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Camping Essentials Checklist
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The idea of the “Essentials” is to give you the basic, must-have items to make your first campout not too over burdening and fun! As you get more experience you will undoubtedly add to this list. Here’s a handy checklist of items:
Camping Essentials Checklist
- Tent (poles, stakes, ground cloth, hammer)
- Sleeping Bag, blanket, pillow
- Sleeping pad
- Eating Kit (spoon, knife, bowl, cup, plate)
- Personal Kit (soap, tooth brush, paste, wash cloth, towel)
- Camp Stove and Fuel
- Cook Kit (pots, pans, spatula, large spoons, matches, plastic table cloth)
- Cleanup Kit (sponge, soap, scouring pads, trash bags, plastic rinsing tub, paper towels)
- Cooler with ice or “blue ice”
- Charcoal and lighter fluid
- Clothing for the season
- Drinking water
- First Aid Kit
- Fire Wood (fire starting materials)


































