Camping Checklist

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Camping with Children

• Baby Swing
• Backpack carriers
• Bottles/sippycups
• Current photos of the children in case they get lost
• Diapers
• Extra pair(s) of shoes
• Favorite blanket or stuffed toy(very important!)
• Formula
• Gerber toddler foods
• Hats
• Jar foods
• Jogging strollers
• kidsafe bugspray
• MANY sets of clothing
• Playyards
• Portapotty with grocery bag liner (easy cleanup)
• Powdered milk(for children that have outgrown formula)
• Snacks
• Storybooks
• sunblock
• Swim Diapers
• Toys
• Wipes

Cleaning & Personal Items

• Bar soap
• Comb/hair brush/clips/bands/hair ties
• Contact lens supplies
• Deodorant
• Dish rack
• Dishwashing soap and rubber gloves
• Feminine supplies
• Hand Sanitizer (waterless)
• Laundry Detergent (biodegradeable preferred)
• Make-up bag
• Razor & shaving cream
• Shampoo
• To save space, unroll toilet paper and reroll it and put inside the tube
• Toilet Paper
• Toothpaste & toothbrush
• Towel
• Washcloth
• Whisk broom to clean table and tent site

Clothing

• Bandanna
• Hat
• Jacket - As weather dictates; Eskimo style, mackintosh, windbreaker, etc.
• Pants/Overalls, with belt
• PJs
• Poncho - Doubles as emergency tent/lean-to
• Shirt - 2 or 3 (one light, one flannel)
• Shoes, shower shoes, HIKING BOOTS
• Socks - 2 pair
• Sulfer - keeps chiggers out of your clothes
• Sunglasses
• Swim suit
• Underwear - 2
• Work gloves & warm mittens/gloves

Cooking

• Can opener - If you have canned goods
• Charcoal or wood & Grill for BBQ
• Coffee maker & filters
• Cooking skewers (for hot dogs, s'mores, etc.)
• Cutting Board
• Dutch Oven
• Firestarter sticks (wax/sawdust things from the grocery store)
• Firewood
• Frying Pan - Nonstick w/plastic spatula is nice
• Measuring cup
• Newspapers for lighting a campfire
• P-38 Can Opener (military type, small, flat and fits in wallet)
• Pot lifter and/or pot holders
• Pot or sauce pan - Big enough to cook noodles for all with lid
• Sandwich maker (type you put in fire)
• Soup Ladel
• Stew Pot
• Stove with fuel & lighter
• Strainer
• Tablecloth
• Thermos
• Tongs
• Veggie Peeler

Dishes

• Alladin travel mug
• Aluminum Foil
• Collapsable camping/hiking cup
• Dish Pan
• Dish soap
• Garbage disposal bags (stronger than regular trash bags)
• Kitchen knife - Nice to have; in general, carry a pocket knife
• Knife, Fork, Spoon, Spatula
• Paper plates, cups, bowls, etc.
• Paper towels & napkins
• Plastic knives, forks, spoons
• Plate - Partition tray/plate is nice
• Scrub Pad
• Small flat and phillips screwdrivers
• Small mixing bowl
• Trash bags
• Tupperware (for leftovers)
• Ziplock Bags

Food & Drink

• Bacon - 2 slices per person per day
• Beans
• Beer
• Bouillon cubes - Chicken & Vegetable
• Bread - One or two loaves per day if camping with a small group
• Butter - 1/2 stick per person per day
• Catsup
• Cereal
• Cheese - Cheddar, swiss, American
• Cocoa, Coffee, & Teas (don't forget SUGAR!)
• Cooking Oil - About 1 oz per person per day or Pam Spray
• Corn on Cob
• Deli meat slices: Turkey, Ham, Salami
• Dry condiments - Salt, Pepper, Spices, Sugar
• Eggs - 1-2 per person per day, fresh or powdered
• Fixin's for stew (some of the items are above)
• Frozen hashbrowns in the bag
• Fruit - Small fruit cups or fresh fruit
• Ham
• Hamburger meat (pre seasoned and ready to cook)
• Hamburgers & Buns
• Hot dogs & buns
• Jiffy Pop or Regular popcorn
• Lil Smokies
• Malt-o-meal, or Cream of...{wheat, rice, ...}
• Marshmallows, Graham Crackers & Hershey Bars (S'mores)
• Mayo - Small jar or squeeze bottle
• Milk, juice, soft drinks, Ice Tea, Lemon Ade, Kool-Aid
• Mustard
• Noodles - Spaghetti, Angel Hair, Ramen, or shells
• Nutri Grain Bars/Granola Bars
• Oatmeal - Instant single serving packs
• Onions, lemons, mushrooms, Tomatoes
• Pancake Mix - Krusteaze, 1/2 cup per person per day (need large skillet)
• Parmesan cheese
• Peanut Butter & Jelly
• Popcorn oil
• Potatoes - 1-2 per person per day -- freeze dried if packing
• Rice packages
• Snacks
• Soup/Chili - mix or cans
• Spaghetti Sauce - In jars or dehydrated
• Spray oil (like Pam)
• Squeeze butter or margarine
• Steak
• Syrup - About 2 oz per person per day
• Taco Stuff - (Meat, seasoning package, olives, lettuce, tortillas, buns)
• Tuna - Don't forget Mayo, pickles, and onions
• Veggies - carrot/celery sticks
• Vienna Sausages

Lighting - Check batteries!

• Batteryless Bulbless Flashlight
• BIC lighter
• Gas lantern (and/or electric)
• Glow Sticks
• Maglight - The larger, the better
• Matches (preferably water proof)
• Solar Panel
• Spare batteries and bulbs
• Spare lantern fuel and mantles

Medical

• Allergy Eye drops
• Antibiotic cream
• Antiseptic, bandaids and bandages
• Benadryl Sinus Tablets
• Box of latex gloves (100 pack)
• Bug Repellent - Spray, Citronella Candle, etc.
• Campho-phenique (good for minor burns, cuts, scrapes and many use it on poison ivy)
• Epipen if you have allergies
• Extra weeks supply of any Prescriptions
• First Aid Kit (may include all the above items)
• Moist Towelettes (for cleaning wounds and early uses on poison ivy)
• Pocket Tissues
• Sunscreen
• Tums
• Tweezers for splinters & ticks
• Tylenol, Advil, Aspirin, Naproxin

Miscellaneous

• Basic tools (screwdrivers, pliers, etc.)
• Bike/Seats/Helmets
• Binoculars
• Books (ID books, Little House), cards, games, toys, Bible, etc.
• Camcorder w/good battery and extra tapes
• Camera w/good battery and extra film
• Canoe or boat
• Card table
• Cellular phone w/extra battery and car adapter
• Chairs
• Clothesline and Clothespins
• Compass and Map
• Copper pipe pieces for the campfire
• Crankup Radio
• Duct tape and/or electrical tape
• Dustbuster
• Ear Plugs (to block out the noisy neighbors)
• Extension cords
• Eyeglass strap (to hold them on your head)
• Fire starters (found in BBQ sections of stores) made from wax and sawdust
• Fishing pole and gear (+ license & bait!)
• Fly Swatters
• Guitar/Harmonicas/Other musical instrument(s)
• Heavy rubber bands
• Leather strips
• Life jackets
• List of important phone numbers
• Milk crates (good for storage, step ladder and more)
• MONEY, credit card, ID
• Pads of paper and pencils/pens
• Pet Food
• Piece of carpeting (fake grass) for tent or RV entranceway
• Pocket Tool
• Radio and/or TV
• Rope or String
• Safety pins
• Sand Paper
• Sewing kit
• Signal Mirror
• Small shovel
• Spare car/truck/boat/rv keys
• Steel Wool (can be used to start a fire by touching ends of battery to it - BE CAREFUL!)
• Swiss Army knife
• Toothpicks
• Travel Clock
• Two way radio(s) (ham, CB, Family)
• Weather Radio
• Whistles

Packing - Put food on the bottom (you'll need other items first)

• 5 gallon bucket or similar container
• Backpack, daypack, and/or fanny pack
• Bags - Tent bag, grocery bags, etc.
• Cardboard boxes if needed
• Ice Chests
• ICE!
• Large (18-30 gal) Rubbermaid(tm) container for food storage

REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF!

• Campground reservation info.
• Directions to the actual campground.
• Good Sam membership card (if you're a member)

Shelter/Bedding

• 10-12 inch nails from hardware store for emergency tent stakes
• Camp axe or hammer to pound tent stakes
• Emergency blanket
• Floor Mats (use at tent entrance)
• Ground Cloth - Tarp for big tents
• Hay bale (to spread in dirt or mud areas).
• Mattress or pad - Inflator for air mattress
• Overhead rain tarps (not just shade).
• Pillows
• Seam Sealer
• Shade Canopy & Rope & Stakes
• Sign that says No Candles in Tents!
• Sleeping bag
• Space Blanket
• Tea candles to mark where tent stakes are
• Tent
• Tikki Torches (fill with citronella oil), also listed in medical.

Water

• At least 1/2 gallon per person/day -- Water filter if relying on natural water sources
• Garden hose
• Water bottle, to carry while hiking

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