What to Bring for A Camping Trip

When preparing for a camping, most of you may worry about what to bring, even you have been on a camping before or more than once. It is very annoying to find you missed something after you arrive at your camping destination. Such as you left stakes at home when we unroll your tent, or you forget to bring extra clothes when it is getting cold. All of that may happen to all of us sooner or later. So you’d better "Plan for the worse and hope for the best."

What you need will depend largely on what type of camping trip you're planning. The best way to avoid such forgetfulness: make a list. The items of the list also depend of the type of your camping trip. For example, if you are driving your own car, you can bring whatever you want as you have place to settle them. When you decide which type of camping trip you will have, make the list ell in advance of your trip with detail items you want it have on it. During the preparing period, you have to check off the items you have and be sure nothing's missing. Remember to double-check the list to ensure nothing is missing.

    

A forward research on the camping destination should be done in order to make your list more complete. Whether you need something special for the destination? Do you need to bring some measures for the unique thing may happen there? All of this should be figured out.

The key is to be as thorough as possible, and err on the side of caution when trying to decide whether or not something on your list should be packed. Some items -- matches, toilet paper, a flashlight and rain gear, for instance -- should be packed for every trip, regardless of whether you think you might need them or not. Others such as fishing tackle, playing cards and binoculars may or may not need to go depending on your plans once you reach your destination. Use the result of your researches as the basis for creating your own list that you can refine as time goes along. But despite those special things, there are some items we called essentials.

Essentials

1. Cash, credit cards, checks. You have to use it to support your life during the camping trip even you are with food.

2. Waterproof equipments which include a waterproof tent or waterproof matches and butane lighter, rain gear.

3. Required licenses and permits (for camping, hunting, fishing, etc.)

4. Clothes, especially some extra clothing. You can’t be100% sure about the weather, and the temperature between day and night are different. Wear the suitable clothes and bring some extra clothing.

5. Daily necessities. It includes food, flashlight, spare batteries and bulb, toilet paper and so on.

6. Basic First Aid Kit. Personal medications roll bandages, adhesive tape, antiseptic wipes, sterile gauze pads, cotton swabs, insect repellence, maps and compass or GPS

There are others things you may think useful, but they are not in the Essentials list.

Camp chairs                 

Sunglasses

Hammock

Soap in plastic case/shampoo

Tooth brush/tooth paste

Deodorant

Sheets/blankets

Pillow

Sleeping bag

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