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Fixed Camping
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items Everything you need to spend a weekend in the woods! The bougie basics, the camping that your friends will call glamping!
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Camp Cooking
Camp Sleeping
Camp Activities
Camp Cooking
We purchased this on sale at Costco and I definitely judged my husband for it at the time. Now, it is SO convenient to have everything prepped and ready to go!
GSI Outdoors Destination Kitchen Set 24 | REI Co-op
I also love how affordable this option is with all the same necessary equipment!
Ozark Trail 24-Piece Plastic Camping Kitchen Set with Travel Bag
This 5 gal water cube is perfect for packing into the car either full or empty and expanding once you’re at your campsite. We also love this for sports or outings like tailgating!
Folding Water Cube - 5.3 gal.
This 60qt cooler is perfect for packing all your food for 2-4 people for an entire long weekend. Or, you’re Alaskan and it can hold upwards of 35 salmon filets 😅 (this is an important fact, trust us!) AND IT HAS WHEELS!
Igloo Latitude 60qt Rolling Cooler - Blue: Wheels, Retractable Handle, One-Hand Opening
We never leave home without one of these guys! No seriously, it stays in my car because when our highway shuts down you could be there for 12+ hours. We keep one of these, a freeze dried meal, a water bottle, and the fuel in our car! Talk about prepp...
Coleman Single Burner Butane/Propane Backpacking Stove
If you have kids, these are a must. They’re color coded, telescoping, and come in a convenient carrying case so you never have to worry about inadvertently poking someone when packing up the car.
CORQUE Extendable Marshmallow Roasting Sticks, Set of 8
This is what we storage our fuel in for our small portable camp stoves. It is the perfect size to put kindling, a fire starter, matches and dry paper. There’s no reason to be searching for that lighter when you get to camp late y’all!
HDX 6.5 qt. Tough Storage Tote in Black with Yellow Lid ...
This was the first grill I ever bought my husband! It’s done us well for the past five years, we used it as our regular grill for quite some time. We love that it has latches so that we can carry it like a briefcase.
1-Burner Table Top Portable Propane Gas Grill
The OG camp cup from drinking to cooking and measuring.
Bass Pro Shops Enamelware Cup | Bass Pro Shops
I never understood the Blackstone hype— that was until I had eggs and bacon at the picnic table on the lake in the middle of the woods. Now, I can’t live without this thing, so much so that when we’re not camping it lives fully operational on our dec...
Blackstone Portable Griddle
Camp Sleeping
Lightweight, easy to pack down and can be connected to another users bag. We own both the men and women’s version of the Tempo 20 and it has done us well especially in the colder fall weather of Alaska!
NEMO Forte 20 Endless Promise Synthetic Sleeping Bag
Again, super lightweight and easy to pack up. They come with a compact bag and a large mesh bag which we use when fixed camping or airing out our bags.
NEMO Forte 20 Endless Promise Synthetic Sleeping Bag - Men's | REI Co-op
We invested in this air mattress for our campsite and fixed camping nights a few years ago. We had suffered for long enough with air mattresses that deflated in the night or stretched over time. We had low expectations, but this one surpassed all of ...
Intex Raised TruAire 18" Queen Air Mattress with Internal 120V Pump
My husband prefers his pillow from home when we’re not backpacking. Me on the other hand? I’m obsessed with these pillows so much so that when I lost one on an international flight last year, I actually cried. This little guy is self adjustable to be...
NEMO Fillo Pillow | REI Co-op
I’m not gonna lie- I thought these were SO overrated when they first came out. However, we got two in our favorite national parks for a wedding present and they have been on EVERY camping trip with us since. The convenient “cape-clips” make warming u...
Rumpl Original Puffy Blanket - National Park | REI Co-op
In Alaska, there’s always midnight summer sun. If you’re not used to that yet, I highly recommend this eye-sensitive sleep mask that got me through years of working nightshift!
Vynix® 3D Blackout Sleep Mask for Men Women
This is the most updated version of the tent we currently own. After a miserable, miserable night in a soaking wet tent three years ago, we took the plunge and invested in a well covered and WATERPROOFED tent! This one is easy to assemble with magnet...
Aurora Highrise 6P Tent
Did I mention that one time we woke up floating on a lake our tent made? Yeah well, now we carry two of these one for under our tent and one to hang as a shelter if the weather starts to turn— which it does, because it’s Alaska. No more unintentional...
Bass Pro Shops Heavy-Duty Tarp | Bass Pro Shops
Please, please, please, don’t rely on ONLY the stakes from your tent. At some point someone is going to bend one or, the 4-6 stakes won’t be enough when the winds hit overnight. Save yourself the trouble and invest in this 12 pack now.
12 Pack Heavy Duty 7.1in Tent Stakes Orange
Camp Activities
We love having an alternative place to sit at night and a hammock often provides hours of entertainment for our friend’s kiddos!
Grand Trunk Ultralight Hammock | Bass Pro Shops
Recently upgraded from traditional Uno to these waterproof ones- don’t be like me, just get these ones first!
UNO Splash Card Game with Waterproof Cards and Portable Clip for Travel, Camping & Game Nights Away
I could’ve saved so many decks of cards if I’d just gotten these first!
Hoyle Waterproof Clear Plastic Playing Cards Deck
Although this is not my current set up, I love that this one comes with a seat and a kayak paddle!!
iTAOSTAR Daisy 11'6” x 35” Wide Paddle Board
Another present we never knew we’d use so much! We love these for both fixed camping and backpacking. Often times we’ll take them out for a casual backyard bonfire as well!
2 Pack 13in Portable Folding Camping Stool