Shelter
- You need something to keep you protected from the elements, a tent or a camper. If you don't have a tent, can you borrow one from someone? Campers get a bit more tricky to borrow.
- A tarp to go underneath the tent helps protect the bottom of the tent from something sharp and helps to keep any water from seeping in.
- Hammer for tent stakes
Bedding
- Sleeping bag or some bedding from your home.
- Air mattress or one of those foamy mats, you'll want something to keep you off the hard, bumpy ground. A pool float could work in a pinch
- Pillows
Meals
- Cooler and ice to keep your food cold
- Paper plates & plastic utensils OR enough reusable dishes & utensils for everyone in your camping group
- Cookware - pots & pans, what will you need for the food you're planning?
- How are you cooking your food? Bringing a small grill with you? Does the campground provide a grill? Do you need charcoal?
- Stick with easy food for your first time, see what works and doesn't work
- Firewood - may need to be purchased in the campground
- A water container for drinking and/or washing dishes
- Grilling forks if you plan on smores or hot dogs
- Preferred condiments
- Beverages and cups
Other stuff
- First aid kit
- Garbage bags
- Lighter
- Lighter fluid
- Flashlights or lantern
- Towels, even if you're skipping showers until you get home
- Soap & hand sanitizer
- Toilet paper, depending on where and how you're camping
- Paper towel
- Trash bags
- Change of clothing
- Sunscreen
- Bug spray
- Plastic grocery bags for wet clothes or sticky stuff or dog logs or any of a million other purposes
Nice, but not necessary
- Vinyl tablecloth to cover the picnic table
- Small table
- Aluminum foil
- Ziplock type bags for food
Did I miss anything? What would you add?
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