T-3 days to our first summer camp-out!
July 3rd, 2008 by jennemede
Okay, those of you who camp out all the time. This is the list I have. Please tell me what I’m missing.
FYI, we are camping at Lake Pearrygin in Eastern Washington. It’s a full service camp site with running water and showers and we are “car camping”, so we’re not really roughing it. But all three families are relatively inexperienced (this is our SECOND camp-out overall - we went last summer once). So here’s the list:
Accommodations and essentials:
- Tent (of course)
- Mattress pad
- Sleeping bags
- Pillows
- Toiletries
- Towels
- Clothes
- sunblock
- Bathing suits
- Pull-ups for Sky
- Butane stove
- butane canisters
- wood
- charcoal
- matches
- bug repellant
- bbq implements
- toilet paper
- paper towels
- plates/cups/cutlery for four
- cutting board and knives
- wet wipes
- one frying pan
- kettle
- PAM
- spatulas
- garbage bags
- camping candles
- flashlights
- folding chairs
- table
- firestarters
- tarp
- camp erecting implements
- aluminum foil
- ziploc baggies
- can opener
- dishwashing detergent
- sponge
- life jackets
- bubbles making implements
- kitty pan for bubbles
- kids’ bikes
- sand toys
- water toys
- board and card games
- Leapster and DS
- books
- crayons and paper
- FIRST AID KID (thanks Nicole!!) How the heck did we miss this one?
- Clothes line (thanks Mel!!) Are you Bloghering this year?
I am in charge of dinner for the first night and will also bring some beverages:
- alcohol (crucial) and paper cups to go with them
- one carton of sodas
- one carton of water
- marinated and frozen chicken drumsticks
- sausages
- corn
- salad stuff
- buns and bread
- my special bacon-wrapped chicken salsa bbq thing (I don’t know what to call it)
- snacks
- canned goods (luncheon meat, fish etc)
- watermelon/mandarins/apples/bananas
- bacon
- instant coffee
- spring onions/chopped onions
- almond accents
- milk boxes
- ice (to buy when we start the journey of four hours)
- cup instant noodles (thanks Sharon!!)
Ok, what am I missing? (the other families will bring their own stuff)
Posted in Imperfect Family
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:33 am
First Aid kit
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:46 am
How about instant noodles in cup?
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:58 am
I always like to take along enough clothes line to run between trees and pins to hang wet clothes/suits, towels etc to dry. also, if you have to camp near someone not in your party, if you bring a large sheet or two and enough line you can make a ‘no peeping at me’ screen.
Have fun!
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:03 am
What will I do without my internets? You guys rock!
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
S’more ingredients - gotta keep the tradition! Rainier cherries??
July 4th, 2008 at 9:57 am
How about a litte pail or bucket and a little water scoopy thing - in case you need to get water from nearby source or to wash dishes. Wet wipes and some soap / detergent as well as antiseptic like Dettol? Or liquid antiseptic handwash
July 4th, 2008 at 10:14 am
instead of a kettle, use a saucepan so you can use it to boil noodles or rice or hotdogs:)
we carry a small broom and dustpan to clean out the tent.
a small battery operated lantern is better than a flash light because you can set it down and it provides lots of light.
extra tarps to go over your tent in case of rain:) and you can use it for shade over your camp table.
July 6th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Walau! Dat’s a looooong list! Like moving house! Hahaha… so our parent-in-laws going too?
July 7th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Dude, you are screwed w/o an axe to chop the firewood. You need smaller pieces to get the fire goin’.
Meal tip: Boil a pot of water. Toss in ziplock bags full of eggs, diced ham, peppers, cheese. Boil until cooked. Wallah! A no mess omlet in a bag. (Don’t forget to squish up the eggs or have them pre-cracked and stirred in a pourable container). Have fun and get dirty! Camping rules.
Found ya through SMB.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Wow Rach that is a great idea for an omelette! Won’t the baggies melt tho?
Yea we brought a hatchet for the wood. We used up plenty too!
Next camp out in T-15 days!
July 10th, 2008 at 5:55 am
Bottle opener for wine and beer.
Condiment - ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper, mayo…etc.
Extra batteries for your torch.
July 17th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
This might be too late, but great fire started is dryer lint…. seriously it works awesome!!!
July 20th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
hey
you didn’t tell us how the camp went. :/
July 21st, 2008 at 7:44 am
We’re going again this Friday. I’ll do a wrap after!!