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How to Pack According to the Ultimate Camping Checklist. Come up with your ultimate camping
checklist, and you'll be prepared for anything the great outdoors tosses your way. You will
need Protection from the elements Cooking tools Food Storage supplies Lighting Insect
repellant Cleaning supplies Clothing for all weather Hygiene supplies Cellphone First-aid
kit and leisure supplies. Step 1. Pack tents, stakes, poles, fly sheets, rope, and a tarp
to protect against the elements. Ensure comfort inside with pillows, pads, and air mattresses.
Don't forget the air pump! Step 2. Jam in the cook stove, cooler, and a supply of clean
water. You'll need can openers, bowls, pots, pans, and maybe a griddle, depending on the
menu. Bring fire starters and newspaper, which means a fire extinguisher for emergencies.
Cover the basics and make sure you have the camp permit signed, sealed, and safe in a
spot where it won't get moved. Step 3. Box up canned goods, peanut butter, and bread,
as well as tea, coffee, or hot chocolate, for basic nutrition. Toss in some spices for
special meals. Keep the butter, eggs, cheese, vegetables, and juices in the cooler. Step
4. Include aluminum foil, plastic bags, and cutting knives to make and keep food. This
means you will need measuring cups, tongs, garbage bags, a pot scrubber, paper towels,
and dish soap, even if you supply napkins and paper plates. Step 5. Light up the darkness
with candles and waterproof matches, flashlights and extra batteries, and a lantern. Pack fly
swatters, hatchets, and mosquito repellent. To handle other eventualities, don't forget
the broom and dustpan, and always carry duct tape, if only to fix something on the car.
Step 6. Anticipate every kind of weather by complementing a supply of shorts, tank tops,
and swim trunks with hats, long johns, and sweatshirts. Rain ponchos and boots should
be stuffed somewhere in the back of the vehicle, because if you don't bring them, you'll suddenly
need them. Step 7. Preserve good hygiene by remembering shampoo, soap, a shaving kit,
toothpaste, and toilet paper. Cosmetics, deodorants, and other sprays attract bugs, so avoid them
if you can. Step 8. Tote a cellphone for emergency communications, but nothing else if you're
out to have a quiet commune with nature. Step 9. Tuck in the first-aid kit, tools, chairs,
camera, books, and sewing kit and you're sure to have a great, safe time -- as long as you
don't forget your wallet. Did you know The founder of recreational camping, Thomas Hiram
Holding, wrote the first "Camper's Handbook" in 1908. He crossed the American prairies
with his parents as a child.