Our big family loves camping. I first fell in love with camping as a young kid in Washington state and then got better at camping as a cub scout, boy scout, and Eagle scout. We're always adding to our camping gear. Here are some of our favorite essentials, there are a ton of other camping items you'll need but this list represents the bigger must haves. We like to be prepared and have as little complaining as possible. When we're camping our kids are so excited and happy!