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The Ultimate Camping Essentials Checklist
Whether it’s your first camping trip or you’re an old-timer, use this camping checklist as a guide when you pack for your trip away. Your packing list might vary slightly to the items below depending on your camping unit but it’s a good guide to get you started. Remember that many of our campsites have on-site shops or are near outdoor equipment shops in case you do need to pick something up whilst you’re away.
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Tent Checklist | Cooking Checklist | Clothing Checklist | Health & Safety Checklist | Personal Items Checklist | Checklist Download
Tent and comfort checklist
These are the most essential items for a tent camping checklist:
- Tent and required components (tent footprint, porch etc.)
- Spare tent pegs
- Mallets
- Sleeping bag/Duvet for each camper
- Sleeping pad or mat for each camper if tent camping
- Pillows
- Extra blankets
- Camping chairs
- Camping table
- Toilet roll
- Torches/lanterns
Cooking checklist
- Water container
- Camping stove
- Fuel – gas / charcoal depending on your cooking method
- Matches or lighter
- Coolbox & ice packs
- Oven glove/heatproof mat
- Kettle
- Frying Pan
- Saucepan
- Serving dishes
- Plates
- Bowls
- Cups / glasses
- Cutlery
- Scissors
- Tin opener
- Cooking utensils
- Washing up liquid & sponge
- Tea towel
For inspiration view our cooking ideas and recipes.
Clothing checklist
- Pyjamas and plenty of extra warm layers
- Socks
- Underwear
- T-shirts
- Long-sleeved T-shirts
- Shorts
- Trousers
- Jumpers and warm layers
- Waterproof
- Sun/winter hat
- Sandals
- Trainers/walking shoes
Health and safety
- Sun cream
- Insect repellent
- First Aid Kit
- Any regular medication
- Anti-bacterial hand wash and sanitizer
View all of our health and safety help and advice.
Personal – toiletries, towels etc.
- Towel
- Brush/comb
- Soap/shower gel
- Shampoo & conditioner
- Deodorant
- Razor
- Shaving cream
- Contact lenses / glasses
- Toothbrush & toothpaste
Useful extras
- Dustpan and brush
- Bin bags
- Duct tape
- Rope
- Batteries
- Small shovel
- Pegs
- Head torch
- Entertainment- a deck of cards, board games, beach ball, football, book etc.
Camping checklist download
Download and print your free camping checklist (PDF)
We asked you...
On our Facebook page we asked for our campers must-have items, here are some of the best:> A roll of cling film. Great for not only keeping food fresh but also as a first-aid extra as a bandage or to hold on an ice pack. Even to keep your mobile dry in wet weather! - Maxine
> I take my clothes in packing cube, making it so much easier to find things. I also take a lavender linen spray in a small atomiser to make the camping bedding smell lovely and a good selection of snacks as all that fresh air makes you so hungry! - Lorraine
> Spare key for the campervan in case I lose it, solar panel for fridge, and cold cider. - Andy
> A good book, teabags and chocolate! - Sue
> Coffee machine, slow cooker and comfy chair. - Craig
> Wellies, duck tape and toilet roll. - Eileen
> Head torch / solar-powered lighting, a cool box and a slow cooker. - Samantha
> Camp bed, self-inflating camping mat (min 8cm deep), and a 3-season sleeping bag...who wants to wake up shivering?! - Amy
> Wine, handheld Dyson for the bugs and a note to remind me to take the detachable towbar from underneath the boot floor BEFORE I pack the boot. - Jack
> My top 3 items: 1 husband to put up the awning, 1 dog to walk whilst the husband puts up the awning and 1 bottle of red wine to help level the awning. - Judith