![]() ![]() ![]() This is awesome and I thank you! We have been camping for over 43 years! I keep saying I’m going to make a printable list, but never get around to it!!! We started with a 16 foot travel trailer, then in 1980’s bought a mini motor home that we have loved. ![]() We’re heading off on our first trip with the pop-up trailer this weekend. UPDATE! – If you have a half size Camping Notebook like I do, here’s a 5.5″ x 8″ version to fit in your cute little binder! Camping Checklist Half Page. Since I don’t typically have my phone on while I”m camping, I keep a little notebook in the trailer for my list and tear off the list and put it in my duffle bag so I remember replenish the trailer when I get home. Almost out of paper towels? Need more paper plates or garbage bags? Write it down! If you have your pack list in Evernote and you have cell phone access – update it right then and there. At the end of each camping trip, before you pack up and leave the site, sit down and make a list of what staples needs to be replenished before next time. The packing list only works if it’s current. Another tote for food we will keep empty, and load it up before each trip. We have a tote for pots & pans, and one for bedding & towels. Now, since our camper folds up and everything isn’t’ easily accessible, we plan to keep several totes just inside the door of the tent trailer of things that have to get washed after we camp, or that we may want to get to (flashlights) between trips. Plus, in a power-outage at my house I could easily find the lantern and headlamp. Having identified totes for kitchen stuff, tools & gear, and food also helped keeps things further organized instead of just throwing it all in willy-nilly. My garage was more organized, because everything was contained and in one place, plus when it was time to go I just had to throw them in the car. It’s nice because everyone can see exactly what is still needed, and it limits how much back and forth we had to do. Plus, no one forgets the cheese and pizza sauce!īefore the trailer, most of my camping stuff was still packed and ready to go, it was just sitting in totes in the corner of my garage. I’ve done this with friends and it’s worked really well. Mark “All” next to items everyone needs to bring for themselves, and have campers put their initials by what they will bring for the group (do this in the “x” column, if you’re looking at my camping list). If several groups of people are going camping together, put your list up on GoogleDocs or somewhere where everyone can access it. I usually make it up in Excel and then drop it in a Evernote Note. Plus then it is more portable when you’re out shopping. I use Excel for this because I like the additional formatting options, but it would work well in Evernote too. The first page is for stuff to keep in the trailer, the second page is more variable and is what needs to be packed each time. Click this link to see what my current checklist looks like: Camping Checklist. Then I can double check to make sure everything is still in the trailer, and I know what I need to grab from the house. Further, I’ve divided my list into “what stays in the trailer”, and “what to pack every time”. The key is to have a basic list established with the things you need every time you go camping (sleeping bags, stove, marshmallows), plus a list of more general items that may vary (shirts, socks, booze). ![]() Our idea (other than not sleeping on the ground) is that if we can keep the trailer packed with the essentials, we’ll only have to do minimal packing before a trip. Really, you don’t need to buy a trailer to simplify packing, well-organized list will work too. Recently, The Boyfriend and I decided that we would further improve the packing process by getting ourselves a little pop-up tent trailer. ![]()
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