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Printable Camping Checklist
If car camping, backpacking or hiking, a tent camping checklist is valuable and a must have, to arrive at a camp area with all the essentials.
You can use this list to create your own or go to the bottom and print. Some items may not be needed which you can cross off. You can also add items specific to your needs.
The sections at the bottom of each column allows you to take notes.
Your List
Here's list of items needed. You can add extra things you need to take camping in the spare boxes, cross off what you don't (just like i did then) and tick the items you already have.
( * = additional items to add)
| Gear/Equipment | Cookware - Kitchen | Clothing | First Aid/Health |
| Tent/Shelter | Knives/forks/spoons | Waterproofs | Complete First Aid Kit |
| Sleeping Bags | Cooking pots | Hiking Boots/Shoes | Bandage |
| Sleeping Pad/Air Mattress | Frying pan | Flip flops/sandals | Plasters |
| Stove/Grill/Barbecue | Cups (for cold "n" hot drinks) | Hats (for sun protection, cold weather or both) | Adhesive (tape + bandages) |
| Table and Chairs (folding, picnic etc) | Can opener | Base layer(under clothes that wick well) | Sterile gauze |
| Portable toilet | Dutch oven | Jacket ( down, Gore-tex, breathable, lightweight) | Antiseptic cream |
| Tarp (for tent groundsheet or shelter) | Cooksets (includes pots, pans, utensils) | Socks (suitable for hiking, hot or cold weather) | Antiseptic wipes |
| Pillows | Spatula | Trousers (lightweight, breathable, heavy duty) | Scissors |
| Stuff/compressor sacks | Plates/Bowls | Beachwear | Safety pins |
| Lighting (Flashlight, Torch, Lantern, Headlamp) | Coffee-Tea (maker, percolator, pot) | Fleece (jacket, shirt etc) | Ibuprofen/Paracetamol |
| Pocket Knife | Food storage containers | Swimwear | Calamine lotion |
| Backpack/Daypack | Chopping board | T-Shirts | Hydrocortisone cream |
| Baby carrier (front or back loading) | Sharp chopping knife | Gloves and scarf | Antacid |
| * | Large spoon/Ladle | Jumper/Sweatshirt | Antihistamine |
| * | Bottle opener | * | Thermometer |
| * | Food bags | * | Prescription medication |
| Cleaning/Laundry Stuff | Table/Picnic cloth | * | Sun-cream/After-sun |
| Washing up liquid | Tongs | For Fun | Insect Repellant |
| Soap powder (for clothes) | * | Football | * |
| Sponge and scouring pads | * | Cornhole/Bocce ball games | * |
| Plastic wash basin | * | Arts/Crafts | * |
| Paper/Kitchen towels | Bathroom - Hygiene | Coloring books/pens | Misc. |
| Detergents | Soap | Play tent | Water (filter, purifier, tablets) |
| Tea towels | Shampoo + conditioner | Frisbee | GPS |
| Dustpan + brush (Tip: mini-vac) | Toothbrush + paste | Fishing kit | Map/Compass |
| Trash bags | Hair comb/brush | Reading books | Whistle |
| Clothesline + pegs | Deodorant | Guitar or other instruments | Rope |
| Laundry bag | Hand sanitizer | Rounders/Baseball (bat n ball) | Spare batteries |
| * | Baby wipes | Board games | Matches/lighter |
| * | Nail clippers | Net games (volley ball, badminton etc) | Duct tape |
| * | Sanitary items for women | Camping/Nature related books | Water container/storage |
| Special Needs (see note) | Towels (hand and shower) | Playing cards | Aluminum foil |
| * | Face flannel/cloth | * | Emergency blanket |
| * | Cotton balls/buds | * | Note book + (pen, pencil) |
| * | Shaving supplies | * | Travel clock |
| * | Lip Balm | * | Camera |
| * | Mirror | * | Umbrella |
| * | Toilet roll/wipes | * | * |
| * | * | * | * |
| * | * | * | * |
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Note: Special needs is a section for disability equipment required or for kids items such as cots, nappies etc.
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