Spending a holiday rest in a tent is actually quite a challenge. It is important to properly prepare for this type of expedition. Before you go camping with your family or friends, read our list of essentials that you should take with you to make your trip successful.
Camping comfort? It’s possible! Such a feeling is certainly fostered by the certainty that we have all the necessary equipment at hand. Of course, the number of such things depends on the length of the planned trip and the attractions you want to organize during it.
Before leaving, it is worth having a good orientation about the area where we will be. Are there catering and sanitary facilities on or near the campsite? In this way, you can limit the taking of things that may later turn out to be unnecessary.
We have divided the list of camping equipment into 7 categories:
Basic things:
- Garbage bags – they will be useful not only for garbage but also for dirty clothes,
- Synthetic string – you can hang wet clothes on it,
- Clips for drying towels and clothes,
- A flashlight,
- matches, lighter,
- Scissors,
- Hammer – small and light,
- battery supply,
- multifunctional pocket knife,
- Painting foil – you can cover the tent with it during a downpour,
- Pharmacy with medicines for possible headache, joint pain, fever and cold, plasters, gauze, cotton wool, hydrogen peroxide to clean wounds.
Sleeping:
- Tent,
- Koc,
- Pillow,
- Sleeping bag,
- A foam pad or an air mattress must be equipped with a pump.
Cooking:
- Tourist utensils – frying pan, electric kettle, pots (on such trips you should have a lot of plastic plates, cutlery, cups),
- Tourist stove – petrol or gas with a spare gas cylinder,
- A sharp knife,
- Cutting board,
- A medium-sized dishwashing bowl, including liquid and a sponge,
- Terms,
- Peeler,
- Wooden spoon for mixing prepared dishes,
- Tourist grill and all barbecue essentials (coal, grill lighter),
- Aluminum foil,
- Paper towels,
- Food storage containers.
Food:
- Bread,
- Sugar, salt, pepper,
- oil,
- Food ready only to be heated packed in plastic containers,
- ketchup, mustard,
- Tea coffee,
- Vegetables fruits,
- A supply of mineral water, juices, other drinks at your discretion.
Hygiene:
- Two towels per person (large and small)
- Walking slippers and shower slippers or crosses,
- body wash gel, hair shampoo,
- toothpaste and toothbrush,
- Sun care cosmetics such as creams or lotions,
- Cosmetics for daily care,
- mosquito repellents,
- Sanitary tissues and hand wipes (antibacterial hand gel can be purchased).
Clothes:
It is important to take comfortable, sports clothes, thin and thick depending on the weather. In addition, remember about:
- spare underwear,
- Pajamas (cotton),
- A warm jacket and jacket or raincoat,
- A warm sweatshirt, preferably a fleece type,
- bathing suit,
- A hat or cap to protect your head from the sun
- Sunglasses.
Other accessories:
- Radio, CD player,
- Mp3 player,
- Camera,
- Books, newspapers,
- phone with charger,
- Board games, cards,
- Game balls and, for example, a babington set,
- large umbrella,
- deckchairs,
- Camping chairs.