Camping questions and checklist ideas!

Okay...we made reservations for a campground upstate!!! Neither one of us have been camping in YEARS!

We have:
tent
sleeping bag
pad for UNDER sleeping bag
portable grill (need to get propane)
cooler
kayak and fishing gear

What else should we bring?
Where should I go for stuff?



Oh, and what does one EAT?

Message edited 8/13/2009 10:10:09 PM.

Re: Camping questions and checklist ideas!

BUG SPRAY!!!!!!! Went last weekend here on LI and got eaten alive!

We brought citronella, but ran out and spent a fortune buying it out east.

I bring camp chairs for around the fire
I suggest a really easy meal the first night you get there. After driving and setting up, you just want to eat and relax.

Flashlight and lantern
matches
stove
gas for stove and lantern
pots/pans
plates, cups and stuff
water
coffee mugs
soap and washclothes for dishes
shoes for showers

I have all my gear in rubbermaids so I just bring those. It is hard for me to think up a list.

Re: Camping questions and checklist ideas!

Haven't been camping in forever. You can make hamburgers, hot dogs on a pan on the campfire. We used to make awesome baked potatoes, just wrap them in foil, and throw them right into the fire. Bring all the toppings.