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Camping List, What Is Essential?

I am going to show you a simple easy camping list from an experienced camper. All of us like to enjoy the great outdoors, listening to the crickets chirp and the still of the night as you look up at the moon and stars. Camping is an affordable and easy way to do that.

Some people are avid campers so they seem to know all the tricks of the trade on how to pack the least possible. There are few factors involved when packing for camping… How long are you going to be gone and what necessities do you have to have?

If you are only going to be gone a few days then the less stuff that you will have to pack. The cheapest and easiest way to camp would be to eat simple sandwiches and snacks such as chips. For these types of meals you will need to load your cooler with sandwich sliced meat, condiments of your choice, ice and drinks. The only other item that would be sufficient is paper towels or paper plates. This is a simple meal that anyone can fix.

If you plan on cooking you will need pots or pans, dish soap, rag to scrub your dirty dishes with, grill, food items, cutting board if you plan on cutting up meat or vegetables. When we go out we cook every meal but lunch, lunch is always sandwiches and chips. A large cooler is best when going camping because you can fit a lot into it.

A few more items that you will need to pack is a grill, tarp, tent, blankets, pillows, snack items, toiletry items and possibly bug spray if you have trouble with bugs and mosquitoes.  If you want more luxury, throw in a camping cot for a good night’s sleep.

If you pick up a swiss army knife, you’ll find that it can replace a number of small tools that might get lost along the way.

Anyone of all ages can go camping. Camping gets you in touch with nature as well as brings family closer together. Camping is relaxing as well as peaceful. After you camp a few times you will begin to learn what you need and what needs to be left behind.