The Ultimate Family Camping Checklist
- Tent, check.
- Sleeping bag, check.
- Pegs, check...
There are many things to remember for a camping holiday. Use our Family Camping Checklist to make sure you've not forgotten anything! Find the ultimate Camping checklist with everything you could ever need for an amazing camping holiday. You can edit and change the list according to where you are camping, the activities you have planned, time of year, age of your children and the length of your trip. Simply add or remove items to suit your camping trip, but this list will give you the perfect list to adapt.
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Setting up camp
Take the stress out of setting up by making sure you pack these things in the most acessable place in you car to ensure you can get them out easiest, whether thats packing them all at one side or packing them last so you can pull them out first.
- Tent
- Inner Tent
- Tent Carpet/Rug
- Tent Footprint
- Tent Pegs
- Camping Mallet
- Windbreak
- Tent Awning
- Doormat for tent entrance
- Dust pan/brush
Camping Furniture
Sleeping at camp
One of the most important items in your camping kit is a good cosy bed for the night. Whether you choose the reliability of a campbed or the home from home comfort of an airbed, combinding it with the perfect sleeping bag will ensure you are well rested for the next day.
- Sleeping Bags
- Pillows
- Spare blanket
- Airbed
- self-inflating sleeping mat
- campbed
- Air pump
- Repair kit for air bed
Cooking on a campsite
- Water carrier
- Thermal flask
- Stove and fuel
- Matches/lighter
- Plates/ bowls
- Cutlery
- Kitchen foil
- Paper towels
- Bin bags
- Washing up liquid
- Cooking oil
- Containers for food storage
- Pots and frying pans
- Cooking utensils-kitchen knife, wooden spoon
- Tin opener
- Bottle opener
- Vegetable peeler
- Mugs/cups
- Salad/Mixing bowl
- Cutting board
- Coolbox
- Ziplock bags
- Washing up bowl
- Tea towels
- Scourers
- Seasonings/spices/condiments/sugar
Useful Camping items
- Torch/ Lantern
- Extra batteries/bulbs
- Insect repellent & deflector
- Water filters/purification
- Daysack
- Washing powder
- Clothes Pegs
- Collapsible clothes drying rack
- Rope/clothesline
- Fire extinguisher/Blanket
- Gaffer tape
- Safety pins
- Sunglasses
- First aid kit
- Tissues
- Pocket knife/Multi-tool
- Binoculars
- Water bottle
- Umbrella
- Flask
- Hand / baby wipes
- Pocket sewing kit
- Hot chocolate/tea bags/coffee
Clothing for camping
- Shoes / boots / Wellies
- Shower shoes / flip flops
- Trousers / skirt/belt
- Shorts
- T-shirts
- Jumpers
- Socks/Underwear
- Sun hat
- Pyjamas
- Rain gear
- Swimming kit
Personal items
- Towels/face cloth
- Soap/shampoo/shower gel
- Toothbrush/toothpaste
- Deodorant
- Comb/brush
- Sunscreen/chapstick
- Toilet paper
- Personal medications
Entertainment & Elecronics
- Camera/battery/memory card
- Books/magazines
- Cards/games/toys
- Frisbee/Ball
- Tablet/Laptop/Charger
- Mobile phone/Charger
- Radio
- Guidebooks/maps
- Compass/GPS
- Bikes/helmets
- Electric hook up cable
Trip planning and organising
- Maps/directions
- Reservation details
- Notepad/pen
- Details of nearest Drs/A&E
