What are the Tent Camping Essentials?

Welcome to all, thank you for reading my blog on Tent Camping Essentials. If this is your first time tent camping welcome to the great outdoors. I will be going through some of the essentials you will need to have for a successful camping trip. This is not an exclusive list, but it will make sure that you are completely prepared for what you might endure on your trip.

  • Tent, with tarp the tarp will help against the bottom of the tent laying directly on the ground, tent poles and rainfly
  • Sleeping Bags, air mattresses or Sleeping Cots to keep you off the ground
  • Bring your pillows, although some sleeping bags come with pillows, you might feel better with your pillow from home.
  • Bring blankets for those extra chilly nights.
  • Stove or tabletop grill with fuel, lighter, and matches (preferably water-proof matches). Bring pots and pans to cook with and to make tea or coffee.
  • Bug spray
  • Water for cooking and drinking at least double your stay’s worth
  • Sunscreen, hat, sunglasses.
  • Small shovel to put out fires, fire extinguisher, a knife with a sheath.
  • Flashlights, head lanterns, lanterns for inside and outside the tent, make sure you have plenty of batteries and flares (in case you get lost).
  • Camera, binoculars, maps and compass, whistle (a whistle will go farther than a person yelling).
  • Toiletries
  • For your comfort, bring your favorite camping chair, hammock, games,
  • Trash bags, only leave your footprints always take your trash and extinguish all your campfires before you leave the campsite.
  • Make sure you have a cooler, preferably one that keeps ice for a few days.
  • Bring some tools, hammer to drive in the stakes, a hatchet to cut some limbs into to build your campfire. Only use limbs and wood that you brought from home or is already on the ground dead.
  • If possible, bring a satellite phone in case there is no signal for your regular phone if you are off the grid.

Do a final check on the items you are taking with you. If you are going to a place that is not off the grid, you may be able to purchase items at the campground that you may have forgotten. Happy Trails and welcome again to the great outdoors!!!!