Backpacking Tent Camping | Camping Checklist

Going backpacking tent camping? Make a camping checklist. I use a lot of checklists; my camping checklist is one of them. This is not going to be about my checklists, but about camping in general. I only mentioned camping checklist because there are so many things, I don’t want to forget to put in this post. I don’t skimp on my camping hiking equipment, for one good reason (make that two). I want to be comfortable and enjoy the outdoors.

When I think about comfort the first thing that comes to mind is a comfortable sleeping bag. I don’t care much about a mattress; it seems that most camping mattresses, pads, and beds are more trouble than they are worth. When you set up camping tents properly, a sleeping bag can be very comfortable. A camping chair is another piece of camping equipment that is well worth bringing along, as long as you are not planning on a lot of backpacking. In that case, a chair is a little more than I want to carry. Of course a camping tent should also be included among your camping supplies. Your camping food and recipes will determine wither you need a camping stove or just the campfire, if a campfire is permitted. Camping recipes can be the best part of a camping experience, as a camper’s appetite is usually exceptionally good. For that reason, I have what I call my camping kitchen, a Coleman camping stove and fuel, lighter, matches, a Dutch oven along with other camping cookware and utensils. I keep my camping kitchen in a heavy-duty plastic box and it’s always ready to go backpacking tent camping. In another box, I call my shelter box; in it is everything for shelter tent, tarp, tent poles, stakes, rope, and a hatchet. I have a large cooler for dry camping food; it’s got room for a smaller cooler inside where I keep a gallon jug of water that I can freeze. Then I can bring a little fresh food. OK, I think I’m ready to go, let me go back and see what I missed. Almost forgot water I have a 5-gallon water cooler and I’ll bring more for a longer camp out. I want to bring at least a gallon of water for every day that I plan to camp. The last thing I pack is my backpack; In it, I carry minimal survival gear. In a later post, I’ll Write about how I pack my backpack camping and hiking gear. This is my personal checklist, I might take everything or adjust what I actually carry to the trip I am planning for.

My backpacking tent camping checklist;

Personal needs category;

 garden spade
 toilet paper
 soap
 towel
 toothpaste
 toothbrush
 first aid kit

Shelter category;

 survival knife
 clothes
 sleeping bag
 sheet
 blanket
 tent
 tarp
 rope
 hatchet or machete

Fire category;

 lighter
 matches
 dry tinder
 alcohol
 flashlight
 stove
 fuel
 lantern
 batteries

 Water and food category;

 cup
 pan
 pot
 fork
 knife
 spoon
 tongs
 plate

Water category includes;

 one gal. and qt. size baggies
 one gallon of water a day
 iodine
 bleach
 filter
 antibiotic dish soap

Food category includes;

 bread
 peanut butter
 jelly
 oatmeal
 cocoa
 rice
 beans
 sprouting seeds
 sprouting bags
 coffee
 sugar or honey
 tea
 M&Ms

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