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Kitty
I'm going camping this weekend and I don't have a clue on what to take
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The best advice I can give for people starting out camping is to borrow or rent a tent, make due with what you already have at home (sleeping bags and blankets instead of mummy bags, camp fire grill instead of camp stove, etc), and only buy the absolute essentials. After that first trip you'll discover whether you even like camping, what gear worked or didn't and have a better idea of the level of comfort you want in the outdoors. For some people this will mean next time staying in a hotel or going in a recreational vehicle, while other people might want to take up backpacking, which requires a somewhat different set of equipment.
My top 10 list of basics for first time car camping:
1. Rain gear: PVC or coated nylon poncho
2. Tent, plastic ground sheet, stakes, mallet
3. Sleeping bags & blankets
4. Foam sleeping pad(s) but not air mattresses
5. Camp stove or small BBQ (or wood as required), lighter, utensils, knife, cups, plates, can opener, paper towels, etc.
6. Cooler, full of ice and perishable food, drinks
7. Bug spray, with DEET
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8. Sunscreen, hat
9. First Aid Kit
10. Flashlight, spare batteries
The best advice I can give for people starting out camping is to borrow or rent a tent, make due with what you already have at home (sleeping bags and blankets instead of mummy bags, camp fire grill instead of camp stove, etc), and only buy the absolute essentials. After that first trip you'll discover whether you even like camping, what gear worked or didn't and have a better idea of the level of comfort you want in the outdoors. For some people this will mean next time staying in a hotel or going in a recreational vehicle, while other people might want to take up backpacking, which requires a somewhat different set of equipment.
My top 10 list of basics for first time car camping:
1. Rain gear: PVC or coated nylon poncho
2. Tent, plastic ground sheet, stakes, mallet
3. Sleeping bags & blankets
4. Foam sleeping pad(s) but not air mattresses
5. Camp stove or small BBQ (or wood as required), lighter, utensils, knife, cups, plates, can opener, paper towels, etc.
6. Cooler, full of ice and perishable food, drinks
7. Bug spray, with DEET
http://www.rei.com/product/730353...
8. Sunscreen, hat
9. First Aid Kit
10. Flashlight, spare batteries
Just getting up and leaving everything behind?
karma2122
I'm in my early twenties and right now, I have done nothing of note and in my current situation, will likely never. I'm tired of this lifestyle that I've grown accustom to. Right now I live at my fathers place in the basement and work a part time job at taco bell. Almost all my money goes to food and paying "rent". Everything I own is in my tiny room. Can I just...leave it all? Just get a backpack, put only the essientials in, and walk out into the wild? I'm not a complete novice to such things. I use to go camping a lot with my father when I was younger so I know the basics. In my current situtation, is this just plain stupidity?
Answer
Surviving isn't just performing a few fancy manuevers in the woods, and wahlah!, you have food. It's about important decision making, and intense physical activity. Stay at home or you'll end up starving or in a shelter. Save up money for college and get a better job. Go out and volunteer. Live life. You don't have to have a lot of money or stuff to be happy. I don't see how having a tiny backpack full of stuff and being by yourself will make you any happier.
Surviving isn't just performing a few fancy manuevers in the woods, and wahlah!, you have food. It's about important decision making, and intense physical activity. Stay at home or you'll end up starving or in a shelter. Save up money for college and get a better job. Go out and volunteer. Live life. You don't have to have a lot of money or stuff to be happy. I don't see how having a tiny backpack full of stuff and being by yourself will make you any happier.
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