Travel · 12 recordsFirst camping trip

First camping trips go wrong at eleven at night: the tent has never been put up, the sleeping mat is too thin and the torch is in the car. This picks a site close to home with facilities, has the tent pitched in a garden or park first, and packs from a list rather than from memory.

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Goal

A first night camping that goes well Week 4

Close to home, kit tested, packed from a list.

Book and borrow Week 2

A site with facilities, and kit borrowed before it is bought.

  • Book a campsite within two hours that has toilets and waterDo firstDay 3
  • List what I can borrow before buying anythingDay 5
  • Get a sleeping mat warmer than seems necessaryDo firstDay 12

Test and pack Week 4

Every problem found at home instead of at eleven at night.

  • Put the tent up at home or in a parkDo firstWeek 2
  • Test the stove and the torchesWeek 3
  • Check the forecast and pack for the coldest nightDo firstWeek 4
  • Pack from the checklist, not from memoryDo firstWeek 4
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Camping trip

Week 414:001440 min
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Camping checklist

Shelter Tent, poles, pegs, mallet, groundsheet

Sleep Sleeping bag rated for the coldest night, sleeping mat, pillow

Light Head torch, spare batteries, lantern

Cooking Stove and fuel, lighter, pan, utensils, cool box, washing-up kit

Water Refillable bottles and a large container

Clothes Warm layers, waterproofs, a hat, spare socks

Also First aid kit, sun cream, insect repellent, bin bags, a power bank

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First camping trip, answered.

Shelter, sleep, light, cooking, water and clothes for the coldest version of the forecast. The note in this plan groups the checklist that way, because packing by category is how the one missing thing gets noticed at home instead of at the site.
Somewhere within a couple of hours, with toilets, running water and the option to drive home. A first trip is for finding out what you forgot, and that is far less stressful when the answer is a short drive away.
Because doing it for the first time in the dark or the rain is the most common way a first camping trip goes wrong. Ten minutes in a garden or park also shows whether every pole and peg is actually in the bag.
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