Camping Checklist - YOU NEED ONE!

Unfortunately, many campers realizes, often too late into their adventure, that they didn't bring everything that they wanted to or needed to bring.

To prevent yourself from becoming one of those campers, you may want to think about creating a camping checklist for yourself, as there are a number of benefits to doing so.

One of the many benefits of creating a camping checklist for yourself is that you are less likely to forget to bring important pieces of camping equipment or other needed camping supplies.

Unfortunately, when it comes to camping, many individuals, just like you, often wish to bring something, but when it comes down to remembering, well, that is a different story.

To help you remember everything that you want and need to bring, you will want to make sure that you create a camping checklist for yourself. Remember to add anything that you can think of as more items cross your mind.

It is said that a short pencil is better than a long memory...

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Another benefit to creating a camping checklist for yourself is that it makes it easy to go shopping for all of your camping supplies.

In addition to forgetting to pack something important, many campers draw a blank once they get to the store. To help ensure that you buy all of the camping supplies and equipment pieces that you need, you will want to create a camping checklist for yourself and make sure that you bring it with you when you go shopping.

Another one of the many benefits to creating a camping checklist for your next camping adventure is that it is REALLY easy to sort out! Many people can make their camping checklists in as little as ten or fifteen minutes.

What you will want to do is sit down with a pen and a piece of paper and start writing. You will want to think of everything that you will need to go camping. One of the best ways to create a camping checklist for yourself is to go through your daily activities. For instance, you will need a camping tent and a sleeping bag to sleep. When it comes to your food, you may want to add a cooler, hamburger meat, ketchup, mustard, rolls and so forth to your camping checklist.

Plastic sheeting for tent floor
Air mattress or pad for under sleeping bag
Large plastic boxes or buckets for food and equipment storage
Emergency blanket; also called space blanket
Tent seam sealer
Folding tables
Folding chairs
Outdoor furniture - lightweight aluminum lawn chairs are a good choice
Stools
Pillows
Binoculars
First aid kit with blister treatment products
Tarp(s) with grommets - can be rigged for shade or used to keep firewood dry
Rope and twine or string
Cots
Small shovel
Sunscreen
Portable toilet
Toilet paper
Moist towelette or baby wipes
Personal care items: soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.
Insect repellent
Tool (such as a hammer or axe) to pound in tent stakes
Backpack, daypack, or fanny pack
Towels and washcloths
Can opener
Bottle opener
Cutlery for food preparation and serving - sharp knife, large spoon, large fork, ladle
Cookware - cast iron works well
Messkits or other eating vessels and implements - forks and spoons
Extra camping stove fuel
Camping recipes
Small charcoal or propane grill - a cast-iron hibachi is small and efficient
Appropriate fuel for grill
Dishrack and dishwashing detergent
Pot lifter or pot holders
Coffee maker
Cutting board
Colander
Tongs
Thermos
Tablecloth
Storage containers
Plastic cutlery, paper plates, plastic or paper cups
Paper towels
Napkins
Trash bags
Aluminum foil
Screwdriver - flathead and phillips
Bottle opener
Can opener
Corkscrew
Scissors
Tweezers
Awl
One or two super-sharp blades.
Duct tape
Safety pins
Sewing kit
Small battery-operated radio
Camera or camcorder with extra film and batteries
Reading material
Playing cards, checkers, chess set, etc.
Paper and pen
Battery-operated clock
Basic tools: pliers, screwdriver, hammer

Of course, creating a camping checklist for yourself is something that is completely optional, but it may help to make your next camping adventure a memorable and a pleasant one! Just work from the one above.

With camping checklists being easy to create, why wouldn't you at least want to give making one a chance?

You may actually be surprised just how much a simple checklist helps to improve your next camping adventure :-)

Have fun, and don't forget to check out the Camping Adventures Group I run at www.squidoo.com/groups/camping-adventures

A useful book to have (it's cheap too) is this one.

"The Beginner's Guide To Getting You Started With Comfortable Tent Camping In 12 Easy Affordable Steps".

It's only $17 and is a really interesting read, and you can download it immediately.

To safeguard against bad information the author of this book wrote it along with 11 people with over 138 years of camping experience.

To take a look, check out the website here.