If You’re Thinking About Camping This Summer…(Free Printable Camping List)

napkins
plastic silverware
plates
cups
cups for hot drinks
drinks
water jug (just a heads up–last year someone bumped the spout to the water jug and we filled up the bottom of our van with 2.5 gallons of water that slowly leaked out)
water bottles
hot chocolate
tea
graham crackers
marshmallows
chocolate bars
licorice
beef jerky
popcorn (in those containers that come with a handle)

cream
sugar
insulated coffee cups
pans
no stick foil (this stuff is amazing–you won’t need Pam or butter if you use this)
spoons
spatula
knife
Ziploc bags
trash bags
marshmallow/hot dog sticks
kettle
tongs (for getting food off fire)
french press (if you like to use real coffee…we usually bring both)
infant related items (this was the first year in a long time that we haven’t brought bottles & baby food).




Other camping suggestions:
camp chairs
walker or portable high chair (especially if you have a little one crawling/not walking yet)
tarp for playing on
tent
tent poles
tent
tent poles (I usually keep this on the list twice because once I forgot the poles and brought the tent and once I forgot the tent and the poles.  Let me just say…it makes camping tricky
battery operated air pump
air mattresses
self-inflating mattresses (we use these for the kiddos)
kid sleeping bags
Dad & mom’s sleeping bags
stove
cord for clothes line
backpack for the beach/day trips
bikes
helmets
kayaks/inflatable rafts
directions
propane
lantern
towels
sunscreen
bug spray
antibacterial wipes
medicine kit (epi-pen, Tylenol, thermometer, burn gel, bandaids)
bee sting pen (3 years ago, our son got out of the van when we arrived and within 30 seconds had managed to jump on a bee hive, getting stung in multiple places)
Benadryl (thanks for the reminder Amy
pillows (if you use them)
flashlights
tarp for under tent




Clothing/Personal related items:
(I usually make a list for each of the kids to pack for themselves and have them cross items off when they actually place them in their trash bag–we pack clothes in large, heavy duty yard trash bags–I’m not sure why, but it works for us).


jeans

shorts
shirts (short and long sleeve)
sweatshirts
underwear (I hope that was on your list too
jackets
diapers
lots of wipes
swim suits
Swimpers (for little ones)
hats
gloves
socks
water shoes
tennis shoes
flip flops
bathroom bags (we camp where they do have bathrooms and I usually pack one bag for the boys and one for the girls because we go in groups).
snowsuit (if you have a little one and the night’s get cold, this is THE BEST for sleeping)


In the bathroom bags:
hand soap (most bathrooms don’t have soap)
paper towel roll
wipes
toothbrushes
brush
hair bands
toothpaste
contact solution
contacts cases
glasses in cases

Random other items:
portable crib
BB gun and targets
sand bucket with shovel
tiny alarm clock
cell phone
extra keys (one year my husband lost his when on a jog and we were so thankful I brought my set along)
extra garbage bags for laundry
firewood (if you have room to bring it, much cheaper than buying it at the camp site)
games
cards
camera
broom (for sweeping out tent)
shoe mat for in front of tent (will help keep out a lot of mud/dirt)
hammer
money
Bible/books/magazines
potty chair (if you are mid-potty-training…you’ll want to bring this along…really helps!)
permanent marker
plastic table cloth
dust pan (for sweeping out the tent)
dog line (if you are taking your dog)
calamine lotion
Benadryl (one year our son got 3 bee stings within 2 minutes of our arrival)


I’m sure I’m forgetting something, but that is part of camping too…


Let me know if you can think of anything we should include next round…