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)