Friday, June 6, 2014

Camping Essential Checklist - 101

Updated on: 24-July-2020

 Every camping or road trip or daytime picnic, I scramble around to find out what we need to prepare & carry. So here is the list of all things we used, missed and needed in most of our camping trips.

Camp-site requirement
Camp site should have below facilities for ease of life. Usually all of them have it, but no harm in checking their website and then making your schedule.
  1. Electric connection  (for rice-cooker, phone charger, RV, ...)
  2. Bathroom, shower & drinking water facilities
  3. Firewood (should be bought locally at the camp)
  4. Reception or information center might have Wifi and charging points
  5. Hiking trails
  6. Biking trails
  7. Horse-back trails
  8. Check state-park calendar of events for your planned date. Usually all state-parks have outdoor activities in the morning half (butterfly or fossil hunting, geo-caching) and live animal demo or story telling at night.

Grocery for Meals & Snacks

  1. Rice – make ziplocks of portion for each cooking session. And an Electric cooker to cook rice
  2. Curds/Yogurt
  3. Pickle bottle
  4. Maggi
  5. Bread (for sandwich recipe below)
  6. Boiled eggs
  7. Lettuce
  8. Fruits: Banana, Strawberry, Orange, Apple, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Pineapple
  9. Chakna (mixtures)
  10. Corn chips with Salsa
  11. Butter bars
  12. Cooler box with ice for perishables (butter, eggs)

Grill foods:

  1. Corn
  2. Potatoes
  3. Paneer, tomato, Capsicum/green peppers & Onion on Skewers
  4. Chicken thighs/drumsticks marinated in Shan Tandoori masala, ginger-garlic paste, yogurt & melted butter. Pack in ice-box. Best for grilling on first night.
  5. Marshmallows (eaten with Grahm crackers & Hersheys chocolate)
  6. Grilling thongs
Best Meal Recipes for Camping or picnic:
  1. Chicken thighs marinated in Shan Tandoori masala, ginger-garlic paste, yogurt & melted butter. Best for grilling on first night.
  2. Lalita sandwiches: Bread slices with butter or cream cheese, layered with Haldiram’s Bhujiya Sev. Add sliced Boiled eggs.
  3. Sesame bread slices with butter/cream cheese, salsa, lettuce, sliced boiled eggs, sprinkle salt, pepper, paprika.
  4. Gajare sandwich: Bread slices each with mint chutney & butter with filling of cucumber, tomato & boiled potato slices
  5. Curd rice with pickle
  6. Roasted corn
  7. Corn chips with Salsa
Lighting & Campfire:
  1. Lamps (wide range available in Menards & Lowes) - for tent & food table. High lumens.
  2. Flashlight 
  3. Reading head lamp
  4. Candles
  5. Fire Lighter & matchbox for backup
  6. Petrol / lighter-fluid
  7. Firewood – should be bought locally in the Camp/Park office.
  8. Coals

Drinks:
  1. Water jars
  2. Gatorade / Lemonade
  3. Juice boxes for kids
  4. Cool-box with ice for storage
Cooking & food utensils
  1. Cutlery & Silverware
  2. Paper plates, glasses & bowls
  3. Dishtowel or tissue roll
  4. Skewers (Wooden ones soaked in water so they don’t burnup while grilling)
  5. Shakers with Salt & Pepper and other spice bottles (Red chilly flakes/powder, Oregano, Jeera powder)
  6. Dish-washing scrub & liquid
  7. Garbage bags
  8. Collapsible water carrier
  9. Canopy tent to enclose food table - stay safe from bugs & bear.
Sleeping arrangement:
  1. Tent with pegs, tarp & seam sealer.
  2. Bedding or sleeping bag or Air beds
  3. Airbed inflater with inverter
  4. Bedsheets
  5. Pillow
  6. Quilt – night-time temperature decides this. No matter how scorching it is at noon, it can dip to extreme cold in the middle of night. After all this is outdoors.
First-aid kit: Small pouches of
  1. Band-Aid
  2. Mosquito-cream (Odomos) or spray
  3. Skin cream for any rashes
  4. Pain cream/spray (Iodex, Volini)
  5. Fever meds (NyQuill)
  6. Other medicines (headache, etc)

Water-play
  1. Swim-suits
  2. Beach towels
  3. Water shoes
  4. Inflatable floaties
  5. String to tying between tree & dry wet clothing. Or a Drying rack.
Activities
  1. Kids journal
  2. Nature Scavenger Hunt – Print one of these sheets & stick on a paper bag. So kids won’t lose the list & collect all treasures in the bag. 
  3. Hiking/Running Gear
  4. Bikes/Cycle
  5. Outdoor toys 
  6. Drawing book & pencils
  7. Reading books
Other stuff
  1. Mosquito spray
  2. Bathroom kit 
  3. Toothbrush & paste
  4. Soap / Shampoo
  5. Bath/Beach towel
  6. Folding chair
  7. Flip-flops / Slippers
  8. Camera devices & chargers
  9. Caps / hats / sunglasses
  10. Umbrellas – as needed
  11. Whistle
Buzzfeed lists that I just cannot help, but share:

I might update if I find any item I missed. Do add your checklist in comments.

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