A regular old blue tarp will work as a ground cloth (or rain fly) in a pinch. Need a tent? We put together this handy tent finding guide that will help you zero in on some good options for your needs (what size tent is best for you, how much rain protection you need, the best tent on a budget, etc.) Most tents come with a rain fly and ground cloth (also called footprint) but some don’t – so check.
#TENT CAMPING CHECKLIST PRINTABLE PDF#
Keep this checklist with your camping gear so it’s always handy when you need it.Ĭlick for a print-friendly PDF of the car camping checklist. I use a checklist, always, so that I won’t ever find myself in the middle of the Wenatchee National Forest without tent poles again. This will help you find a near-perfect balance of enjoying the great outdoors while still being quite comfortable.īelow, I share with you my car camping checklist. The key to a great car camping checklist (and car camping experience) is to trim down to the basics with just a handful of comforts tossed in. I promise you, there is no hair dryer on my car camping pack list. Imagine, you could even pack your hair dryer! Some campgrounds have electricity in the bathrooms. Theoretically, you could pack every comfort from home and bring it along with you. After all, each additional item that goes in means a heavier backpack, schlepped over miles of hiking trail. Much of the backcountry experience under my boots is from backpacking, which necessitates decisiveness when it comes to packing.
#TENT CAMPING CHECKLIST PRINTABLE TRIAL#
I could not have gotten our family out the door on Friday without my trusty car camping checklist, honed to near-perfection after years of trial and error. My ears are still delightfully roaring from the sound of the river, and I may have cedar twigs dangling from my hair as I type this. Our home was our Kelty tent perched high above the Ohanapecosh River, swollen with snowmelt off the southeastern flank of Mount Rainier. We’ve just returned home from our first car camping weekend of the summer.
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