Field Readiness
TSG #51 Camping List
Pack with this list before every camping trip. Having food pre-cooked will make your life easier.
Gear
- Tent
- Sleeping bag
- Ground cloth
- Backpack
- Knife (if you have your knife safety card)
- Fire starting kit (matches, lighter)
- Lantern
- Flashlight(s)
- Head lamp
- Extra batteries
- Cooking utensils
- Water bottle (or hydration bladder)
- Pen and notepad
- Rope
- Dry storage bags
- Compass
- Sunscreen and bug spray
- Fan — summertime optional
- Mosquito netting — summertime optional
- Sunglasses — optional
- Pillow — optional, highly recommended
- Game items — optional
Clothing
- Extra pairs of clothing
- Extra pairs of socks
- Extra pair of boots or closed-toe shoes — very important
- Hat — full brim recommended
- Bandanas — highly recommended
Toiletries
- Soap
- Traveling toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Towel
- Trowel
Food
- Water
- Friday night dinner
- Saturday morning breakfast
- Snack
- Saturday lunch
- Snack
- Saturday evening dinner
- Sunday morning breakfast
Think in Systems
Another way to pack — organize by category rather than a flat list.
| Food | Sleep | Fire | Pack | Social | Clothing | Toiletries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooler | Tent | Matches | Knife | Camping chairs | Clothing for each day + one extra | Soap |
| Utensils | Sleeping bag | Lighter | Rope | Cards | Hat | Toothbrush |
| Trash bags | Ground cloth | Flint & steel | Water bottle | Bandana | Toothpaste | |
| Paper towels | Mosquito netting | Charcoal | Sunglasses | Windbreaker | Towel | |
| Pillow | Propane | Pen & notepad | ||||
| Laundry basket | Bike pump | Hatchet | ||||
| Split wood | Compass | |||||
| Shovel | Sunscreen & bug spray | |||||
| Bucket |