Essential Camping Packing List

When I was a young kid growing up my family took us camping just about every single weekend & it is a memory I still truly cherish to this day and want to pass along to my kids. Although with my wedding decorating  business I do not have the time allowance to go every weekend like I would like to, we get to go every so often and thoroughly enjoy ourselves. 

We do camp and not tent, but our camper is not a "fancy"camper by any means, but it does keep us off the wet ground at night, we have someplace that will stay dry if it does rain, it has a heater & air conditioner if needed & the kids absolutely have a blast in there, so it is well worth it & does the job needed for us. But one the more time consuming jobs I feel is getting the camper packed for the first time out in it. You try to run through your lists on paper & in your head of what will all be needed & yet never fails you still always forget something. And so to make things easier for anyone reading this & myself for the future I have created a list of the essentials needed for my family when we go camping. I hope it comes in handy for you.

Kitchen

Pots, Pans, Skillets

A couple tin containers(from the dollar store) like the ones you can make lasagna in

Plates, Bowls (paper &/or real, I mainly do plastic)

Silverware (again we mostly do plastic)

Sharp Knives

Big serving spoons

Cutting Board

Ziploc bags (sandwich size & large size)

Paper Towels

Spatula

Whisk

Can opener

Bottle opener

Pancake flipper

Cheese Grater

Dish towels, washcloths, pot holders

Dish scrubber of some sort

Soap

Tupperware containers of various sizes

Cups

Can coozies

Spices - salt, pepper, seasonALL salt, garlic powder, garlic salt, cinnamon & sugar mixture

oil

Tin foil

Garbage bags

Bathroom

Towels, washcloths

Soap

Toilet paper

Foldable Hamper

Razor

Toothbrush & tooth paste

Hair Brushes

Sun screen & bug spray

Shampoo, Conditioner

Bandaids

Itch cream

Aspirin

Aloe Vera

Bedroom

Bedding

Pillows

Pajamas, Swim wear, shirts, tank tops, sweatshirt, jacket, shorts, pants, Undergarments, diapers & swim diapers (if real young ones like me), socks, tennis shoes

Inside Kids' toys

Outside Items

Lighters

Hand Sanitizer

Dryer lint (for fire starter)

Wood

Grill & propane or charcoal

Folding table

camp chairs

Life jackets

Wet wipes (we use these for MANY things)

Sunglasses

Tablecloth

Outside Kids' toys

Water toys

Bikes

Roasting sticks for marshmallows

Pie Iron

Other Glamping Items

Bottled water

Soda Stream

Rug for in front of camper

Solar lights of some kind

String & clothesline

Generator

Phone chargers

Other

Dog Food

Dog food & water Dishes

Tie downs for dogs