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I am a first time camper, yea I know it is sad but I have just purchased my coleman tent and air mattress and I was just wondering what other esential camping accessories I will need? Also, any camping tips would be most helpful! Thanks
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My hubby and I just started tent camping with friends two years ago, and it took us a while to figure out everything we needed (btw, good start getting an air mattress!). Oh, and don't forget to waterproof your tent BEFORE the trip with waterproofing spray sold at sporting goods stores!
Here's my abbreviated packing list. You have some items already (obviously), but I've highlighted items you might still need to purchase:
SHELTER:
-Tent
-Tarp to Go Under Tent (should be the same size as tent base, not much bigger or you'll have to fold it under. This keeps the tent bottom dry, and you don't want rain collecting on the tarp and rolling under!)
-Air mattress
-Air mattress pump
-Sleeping Bags / Pillows
-Extra Blankets (1 per person in case of chilly weather)
-Beach Towel (for when you track mud all over your tent)
-Lantern (battery-operated) to hang in tent
-Foldable Chairs / Lawn Chairs (to sit around fire)
-Rope or Line to hang items to dry on - like wet towels
FOOD:
-Hand Axe (to chop fire wood)
-Long-reach lighters
-Fire-starting kindling twigs (buy them from camping supply stores - they're wood chips soaked in some fire-starting chemical)
-Pie Irons (to cook food in over the fire - these are ESSENTIAL!)
-Campfire Fork (to roast weiners, marshmallows on)
-Food (should include basics like eggs, bread, peanut butter, deli meats, cheese, butter, hot dogs, s'mores makings, pop, juice, tea, coffee, ketchup, mustard, brownie mix, pizza sauce, pepperoni, potatoes, oatmeal, beef stew, trail snacks, chips, popcorn, etc.)
-Campfire Cooking Pot
-LARGE Cooler with ice
-Egg Holder Storage Case (designed for camping trips)
-Plastic Utensils, Cups, Paper Plates
-Garbage Bags
-Giant Ziploc Bags (to place singed pie irons in when packing to come home)
-Sharp Knife
-Rubbermaid Tote to wash dishes in
-Dish Soap
-5-6 Dish Towels
-Campfire Glove (heatproof gloves that allow you to pick up hot logs off the fire, or hot pans)
-Mugs (for coffee & tea)
-Kettle to boil water (should be campfire safe)
-Bottled water - large quantities
-Picnic Table Cloth (campsite picnic tables are dirrrrrty!)
-Can Opener
-Travel Cutting Board
-Aluminum Foil & Ziploc Bags
-Non-Stick Cooking Spray
CLOTHING / HYGIENE / SAFETY:
-Standard clothes
-Extra socks, 1 pair extra walking shoes
-Rain coat, poncho, or garbage bags
-Bug Spray
-Sunscreen
-Usual Hygiene Products (forget shampoo if it's a short trip - you're allowed to be dirty when tent camping!)
-First Aid items (bandaids, benadryl, calamine lotion, antiseptic cream, aspirin, immodium AD, etc.)
-Hand Soap
-Towels (in case you get soaked in rain)
-Hand Sanitizer
FUN / OTHER:
-Deck of Cards / Travel Boardgame
-Camera / Extra Batteries
-Flashlights / Extra Batteries
-Fishing Pole / Tackle Box
-Lots of Cash to buy firewood near campsite - it's expensive!
-Wallet, ID, Cell Phone
Phew! It seems like a lot, but skip here and there and you'll be wishing you had these items when you're at the campsite. It's worth filling up the car with Rubbermaid Bins filled with this stuff. Oh - don't forget Rubbermaid Bins to put all this stuff in! You'll need to keep your possession and food waterproof if it rains!
Have fun!
My hubby and I just started tent camping with friends two years ago, and it took us a while to figure out everything we needed (btw, good start getting an air mattress!). Oh, and don't forget to waterproof your tent BEFORE the trip with waterproofing spray sold at sporting goods stores!
Here's my abbreviated packing list. You have some items already (obviously), but I've highlighted items you might still need to purchase:
SHELTER:
-Tent
-Tarp to Go Under Tent (should be the same size as tent base, not much bigger or you'll have to fold it under. This keeps the tent bottom dry, and you don't want rain collecting on the tarp and rolling under!)
-Air mattress
-Air mattress pump
-Sleeping Bags / Pillows
-Extra Blankets (1 per person in case of chilly weather)
-Beach Towel (for when you track mud all over your tent)
-Lantern (battery-operated) to hang in tent
-Foldable Chairs / Lawn Chairs (to sit around fire)
-Rope or Line to hang items to dry on - like wet towels
FOOD:
-Hand Axe (to chop fire wood)
-Long-reach lighters
-Fire-starting kindling twigs (buy them from camping supply stores - they're wood chips soaked in some fire-starting chemical)
-Pie Irons (to cook food in over the fire - these are ESSENTIAL!)
-Campfire Fork (to roast weiners, marshmallows on)
-Food (should include basics like eggs, bread, peanut butter, deli meats, cheese, butter, hot dogs, s'mores makings, pop, juice, tea, coffee, ketchup, mustard, brownie mix, pizza sauce, pepperoni, potatoes, oatmeal, beef stew, trail snacks, chips, popcorn, etc.)
-Campfire Cooking Pot
-LARGE Cooler with ice
-Egg Holder Storage Case (designed for camping trips)
-Plastic Utensils, Cups, Paper Plates
-Garbage Bags
-Giant Ziploc Bags (to place singed pie irons in when packing to come home)
-Sharp Knife
-Rubbermaid Tote to wash dishes in
-Dish Soap
-5-6 Dish Towels
-Campfire Glove (heatproof gloves that allow you to pick up hot logs off the fire, or hot pans)
-Mugs (for coffee & tea)
-Kettle to boil water (should be campfire safe)
-Bottled water - large quantities
-Picnic Table Cloth (campsite picnic tables are dirrrrrty!)
-Can Opener
-Travel Cutting Board
-Aluminum Foil & Ziploc Bags
-Non-Stick Cooking Spray
CLOTHING / HYGIENE / SAFETY:
-Standard clothes
-Extra socks, 1 pair extra walking shoes
-Rain coat, poncho, or garbage bags
-Bug Spray
-Sunscreen
-Usual Hygiene Products (forget shampoo if it's a short trip - you're allowed to be dirty when tent camping!)
-First Aid items (bandaids, benadryl, calamine lotion, antiseptic cream, aspirin, immodium AD, etc.)
-Hand Soap
-Towels (in case you get soaked in rain)
-Hand Sanitizer
FUN / OTHER:
-Deck of Cards / Travel Boardgame
-Camera / Extra Batteries
-Flashlights / Extra Batteries
-Fishing Pole / Tackle Box
-Lots of Cash to buy firewood near campsite - it's expensive!
-Wallet, ID, Cell Phone
Phew! It seems like a lot, but skip here and there and you'll be wishing you had these items when you're at the campsite. It's worth filling up the car with Rubbermaid Bins filled with this stuff. Oh - don't forget Rubbermaid Bins to put all this stuff in! You'll need to keep your possession and food waterproof if it rains!
Have fun!
What to do in a tent on a Friday night with four 12 year old girl?
Q. I LOVE planning parties but i need a little help. I am 12 years old and and few of my best friends are sleeping over next Friday and we are going to sleep and hangout in a tent in m backyard. What could we do and eat. I have a small TV and we can watch movies so could you please recommend some click flicks appropriate for us. Also I want to play board games, any fun ones? Also, I love making arts and crafts too, any fun ones? Thank You!
Answer
Depending on the weather is what you might consider eating. If its warm look for cordials and soft drinks for the thirst, and marshmellows with m&ms stuffed inside is always good, snack chips, or biscuit types, but pack them in containers for a seal thats ant proof throught the night.
Cold weather, (keep the marshmellows), have hot chocolate, (you can find different flavoured types) or use nesquik to make hot strawberry drinks..... backyard camping allows you parents/gaurdians to bring out party pies and sausage rolls fresh from the oven.
Movies, if you want to go with outback, old west, or even summer camp type feel, you could go with (CHECK WITH PARENTS FIRST!) - legends of the fall - friday the 13th (horror) - The parent trap - The edge, into the wild, over the hedge, meatballs, little darlings, homeward bound 1&2 -
For more chick flicky types - Ever After, Pretty Woman, Beaches, Ghost , sweet home alabama, city of angels, The Lakehouse,Truth About Cats and Dogs, Must Like Dogs, You've Got Mail, Sweetest Thing, Notting Hill, The Notebook, Legally Blonde 1 & 2, Never Been Kissed, Kate and Leopold, The Holiday, Just Like Heaven
depending on the size of the tent depends on the board game, cluedo, sorry, headache, twister, charades, celebrity heads (disney character only), pictionary jr,
Or go a card game - check http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/5763.asp
As for arts and crafts - check out http://familycrafts.about.com/od/teens/Crafts_for_Teens.htm
Or you use some photos (spare ones or copys) and make a collage of you and your friends, don't forget to leave room for photos of you camping.
TAKE PHOTO's - trust me now I am allot older I regret not having more photos of my childhood. Get some photos of you all having fun (ie stick your heads out of tent like a totem pole, setting up the tent yourselves, mock camp horror, you'll get the idea)
Most of all have fun,
Depending on the weather is what you might consider eating. If its warm look for cordials and soft drinks for the thirst, and marshmellows with m&ms stuffed inside is always good, snack chips, or biscuit types, but pack them in containers for a seal thats ant proof throught the night.
Cold weather, (keep the marshmellows), have hot chocolate, (you can find different flavoured types) or use nesquik to make hot strawberry drinks..... backyard camping allows you parents/gaurdians to bring out party pies and sausage rolls fresh from the oven.
Movies, if you want to go with outback, old west, or even summer camp type feel, you could go with (CHECK WITH PARENTS FIRST!) - legends of the fall - friday the 13th (horror) - The parent trap - The edge, into the wild, over the hedge, meatballs, little darlings, homeward bound 1&2 -
For more chick flicky types - Ever After, Pretty Woman, Beaches, Ghost , sweet home alabama, city of angels, The Lakehouse,Truth About Cats and Dogs, Must Like Dogs, You've Got Mail, Sweetest Thing, Notting Hill, The Notebook, Legally Blonde 1 & 2, Never Been Kissed, Kate and Leopold, The Holiday, Just Like Heaven
depending on the size of the tent depends on the board game, cluedo, sorry, headache, twister, charades, celebrity heads (disney character only), pictionary jr,
Or go a card game - check http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/5763.asp
As for arts and crafts - check out http://familycrafts.about.com/od/teens/Crafts_for_Teens.htm
Or you use some photos (spare ones or copys) and make a collage of you and your friends, don't forget to leave room for photos of you camping.
TAKE PHOTO's - trust me now I am allot older I regret not having more photos of my childhood. Get some photos of you all having fun (ie stick your heads out of tent like a totem pole, setting up the tent yourselves, mock camp horror, you'll get the idea)
Most of all have fun,
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