Last week, we shared some Tips for First-Time Campers. Here, is a checklist designed to help you be prepared for your camping adventure and help ensure a successful outing!
Your Camping Essentials Checklist
- Tent (poles, ground stakes, ground cloth, hammer for ground stakes)
- Sleeping bag, blanket, pillow
- Sleeping pad or mattress
- Toiletries (soap, tooth brush, paste, wash cloth, towel)
- Camp stove and fuel
- Cooking supplies (pots, pans, spatula, large spoons, matches, plastic table cloth)
- Mess kit (spoon, knife, bowl, cup, plate) OR paper plates and plastic utensils
- Cleanup kit (plastic tub, sponge, soap, cleaning pads, paper towels, trash bags)
- Cooler with ice and/or “blue ice”
- Charcoal and starter fluid
- Clothing for the season
- Drinking water
- First Aid kit
- Insect repellent
- Sunscreen (SPF 15 or higher)
- Firewood, fire starting materials, matches, newspaper
- Camping lantern
- Flashlight with extra batteries
If you enjoy camping and want to explore how to make your nights under the stars happen on your own piece of heaven on earth, contact a Potlatch Preferred Broker and start your land search today. It’s not too late to buy and get out on your own land in 2016!