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This is for the Car Campers Out There
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items Not hardcore backpackers but we usually do an annual long weekend car camping sprinkled with a decently long day hike! I personally cannot do a week long backpacking trip but still have the desire to get some camping vibes! This list is for yall!
Sections
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Campsite Set Up
Tent Necessities
Camp Kitchen
Camp Coffee
Shower
Day Hike
Campsite Set Up
Everything you need to have a comfortable campsite experience :)
A great beginner tent set that comes with the tent, 2 sleeping pads, 2 sleeping bags, and a rainfly! We have this set and its fits me and my husband perfectly!
Discovery Basecamp Bundle
Love snuggling up in this loveseat after a long day of hiking
Kelty Low Loveseat | REI Co-op
For 200% vibes and ambiance!!
REVEL GEAR Trail Hound 30 ft. Camping Light | REI Co-op
It's not a campsite without a solid fire!
Titan Stormproof Match Kit
Always need extra light at our campsite to help with cleaning up, cooking, ,etc
Lichamp LED Camping Lantern 4 Pack Gray
Our campsites usually come with a picnic table but sometimes we just need that extra tablespace near the fire pit when we're cooking!
Camp Roll Table
For when you get to your campsite too late and you have to pitch up your tent in the dark lol
Petzl Tikka Headlamp | REI Co-op
Tent Necessities
To make sleeping on a pad in the middle of the woods just a tad more comfortable
We try to time our camping trips when its perfect weather but sometimes its just toooo hot and we have to whip out this bad boy in our tent. It has a hook and it loops onto the top of our tent!
Camping Fan with Light
Blow up pillow. Takes a little to blow up but very comfortable
TREKOLOGY Ultralight Inflatable Camping Pillow
Some extra warmth at night. Sometimes the temp changes so drastically from day time to night time!
Rumpl Original Puffy Blanket | REI Co-op
Camp Kitchen
Camp meals hit the best when you got a solid setup in the woods
Best part of camping are the fun meals!
Coleman Tabletop Portable Butane Gas Camping Stove, 1 Burner, Gray
Affordable fuel for your stove!
Coleman 8.8oz Butane Canister for Portable Appliances & Stoves
Perfect sized stainless steel cookware! Super lightweight, adding minimal weight to your pack!
Titanium 3-Piece Cutlery Set
We used to just pack our knives from home but eventually upgraded to this little kit. This kit helps keep all the utensils in one place and it also has the protector on the knife! We used to just wrap it in paper towel and hope for the best lol
Santoku Knife Set
We store all our kitchen utensils, cookware, etc in this neat little drawer. It comes so clutch when we just have to pull out this one container holding everything. We used to just take these things out one by one which is not the end of the world. B...
Sterilite 3 Drawer Unit, Clear Plastic Countertop or Desktop Drawers, White
For the end of the night when you have to wash all your dishes…
2.4 Gal Collapsible Dish Basin with Drain Plug
Perfect for any camp meal! Also stainless steel so thats a plus! Gotta minimize plastic in our camp kitchen as well as our home kitchen
Hydro Flask Camp Plate | REI Co-op
Perfect for a nice warm bowl of soup! We've had chili and chicken noodle soup in these and they're the perfect size. Also double walled so we're not burning our hands!
Hydro Flask Camp Bowl | REI Co-op
Eventually upgrading to a this quality Snowpeak stainless steel set.
Tableware Set L Family
Ok I must say I really underestimated this item but one time we put the egg carton in the cooler and the carton got wet and basically disintegrated and made a whole mess lol
Coghlan's Egg Holder 12 Count, Protective Case for Eggs Dishwasher Safe Polypropylene
A little messy to clean up but we always bring the cast iron because we can just cook our meals on the fire pit! Otherwise we'd have to burn through so much butane to cook it on our Coleman stove
Ozark Trail 10.5 inch Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet with Handle
Camp Coffee
Tad coffee snobs so it only makes sense to bring our coffee setup into the woods with us
Can easily bottle a kettle of water on the fire pit, on the Coleman stove or the Mightmo burner! At least you have options :)
Hario V60 Buono Kettle
Can totally bring your home pourover equipment but we did almost break ours as we were unpacking it from our bucket so we decided to invest in a camp specific one…
Collapsible Coffee Drip
Perfect travel mug
YETI Rambler Mug with MagSlider Lid - 24 fl. oz. | REI Co-op
Shower
Things to you need to make that shower feel extra nice after a long day of hiking
Perfectly sized shower caddy to bring to the showers! Super lightweight and affordable!
Mainstays Small Portable Shower Caddy Frost Plastic
Lightweight towel that you can use after a shower!
REI Co-op Multi Towel Lite | REI Co-op
Day Hike
Everything you'd need to make the most of your day hike!
The daypack my husband has Comes with a raincover and it has the hip straps for additional support.
Osprey Stratos 24 Pack - Men's | REI Co-op
The daypack I have! Comes with lots of pockets for storage, hip belts, water bladder, and raincover!
Mira 32 Hydration Pack - Women's
Never used to need these and I technically still don't. But as I'm getting older, these have really come in clutch and made my hikes so much more pleasant lol
Cascade Mountain Tech Lightweight Aluminum Trekking Poles
More for backpacking. We like to bring these on our day hikes to eat a nice warm meal at the peak of the mountain! Sometimes a cold sandwich just doesn't cut it for us
MightyMo Backpacking Stove
Usually pair our MRE meal with a warm beverage like tea, hot chocolate or coffee. This is the perfect sized pot for it
Titanium 750 ml Pot
Pairs perfectly with our Mightymo backpacking stove
Jetpower Fuel - 3.53 oz. / 100 g
My go to MRE meal at the peak!!
Chicken Teriyaki Rice - 2 Servings
Storage
Honestly the right storage and organization makes a camp trip that much easier and pleasant
Perfect sized bin to store ALL of our camping gear and equipment!
Hyper Tough 27 Gallon Large Storage Bin with Snap Lid, Black and Red, Heavy Duty Plastic Storage Container