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No results Clear all selections to show more results.Here it is – my checklist from years of car camping! Every time I forgot something, the missing item gets added to the list. Just last weekend, I forgot the propane adapter for my camp stove, so I added it to the list. I don’t bring each item on the list each time I camp. It would be a little silly to bring sleeping pads, cots and an air mattress. I simply print out the checklist and cross out the items I don’t need. Once I gather all my camping gear, I check off all the items that I am bringing. Here are two downloadable versions of the list: Also, check out my matching Camping Menu Planner. Here’s the complete list, along with my tips and recommendations. freeze blocks of ice I use a food storage container to freeze several blocks of ice for my cooler. Then I release the blocks by running hot tap water over the container. These blocks take forever to melt and make it easier to pack the cooler.
You’ll need smaller bills to pay for firewood, entrance fees and your campsite. To avoid spreading Emerald Ash Borer (and breaking the law), buy firewood near your campsite. Things that start cold, stay cold. We like to drink local beers when we’re traveling. On our last camping trip we picked up some New Glarus and Potosi brews. Nearby in the car: My phone’s GPS has a meltdown when we’re driving on country roads. Print directions as a back-up. The tent camping guides from Menasha Ridge Press are great. I can’t recommend them enough. Billy gave me a camp blanket like this for Christmas. It’s great for snuggling up around the campfire and we also throw it over our sleeping bag on cold nights. We have a Eureka! Northern Breeze Screen House. It seems like it will last a lifetime, and it is great when the bugs are bad or when there are few trees to block the sun. Chilling food & beverages: The beverage cooler gets opened (and left open) a lot.
Bring a separate cooler for food. I use my parents’ Coleman water jug from 1984. The camping tradition continues… To pull hot coals out of the fire for cooking. To keep your firewood dry. I love, love, love my tent. It has huge windows, so I never feel claustrophobic. I have the older version of this tent. And just so you know, a 4 person tent will only fit two people and a dog comfortably. We picked up this mallet at Menards a while back. It’s lighter than a hammer and makes hammering and removing stakes a lot easier. We got a double sleeping bag recently, and we love it. For warm-weather camping, it’s a lot better than being twisted up in a mummy bag. Mini pillows are big space savers in the car. Or, you can just bring pillow cases and stuff them with clothes. We have been through a lot of air mattresses. The cheap ones get holes really easily. It may be best to avoid air mattresses if you have a dog. I use an old rag rug. Great for taking off shoes and keeping dirt out of the tent.
Plus I can just throw it in the wash when we get home. Look for camp stoves at garage sales. I picked up a great vintage one for $5, and have seen a few others since then. An inexpensive grate is useful for cooking over the campfire. A grate is especially useful at more primitive campsites that don’t have a fire ring with a built-in grate. You’ll want a camp dutch oven with feet. Dutch oven lid lifter This really comes in handy when there are hot coals on top of your dutch oven. We make pasta a lot when we camp, so I like spaghetti pots with built-in drainers. I have this pot and this insert. I like that I can also use the insert as a colander for fruit or veggies. We have this cast iron pan. It’s around $15 bucks at most stores and will last a lifetime. Save your nice cookware for home. Goodwill has tons of saucepans for $3 or $4. We just tried this s’more maker for the first time. It’s only $4.88 and it makes perfectly toasted s’mores.