Camping Supplies – Don’t leave essential camping supplies behind
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If you want to go camping you need to have enough camping supplies that will last you for the whole duration of the camping trip.
If you don’t have enough camping supplies you can still save your camping trip if there is a shop nearby your campsite where you can re-supply.
Be sure that you have enough camping supplies by referring to camping lists you can easily find on the internet. Refer to more than one checklist just to make sure you don’t leave out anything important.
Camping Supplies: Water and Food
The most important camping supply you need is water especially if you’re not camping on a campground or recreational vehicle camping where there a small chance of buying more water. Bring as much as you can carry without leaving out the important camping equipment.
Food is definitely one of the camping supplies that should not be in short supply. Canned foods are good for camping but they tend to add a lot of weight to your backpack.
Dried hiking food is a good option if you want to have a lighter load. Most campers bring a little bit of both. Bringing ready-to-eat food is a wise decision. Don’t forget to bring snacks like chocolate bars and energy drinks, they’ll give you a much needed boost in energy.
Personal stuff camping supplies
Toilet paper should be part of your camping supplies if you’re going hiking camping. Bring a shovel too so you can bury your faeces.
A plastic bag is useful for a lot of things like carrying extra stuff that don’t fit your backpack or as a laundry bag. If you want you can bring a laundry bag but a plastic can separate your wet clothes from the dry ones better. Carry a few of them as they don’t weigh very much.
Mosquito or insect repellents are a crucial part of your camping supplies in some parts of the world especially where it’s hot. Some insects can make you really sick.
That said, also bring some medicine like aspirin and ibuprofen but don’t forget to bring your personal medicine if any. A first aid kit should always be a part of your camping supplies. Be sure that you know how to use them or bring along a manual that can show you how.
One camping supply that most people tend to forget is extra batteries for you flashlight, headlamp or your cell phone. These three items are important camping equipment and you don’t want them to be useless because they’re out of batteries.
You would also want to put in toothpaste, toothbrush, razor blades, shampoo and soap in your camping supplies list because it’s important to keep clean when you can.
These are all essential camping supplies you should have with you when you do camping especially when you’re out in the wild away from civilization. Always be sure to have the complete camping supplies and in enough quantities before you go camping in the woods.
Also check your camping equipment and camping gear so that they both suitable and complete. You might want to think about camping accessories as well.A camping equipment and camping supplies checklist can be a real life saver even before to start camping
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Yeah, props on the headlamp recommendation, it's so easy but so often overlooked or rather 'I didn't think of that'
Thanks for this hub. I'll bookmark it as there are good tips of anything needed for a camping trip. The toilet paper is so important and most often forgotten.
Hey, I have rarely seen such perfectly roasted marshmellows before. It really is an art that few people have the patience or skill to perfect. Most just set them on fire!
It's always important to have a checklist, especially before going on a hiking trip. I've had the unpleasant experience of not having what you need and believe me this essential camping list could have helped immensely!
I agree with Shawn above...those are some sweet looking marshmellows! Those are certainly on my list of essential foods. Hey, they are light right? ;)
Thanks for the camping tips...I have to admit I always forgot to bring extra batteries when camping..^^
TP is an absolute must when camping. Dont forget the TP. good camping tips
This is a really informative hubpage, I know whenever I have tried to camp before, there is always some disparity amongst the group as to what would be appropriate to bring, but this is very helpful. Thanks.
Great lens, the pictures look great and add to the page. The information is really useful for anyone wanting to go camping. Thanks for the tips on the 3 items not to forget.
planning to go out some where.
Waitttttttt u have left essentials things.
get to know here.
Really nice hug. Great info. All the things mention here are very important if you are going for camping.
Extra batteries for the torch, yeah! We used to camp as kids and Mom and Dad were always prepared. But camping as teenagers on our own - that was another story - always fumbling around in the dark because the torch batteries had gone dead!
I am not a camper. In fact it's one of my least favorite things to do, but this hub has some great ideas that will make my future camping experiences much better. Thanks!
It has taken me years to refine my personal list of things I always take on a camping trip. For the most part all of this stuff is prepacked so that I do not forget anything when I go. Of course this does not include my sleeping bag which I do not want to pack down to store and my food and water which I usually get on the way.
I totally agree. The camping checklist is essential. And as you become a more frequent outdoor adventurer, you checklists grow and become a vital assest in themselves.
Being abel to spontaneously go on a hiking adventure or join in a trip that you are a guest, and not the primary planner, is soooooo easy, when you can just reference a list that you adhere to and have successfully used on previous vacations.
Refining that list for beginners is often much easier when there are proper resources and information, like we see here on this nicelly put together HubPage.
Thanks for your contribution.
And thanks for the helpful commentors too!
CH James 3 years ago
Ok you mentioned the head lamp as an essential item. I testify brother. Can't tell you how many times I have tried to fumble with the flashlight and some chord, stake and hammer at the same time. Not nice.
Good hub