What to Bring Camping & Backpacking

I think it’s safe to say that no two camping trips are the same.

Some people camp for a quick overnight stay under the stars, whilst others spend over a week in the same tent, hiking tens of km’s a day.

No matter how long for, or where you’re camping, there’s going to be a few things that you certainly don’t want to forget, or may not even think of bringing.

Which is exactly why we’ve written this article on what to bring camping.

That said, we’re going to do things a little different.

For some reason, when ever I did a search on what to bring camping, all the top sites would throw hundreds upon hundreds of different gear and equipment at you.

Let’s be real, only 30-40% of that is going to be remotely suitable to your style of camping.

With that in mind, we’re going to break this article down into the following categories:

• What to bring car camping
• What to bring backpacking
• What to bring festival camping
• What to bring when camping with a dog

To top it off, we’re also going to provide you with a free printable PDF for each category, so you can tick things off as you go.

That way, you can check items off as you pack and sleep easy know you’ve got all bases covered.

But first…

The Basics

At the end of the day, the basics should be the same across all of those categories, these include:

• Tent
• Steaks
• Guy Ropes
• Sleeping Bag
• Air matress/ Sleeping pad
• Pillow
• Camping Chairs
• Pop up table
• Torches/ head lamp
• Food
• Drink

This is probably the bare minimum you could bring, and still camp with relative ease. With that said, there’s plenty of other accessories, gear and equipment still to be packed that’ll take things to the next level.

So let’s dive in, and get you camp ready.