Camping Packing List
By the NanoPack team · Updated on
Camping rewards the prepared and punishes the forgetful, because there is no shop at 11pm in the woods. Sort your kit into shelter, warmth, food and safety, and the list almost writes itself.
Shelter and sleep
- Tent, poles and pegs
- Sleeping bag · rated for the low, not the high
- Sleeping mat or air bed
- Pillow or stuff sack
- Tarp or footprint
Cooking
- Stove and fuel
- Lighter and firestarter
- Pot, pan and utensils
- Cooler with food
- Water and a way to refill
Clothing
- Warm layers · nights get cold
- Rain jacket
- Warm hat and spare socks
- Sturdy shoes and camp sandals
Tools and safety
- Headlamp and spare batteries
- First-aid kit
- Multi-tool
- Duct tape
- Trash bags · pack it in, pack it out
The things people forget
- Headlamp and spare batteries
- A lighter and dry firestarter
- Trash bags
- A power bank, there is no outlet
What travelers wish they had brought
- A warm hat for the night
- A camp chair
- Earplugs for the dawn chorus