Steps to set up a camping trip:
Figure out where you want to go.
Reserve camp for # of nights needed
Best to pick two categories to work on ahead of time each day and just pack them up and have them ready to go.
Purchase whats needed, Gas, Ice, Groceries, Supplies, maps.
Pack each duffel or box against a check list, ie, kitchen box, sundrie box, camp kitchen, sleeping bag, pad, tent, tarp, stakes and nylon ropes, etc.
Practice setting up a new tent and Scotch guard tent if necessary then pack after it is dry.
Unload car of anything you need to leave at home,
Lay plastic down in trunk, sheets on back seat
Rent anything you need / Get a roll of quarters and cash from Bank or ATM / Shop for food / Order anything you need ahead / Wash, Gas and Oil Change and Tire Check the car
Put sleeping bags, pillows, tent in car.
Pack Cooler with Ice and drinks & food and put in car. May need to freeze cubes of steak, chicken, or make patties of ground beef or chicken and freeze it all.
Make ziplock baggies with sliced oranges and cherries, another bag with sliced zuchinni, onion, brocolli, other veggies so they don't need to be washed and prepped in camp.
Note: Camp away from old trees, water, windy open areas.
Packing Checklists:
Kitchen Box:
Coleman Camp Coffee pot, Camp Stove, Portable BBQ, or Grate, Fatwood for starting fires, Matches, Flashlights, Candles, Solar string Lights, Camp table and chair, Lantern and Batteries
Camp Dishware, Cups, Bowls & Utensils inside one mesh backpack with paper towels, sponge, dish soap
2 cooking pots, Large and small frying pans (cast iron ok).
Cutting board, knife, tinfoil, saranwrap, ziplocks, dishtowel, potholders, bbq gloves,
Papertowels, Handiwipe dish cloth, screened tent, bucket, lifejackets, butter container, fishing pole, bait tacklebox, lawn chairs, Solar shower bag, Raingear, Coals, Ice, Lock, Key, 2 tarps, cots, camping pads, flashlights, batteries, lanterns, clothespins, Jackets, fishnets.
Gas money, camping fees, tshirts, shorts, thongs, sandals, sneakers, hats, long undies, socks, mudboots, swimsuits, sweatshirts, tanktops, moisturizers, tweezers, tylenol, lotion and sunblock, washclothes, rope, sketch pad, backpack, canvas bags, coleman stove, propane, raincoats, portable toilet, pillows, grassmats, firewood, canteen, hatchet, trowel, hammer, nails, tape, electricians tape, tacks, candles, rope, whiskbroom, dustpan, scaling knife, slingshot, maps, compass, whistle, telescope, binoculars, camera, hurricane matches, kleenex, tp, deoderant, dental floss, cocoa butter, aloe vera gel, face soap, body soap, castille soap, shampoo, moisturizer, sunburn cream, calamine lotion, neosporin, hydrogen peroxide, bactine, bandaids, butterfly closures, ace bandages, gauze, tape, scissors, large oval mirror, tylenol, cough syrup, rolaids, antihistimine, laundry soap in a baggie, clothes pins, toothpaste, toothbrushes.
Table cloth, Large pot or bucket for washing dishes/bath/washing clothes, coffee filters, coffee, coffee pot, grill, grillfork, lighter, matches, matchlight briquets, ice, water, Stewpot, can openers, spatula, shishkabob sticks, sharp knife, slotted spoon, potholders, wood, bbq grill.
Food Box: Melon, apples, oranges, peaches, grapes, bananas, cherries, onion, potato, potato salad, fried chicken, beans, rice, pasta, spaghetti, juice, milk, butter, cheese, eggs* see note below, meat, bread, salt, pepper, butter, oil, sugar, coffee, cocoa, crackers, soups, candy, peanut butter, chili, tuna. Crack all eggs into a plastic spill proof rubbermaid bottle and shake them up, and keep on ice in a cooler. Use frozen ground meat in patties inside ziplock gallon bags, freeze new water jugs unopened and use as ice in the cooler.
Clothes: Pack according to the weather what you need from this list:
3 t shirts, 2 tank tops, 2 pr. Shorts, swimsuit (s), trunks, undies, socks, wool socks, long johns, nightgown, parka, sweatshirts/pants, luxurious sweaters, 2 pr. Jeans, mud/hiking boots, sneakers/boat/water shoes, moccasins, thongs, sandals, warm pullover hat, sun hat, gloves, sunglasses, watch, compass, lipbalm, ID, medications.
Extras Box, pack what you want of these:
Newspaper, magazine, radio, cd player, cell phone, charger, books, toys, games, frisbee, camera, film, binoculars, lawn chairs, blankets, alarm clock, river waders, fishing pole, salmon eggs or worms, camping knife, inner tube, canoe, kayak or boat, life jackets, comfortable air mattress, harmonica, flute, cards, art supplies, bicycles, daypacks, canteens. If you have a solar charger like Jackery and panels, or a lighter socket style cooler, bring those and the chargers.
Find ways to get all of this in your car or on the roof of your car, lol and go.
