CAMPING ESSENTIALS - what will I need?

Question

Im going camping this weekend for the first time in years. what basic & essential equipment will I need? I have a list but you know what its like, you always forget something important. well i do anyway. any help will be gratefully appreciated.

fanks

Answer 1

• Tent
• Sleeping bag
• Inflatable mattress or underpad for sleeping bag
• Cooler with ice packs and food
• Pocket knife
• Hatchet
• A camping stove, or if you're going to be cooking by fire... newspaper!
• Matches or a lighter
• First aid kit
• Insect repellant
• Hat and sunscreen
• Beach towel
• Shoes, sandals and boots
• Enough clothes so that you can last a week without doing laundry
• Rain coat
• A warm set of clothes for those chilly nights

If it's going to be very wet, then I suggest some synthetic fabrics instead of cotton... because when it's drenched, cotton takes forever to dry.

Answer 2

tent (with pegs etc)
sleepingbag
pillow
rollup mat or blow up/camp bed
camping stove
lots of matches
torch
waterproofs
good boots/thick sox
changes of clothes
easy cook food- tins and packets easiest for cooking on stove and don't need refridgeration
bottled water
daysack/rucksack
map and compass if hillwalking
cutlery and sharp knife
towels
toiletries
radio
first aid kit
black bags for rubbish and to keep stuff dry
some alcohol (essential)
and I always take some string and a needle an thread -great for makeshift repairs if you are in the middle of nowhere

Answer 3

If the battery in your torch goes t.lights are great just don't burn the tent down. Loo roll incase they run out. Cd Player and a book.Bin bags incase the weather turns dreadful handy for all kinds. Wind jammer helpful too.

Answer 4

Tent, ground mats, sleeping bag, toilet roll, large bottle water, small camping stove, a cooking vessel, change of socks, minimal clothes changes you're camping! towel. That should do oh don't forget food and marshmallows and if you want to make fire lighting easy bring firelighters, cheat!

Answer 5

For me one of the great things about camping is cooking and eating out-doors. I reckon its worth planning a menu for each meal, and taking with you everything you need to cook that menu. think about pans, cutlery, stove, gas, or fire lighters, cool box, cig lighter, grass,
booze, bread, spuds, veggies burgers/sausages, chili and rice,
steak and kidney pud, water carrier, a plank to use as a table, washing up bowl, sharp knives, cork screw and bottle opener,

Wish I was going. Where do you plan to pitch?

Answer 6

I always forget either a bottle opener or can opener! Also make sure you got a water container and washing up bowl, carrier bags for rubbish - sounds numb but works trust me! Disposable bar-b-q's are handy.

Answer 7

Check the site regulations where you propose to camp, many of them now insist on breathable groundsheets due to the older plastic/rubberised ones killing the grass. Hope the rain stays away!!

Answer 8

a tent, string, camping stove, mobile phone, groundsheet (useful even if your tent has one, as you can use it to sit on outside) camping chairs, sleeping bag, blanket, probably waterproofs if you are in the uk, torch, water in big bottles so you can take it to your tent, toothbrush, suncream, hairbrush, flip flops, tougher shoes.
think that's it!
have a great time.

Answer 9

a tent. food, a wee camping stove, a sleeping bag, a ground sheet, a towel might be useful. a torch, water

Answer 10

My absolute must have when camping is antibacterial handwash. This is a liquid soap that can be used without water. Indispensable.