cordage
• pickle bucket(toilet), 3 gallon bucket for doing dishes
• 2 coolers (fish and food)
• sunscreen
• flashlight
• cottonelle wipes
• broom/dustpan for tent

And, excerpted from "What You Need on an Arkansas Dove Hunting Weekend":

Camera:

• camera
• extra memory cards or film (what's that?!)
• extra camera battery(ies), charged
• battery charger (you can legitimately feel smug if you pack a solar charging rig!)
• lens cleaning cloth
• travel case. Preferably a waterproof box or drybag in case of downpour or canoeing. See a case like this if you're using a camera phone.
• in case you're serious about taking pictures:
  • backup camera
  • field case
  • bag-size tripod. See Quantaray QSX-Digi Pro 100 Compact at Wolf, etc.
  • quick-release tripod mount
  • spare UV filter
  • Mac Laptop with appropriate accessories
  • Firewire or USB card reader