Camping Checklist

I first went camping as a small child in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s with my parents and siblings, but I don’t remember much. A good friend and I picked it up as adults in the early 1980’s, learning most everything from scratch, slowly assembling needed equipment. By the time my wife and I began camping with our kids we had all of the basics, but continued to add and upgrade. A camping checklist became a must for us for planning and packing, and the list was refined and revised multiple times over the years. The following is the basic, early version of the list. Other lists we use today are very detailed and run several pages.

Camping Checklist

—-FOOD —-TENT —-SLEEPING BAG —-BACKPACK/DAY PACK

—-MATCHES/LIGHTER —-BOW SAW —-CHOW KIT —-CLOTHES

—-COOLER —-HUNTING KNIFE —-POCKET KNIFE —-HATCHET/AX

—-FISHING GEAR —-COOZIE —-MAPS/TRAVEL INFO —-LANTERN

—-FLASHLIGHT —-CAMPING STOVE —-FIRST AID KIT —-BAIT

—-BUG SPRAY —-COOKING GEAR —-BANDANNA —-HAT —-SOAP

—-TOILET PAPER —-TOOTHBRUSH & PASTE —-WASHCLOTH

—-DEODORANT —-TOWEL —-RAIN GEAR —-PLATES/CUPS —-BODA

—-FOIL —-CHARCOAL —-STARTER FLUID —-ARMY SHOVEL

—-RADIO —-CAMERA/FILM —-BATTERIES —-BINOCULARS

—-FOLDING CHAIR —-THERMOS —-COFFEE/POT —-COMPASS

—-FIRST AID KIT —-WATCH —-SWIMSUIT

With the exception of “Camera/Film” it is still a pretty solid list to build from. Get outside this weekend!