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The Ultimate Camping List
It's recently come to light that there are still plenty of folks who are at a loss about what to pack when preparing for a camping trip!
Since camping season is already in full swing, here is a (slightly modified) reprint of What You Need on a Camping Trip by noted camping expert, 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 (like Cavendar's!)
- butter
- wild rice
- mushrooms
- onions
- carrots
- 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 (capture ice meltwater for cleaning where possible)
- broom & dust pan
- ziploc bags
- coffee cups
- hand towl/dishtowel
- sponge/abrasive
- table cloth
- camp stove & fuel
- frying pans (2 non-stick & 1 cast iron)
- cooking utensiles for both pan types
- egg protectors
- plenty of plastic silverware
- matches/lighter
- trash bag liners for pickle bucket
- skewers for roasting marshmallows/hotdogs
Campground Stuff:
- Permathin to spray on your tent
- extra safe flotation for kids (1 per child!)
- lawn chair (1 p/person)
- lantern mantels
- cards
- trash bags & collapsable bag holder (if that's how you roll)
- cot (get a stout one, like this)
- (or) air mattress
- pump for air mattresses and kid's river floats
- tarp (some like this under the tent, some prefer to hang it from trees for shade)
- 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":
Photography List:
- 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
Geek Note: If you're an electronics junkie and being completely separated from power is a problem for you and your handheld, USB-charged devices, check out the PowerPot. It's a small thermoelectric generator that will charge up your phone as fast as a wall outlet!
Waterproofing Note: Nobody likes to have a wet campsite while camping, so maybe Rustoleum's NeverWet spray is something to consider? (I haven't tried it yet)
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