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- Coat
- Shirts
- Pants
- socks
- hiking shoes/boots
- cotton thick socks
- sandals
- Hand Warmers
- Hat
- Bandana x 2
- Underwear
- Towel
- Swimming suit
- Dry Shampoo
- Baby Wipes
- Contacts
- Glasses
- Hand Sanitizer
- Toliet Paper
- human waste bags (if applicable)- will vary per site you visit
- toilet shovel
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- retainer
- brush
- hair ties
- Q-tips
- Personal medications
- Tums, Aleve, Pepto bismol, Benadryl, Melatonin or 5HTP
- Rope/Bungee’s or Tie downs
- Walkie Talkies
- Solar Charger
- Camping chairs
- small Hatchett for campfire wood
- Flashlight/Headlamp x2
- Camera and solar charger or extra batteries
- GPS system with extra batteries
- Paper maps
- Whistle (up to 2 miles)
- Hiking poles
- gaiters (to keep rocks and plants from rubbing or getting stuck)
- Emergency blanket
- First Aid Supplies with slings, snake bite/venom kit
- Mosquito candle
- Sleeping SuppliesTent
- poles
- fly
- stakes
- Footprint or tarp (to keep moisture from seeping through the bottom of tent)
- Headlamp (ensure it is charged)
- Small tent broom
- Air Mattress or Cot
- Foam Pad
- Hand warmers/foot warmers for sleeping
- ear plugs
- contacts/glasses
- Deep Blue for sore muscles
- Pillow
- Baby blanket
- warm socks
- baby wipes (to wipe off feet)
- Fire SuppliesFire Starter (I use dryer lint)
- Matches/Lighter — make sure matches are long
- Wood/Kindling
- Small Bucket & shovel to put out the fire
- Food Supplies: Coleman Stove
- Duct tape
- Folding camping table
- garbage bags for the campsite
- Bear canisters (if applicable)
- Drinking water plastic collapsible reservoir
- water dispenser
- gas for the stove
- long knife for fruit/bread cutting
- spatula
- Pot
- Pan with Lid
- Dutch oven
- teapot
- tongs
- Meal plans for the days you will be gone. Here are a few ideas for you:
- Peach cobbler (using white cake)
- Stew
- tin foil dinner supplies
- tin foil
- cut up steak
- carrots
- favorite spices
- potatoes
- celery
- tomatoes
- onion
- garlic
- Pole biscuits
- wooden poles
- biscuits for the ‘pie crust’
- apple pie filling
- whip cream
- Smores supplies
- marshmallows
- chocolate bar
- marshmallow poles
- Coffee/Tea/Hot Cocoa Supplies
- Sandwiches
- Hiking snacks and energy bites
- Breakfast (eggs, pancakes, omelets)
Other supplies to bring for fun:
- Hammock- Check out Madera, they have great hammocks and even a hammock tent
- Floating devices for river floating or lake floating
- Camping stories and games
- Fishing supplies
- binoculars
- backpack (in case you want to go on foot and deeper into the wood)
- bringing a backpack with emergency supplies in it is always a good idea