Camping Trip – equipment list

Gear

Basics (general equipment):

• Tent
• Ground-sheet
• Tarp
• Hammer (or find a rock to hammer the pegs in with!)
• Car-fridge
• Insect repellant
• Matches + newspaper
• Camping chairs + table
• Water

Basic personal items

• Doona/Sleeping bag + liner
• Mattress/Sleeping mat (& pump, if needed)
• Pillows
• Head torch (& spare batteries)
• Beanie

Baby things

• Pram (only when needed)
• Cot
• Sleeping-sack
• Baby carrier
• Food (frozen)
• Nappies & wet-wipes

Cool stuff

• Hammock
• Camera (with tripod for shooting at night)
• Book / Kindle
• Board games/deck of cards

Personal – clothes / toiletries:

• General clothing for the daytime (both wet / cold / sunny / hot)
• Shoes (walking/hiking)
• Thongs (for beach / communal showers)
• PJ’s
• Ugg boots
• Raincoat
• Hats / sunscreen
• Toilet paper
• Toiletries
  • Toothbrush / toothpaste / floss
  • Soap
  • Towel & facewasher
  • Face washer
  • Wet-wipes

Food

Find out what meals you’re looking to put together before rushing out and buying everything under the sun… Get the ingredients for those, plus some snack food & fruit as well is a good one.

Remember you probably won’t have a fridge to put stuff like milk in so only pack what you can fit in an esky! Also – you don’t have a dishwasher to shove the dishes in, so the less mess to clean up after – the better!

Meal Ideas for camping

General necessities:

• Plates / bowls / cutlery / cups
• Foil
• Butter / oil
• Can opener
• Bread (sandwiches / toast + nutella / jam)
• Tongs
• Bucket (for doing the washing up in)
• Washing detergent & sponge / brush
• Garbage bags
• Salt / Pepper
• Spices
• Trangia & gas bottle if no fires are allowed
• Frying pan
• Tea towel

Stuff to organise before leaving home

• Take the bins out
• Turn off the hot water at home
• Take last min things;
  • Pillows
  • Ugg boots
  • Frozen food from the freezer
  • Cold food from the fridge