Author Topic: What do I need for camping (Read 6816 times)

Valiant · « **on:** 20 July, 2008, 04:58:28 pm »

So what do I need to take to camping for 3 nights?

I have tent
Air mattress (me back otherwise it'd be a camping matt)
Sleeping bag
Stove
Pan set
Coolbox
Towel
Change of clothes
Torch
Loo roll
First aid kit
Book to read
Phone
Leathermans
All food + beer will be got from the local supermarket

What might I need in the way of tools for doing stuff?

MSeries · « **Reply #1 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:00:57 pm »

water container
washing up stuff
bed socks + thermal underwear for sleeping in if you are alone/a friend to keep you warm

Pancho · « **Reply #2 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:03:34 pm »

LED lamp thing. A torch is a PITA for generic lighting. And a Thermarest with chair addon for supreme comfort. Forget mats and airbeds, Thermarest is the deal.

I hope you're camping for a reason. I've never understood why on earth people go camping for the sheer sake of it. I'll camp if it's for a reason; when climbing for example. But the idea of just camping fills me with horror.

Gus · « **Reply #3 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:04:12 pm »

Matches

toekneep · « **Reply #4 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:05:46 pm »

If you are cycling then a change of footwear for the evening.
Fuel
Matches/lighter
Sewing kit
Pillow
Wash kit

numbnuts · « **Reply #5 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:10:36 pm »

cuddly toy

Rapples · « **Reply #6 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:11:55 pm »

Credit Card

nicknack · « **Reply #7 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:14:18 pm »

Pick up house.

Tilt.

Shake contents into Carradice.

Sorted.

hellymedic · « **Reply #8 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:19:19 pm »

Forethought.
Wet wipes.
Flannel.
Tissues.
Bag for rubbish.
Radio.
Sewing kit.
Make sure you phone is charged up before you leave.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #9 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:21:51 pm »

Fork/spork

Valiant · « **Reply #10 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:24:49 pm »

Basically the old group of friends are getting together for a social/catch up. Coming from far flung places of ze world. Couldn't find a single hotel that could put us all up, and it would have worked out quite expensive so we've opted to go camping

Water container = Was thinking of buying a few 5l bottles of water from the supermarket?
My torch has a candle mode, so should be ok, but I suppose I can get a dedicatantt mini flood or something for sitting around outside while we get the fire going

Would a Dinotte be overkill?

Matches are a good idea, as is the battery pump for my air bed lol.

Fuel I'll get.

Airbed has a built in matress. Wassa Thermarest?
Washkit I'll have
Sewing kit... I'm sure I can make something up.

Cuddly toy? I'm the only bloke going.

Tissues/wet wipes/ bin bags/ washing up liquid/sponge/paperplates/paper cups we can get from the supermarket.

TimO · « **Reply #11 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:28:27 pm »

Quote from: Valiant on 20 July, 2008, 04:58:28 pm

...What might I need in the way of tools for doing stuff?

Assuming that you don't mean anything to do with bikes (which would happily be an entire thread in it's own right), I guess you mean general camping type tools.

A knife and/or cutters. You never know when you may need to slice something up.
Gaffer tape. Useful for sticking together, attaching, and generally repairing all sorts of things.
String/Cord. For lashing things together, as a clothes lines, to repair broken guys on tents, etc ...
Lighting stuff ie Firesteel, Maya dust etc. If you don't want to be boring and use matches.

ScumOfTheRoad · « **Reply #12 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:32:39 pm »

Quote from: Valiant on 20 July, 2008, 05:24:49 pm

Cuddly toy? I'm the only bloke going.

Revised camping kit list:

Valiant.
Mojo.
Litre bottle of baby oil.

Gus · « **Reply #13 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:33:28 pm »

And If you get everything that have been listed, you will have more gear than
I bring for to months in the himalayas

tatanab · « **Reply #14 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:38:04 pm »

Since I take it this is not kit for cycle camping, take a hammer or mallet for tent pegs - just in case our summer dries out a bit.

nicknack · « **Reply #15 on:** 20 July, 2008, 05:55:00 pm »

Quote from: Valiant on 20 July, 2008, 05:24:49 pm

Cuddly toy? I'm the only bloke going.

Blimey!

Obviously then you don't need to take anything apart from your mojo.

(and perhaps, ahem... a few precautions)

The gurls will have everything else.

Valiant · « **Reply #16 on:** 20 July, 2008, 08:58:12 pm »

Not allowed an campfire at the same, damn people. So now have to take a firebowl or something too.

Noodley · « **Reply #17 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:04:20 pm »

3 days. And there's a local supermarket.

And you ask what to take?

How much sewing are you likely to do?

MSeries · « **Reply #18 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:06:28 pm »

I never take sewing stuff camping, not even when rode across America and camped each night. No stove or food either,

epa611 · « **Reply #19 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:08:38 pm »

LED headtorch - indispensable

hellymedic · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:08:49 pm »

Quote from: Noodley on 20 July, 2008, 09:04:20 pm

3 days. And there's a local supermarket.

And you ask what to take?

How much sewing are you likely to do?

Just enough to stop your shelter disintegrating in howling gale/pissing rain

A film canister containg a needle and thread will do.

hellymedic · « **Reply #21 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:09:52 pm »

I have used sewing stuff for small tent repairs.

Valiant · « **Reply #22 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:23:17 pm »

Shurely gaffa tape will sort that and work as a temporary stop measure in place of sewing?

hellymedic · « **Reply #23 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:34:47 pm »

Quote from: Valiant on 20 July, 2008, 09:23:17 pm

Shurely gaffa tape will sort that and work as a temporary stop measure in place of sewing?

I don't know your tent.
If I had a D ring pulling out, I don't think gaffer tape would do the job.

Some tent coatings do not stick to anything.

goatpebble · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:44:16 pm »

Three days, in Summer, in a campsite with all the usual facilities. You really don't need much!

Relax, you have a tent, a stove and stuff, and no real extremes of weather. If you had to repair a tent in the middle of a 400km trek, then you might have to be prepared.

Have a play with the tent before you go, and then forget about it. Three days means fun. Don't worry! You will have fun!

Think of me, wild camping at 2700m, with a slowly defrosting ice shell of a tent, that has to be packed up for a dawn start!

Author Topic: What do I need for camping (Read 6816 times)

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