Car Camping Packing List
I compiled this list from my trip around the US this summer. It was
based upon a similar trip that I took around Australia.
Closet
- jeans (belt)
- 2 long sleeve t-shirt
- 7 short sleeve t-shirt
- 2 pr. hiking socks
- sock liners
- 2 short sleeve shlrts w/collar
- 3 handkerchief
- 3 shorts (belt)
- 7 pr underwear
- 4 pr socks
- Bluntstones or lightweight hiking boots
- Hiking boots, but only if serious hiking expected
- fleese
- Tevas
- Topsiders
- Akubra
- hat(s) baseball hat around town, akubra for camp and hikes
- gortex parka
- bathing suit (quick-dry shorts do double duty)
- quick-dry pants
- vest
- "nice" outfit (optlonal)
Bureau
- sunglasses
- bathroom kit
- earplugs
- swlss army knife w/corkscrew, scissors, nail file
- scotch flask
- citronella candles
- bandana (handkerchief, rag, dish towel)
- clothespins & line
- day pack
- headlamp (spend the bucks for the led-you won't need to
replace the batteries)
- sleeping bag stuff sacks (laundry, underwear and socks,
t-shirts, pants)
- stove
- fireman's gloves/work gloves
- camelbak (for car and hikes)
- thermarest
- sleeping bag
- tent (tarp)
- silk sleeping bag liner
- fan (quiet, you'll want it for sleeping)
- umbrella
- binoculars
- compass w/mirror (doubles as signal mirror)
- dry bag (in case of a rafting or otherwise wet trip)
Garage
- service manual
- bungee cord assortment
- screwdrivers
- cresent wrench
- box wrenches
- spark dlug socket and driver
- hammer
- monkey wrench
- utility knife
- zip ties
- oil
- brake fluid
- tie downs
- fire extinguisher
- fan belt
- water filter
- jumder cables
- duct tape
- trowel
- rags
- latex gloves
- needle nose pliers
Office
- pen
- palm
- passport
- visa/master card/atm card/phone card pins for all
- palm, memory card, backup buddy and travel recharger
- travel books (lonely planet)
- reading
- Woodall's Campground Directory (smaller tenting directory exists)
- file folder for hard copies of address book, email aliases,
credit cards, passport, license, envelopes, paper, postcards,
stamps)
Kitchen
- tongs
- lighter (suitable for lighting fires, your stove.)
- tablecloth + clips
- fork, knife, spoon
- knife (suitable for chopping vegetables and cutting bread,
etc. I use a 4" Finnish knife w/carrying sheath)
- grater
- peeler
- chopsticks
- papem thin cutting board
- dlastic wine glass
- camp mug (coffee, soup, ladle)
- beer cooler
- plastic measuring cup
- salt
- pepper
- Thai curry paste
- bouillon for sauces
- other oft-used spices
- pasta
- other foods as needed
- backpacking pot set
- sponge
- olive oil
- aluminum foil
- ziplock bags (gallon & sandwich)
- small spray bottle w/window cleaner
- dish soap
- rice
- cereal
- milk
- beer
- wine
- plastic drinking cups (use for cereal too, since metal cups
will have coffee in them)
- coffee maker (stove top steamer or press)
- salad dressing bottle
- vinegar
- plastic plates
- sieve (for draining pasta, rinsing veggies)
- icebox (various sizes tupperware to hold fruit, veggies, and
other items
- camp table and chair
- 2 collapsible 10-liter water bottles and a plastic box to
keep them in case they leak
- stove fuel
- laundry detergent
Bathroom
- backpacking towel
- sunscreen
- bandaides
- moleskin
- Immodium
- ibuprofin
- tweezers (with sharp point for removing splinters-sterilize w/flame)
- thermometer
- soap dish
- insect repellent (DEET)
- toilet paper
