Things to bring camping
If you were to go hiking in somewhere (over 30 minutes in) this is what I would bring:
- tent or tarp (Craig extra tent claimed by Billie)
- sleeping bag or wool blanket
- sleeping pad (thermorest or closed-cell foam)
- food (light but tasty) including snacks
- two water bottles (nalgene wide mouth are great)
- clothes - few changes, multiple backups
- bathingsuit
- light shoes like flip flops or tevas, to change out of your hiking shoes (if diff)
- bandana
- hat (for sun)
- hat (fuzzy for sleeping in)
- clean socks for sleeping in
- synthetic or light weight cotton clothing (jeans bad)
- toothbrush
- pocketknife
- flashlight (headlamps are great)
- lighter
- bowl or eating cup and spoon and fork
- large garbage bag for rain protection and for picking up garbage on your way out
- a couple empty large and small ziploc bags, for your food garbage,
or anything - sitting pad or camp chair (totally optional)
- hammock (totally optional)
- thin cloth/tarp/towel to use to lie on the beach (totally optional)
- small book/art project/something to work on while lying on the beach (totally optional)
- backpack to carry everything
Shareable by a group (Elph has all of this):
- small flask of whiskey or suitable after dinner liquor
- first aid kit
- compass
- pots to cook in
- camp stoves with fuel
- sponge and biodegradable soap for cleaning dishes (and self)
- rope such as parachute cord
- small shovel for toilet duty (if bringing TP be prepared to burn it or pack it out)
- water or water filter or water sterilization tablets
- cloth bag we can use to hang the food in.
- small mesh bag to hang dishes in to dry and/or attach to food bag to hang
- small bottle bug dope
- small bottle sunblock
Elph has spare:
- 1 tent
- 3 sleeping bags
- 2 therm-o-rest pads (ultralight long)
- 2 therm-o-rest pads (3/4 length)
- 1 flashlights
- 3 bowls
- 4 nalgene water bottles
Joe will need to borrow:
- Backpack (from Elph)
- Sleeping bag (from Elph)
- Long therma-rest pad (from Elph)
Billie will need to borrow:
- Backpack (from Elph)
- Tent (from Craig)
- Sleeping bag (from Elph)
- 3/4 therma-rest pad (from Elph)
Craig will need to borrow:
- Water filter (from Elph)





