Your Basic Camping
Equipment List
Go camping prepared! Review this camping equipment list of the basic gear you'll need on a camping trip. Included is a list for sleeping gear, tent gear, lighting, and tools. Use this list on your next camping trip to be sure you don't forget anything important.
Sleeping Gear
Rest comfortably while camping...
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
- Fleece sleeping bag liner
- Pillows
- Extra blankets
- Air mattress
- Air pump
- Cot
- Alarm clock
Photo by Nancy Louie
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Tent Gear
Your home away from home...
- Tent
- Ground cloth
- Seam sealant
- Stakes
- Poles
- Mallet
- Whiskbroom
- Shade canopy/Screen tent
- Tarp
- Interior rug
- Door mat
Camp Lighting
Don't be left in the dark...
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- Flashlight
- Gas lantern
- Candle lantern
- Headlamps
- Matches
- BIC lighter
- Extra batteries/bulbs
- Spare lantern fuel and mantles
- Maglight
- Glow Sticks
- Solar panel
- Solar powered battery charger
- Propane heater
Camping Tools
Take along the tools of the trade...
- Hatchet
- Long handled axe
- Multi-purpose knife
- Swiss Army Knife
- Machete
- Rope
- Hammer and nails
- Pliers, wrench
- Hand Saw
- Shovel
- Glue/super glue
- Duct tape
- Twine
- Knife sharpener
Miscellaneous
Other stuff you might want...
- Camera/film
- Video camera/tapes
- Weather Radio
- Two way radio
- Signal whistle
- Canteen
- Extra batteries
- Laptop computer
Before you head off on your camping trip check our Last Minute Checklist, for reminders such as to run the dishwasher and cancel your newspaper.
To help organise you for each camping trip, so you don't spend hours searching for items to take with you, consider storing your camping gear in a camping box. This will help get on the road sooner and spend more time relaxing at your favorite camp spot.
