Camping Questions

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Also, if I get a tarp, how much bigger than my tent should it be? The tent is 7’ by 9’.

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You actually want the tarp smaller than the tent. If it's larger, it will collect water and hold it under the tent.

Also, buy a tent with a full rain fly. It will eventually storm on you in Louisiana.

All the drive-in campers these days are moving away from the open burner stoves to the blackstone flat tops.

Also, a low-end electric chainsaw comes in handy in places where firewood is well picked through and hard to come by. You can cut up the stuff the other campers passed over due to size.

Instant coffee?

Like others said. Get a tent with a full rainflap. Always get a bigger tent. A 4 person tent is good for two people. Have a tent with screen doors as well to air it out. Get a good 5 gallon water jug with a spigot.

I don't know about your coffee maker, but the one in my kitchen will drop 2 cups worth of coffee in a standard coffee mug. So, if you drink 2-3 cups of coffee in a mug, you may be drinking as many as 4-6 cups from the coffee maker urn.

With a 12 cup, you can always make less, but if you get an 8 cup pot and drink more than that, you're making 2 pots of coffee. Besides, making coffee is cheap-----grinds, water. It's not like you're spending Starbucks prices for a cup of coffee.

I don’t know what your budget is, but I always recommend a hammock setup instead of a tent in these threads. Much more versatile and gets you off the ground.

I’m a big fan of these for light around the campsite in addition to a headlamp.

Roll up solar string lights

How are you washing dishes and getting water?

Been there done that, get you a Graniteware 12 cup pot on Amazon for like $22. Got to youtube and look up Kent Rollins and make yourself Cowboy coffee. He makes perfect camp coffee and you don’t have to wait on a percolator.

I have 2 percolators, a Coleman Portable Drip coffee maker ( for Hurricanes) and the Graniteware Coffee pot.

My Graniteware is my go-to method for coffee when tent camping. Also it helps to have extra coffee if you have visitors.

If you ever plan on camping outside of official camp grounds, your going to want some type of camping table.

I bought one of these 20 years ago and its still going strong.

https://www.amazon.com/ALPS-Mountaineering-8353011-Dining-Table/dp/B0038Q2ME0/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=camping%2Btable%2Bmountain%2Bsummit&qid=1658584030&sprefix=Camping%2Btable%2Bmou%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-4&th=1


How are you carrying water?
I use the blue 5 gallon cubes you can get at WM

A Coleman lantern (Propane or Gas), will light up a good area. You can get hard shell carrying cases for them so you don't break the glass.

Another purchase I made years ago and use every single time I go camping is a Kelty Noahs Tarp and two telescoping poles. It's nice to have the shade and the protection from rain. I bought the largest one, but they have smaller ones. You can set it up in multiple configurations, you can even set your tent up underneath it and let it shade the tent or provide extra rain protection.

Amazon Kelty Noahs Tarp


A small portable grate you can lay over a campfire is very handy. For me, there is nothing better to eat than Bacon, Eggs and Sausage cooked over a campfire.

I would also recommend that you get some type of container, be it a Rubbermaid tote or something similar, and make a permanent kitchen box, keep all your cooking stuff in it ready to go. This also works well for other camping-related stuff. Make a kitchen kit and a general camping kit, clean it up after every trip, put it back in the container(s) and everything is ready the next time you want to go.
That way when you want to go camping you don't

Oh, this is the coffee maker we use, its an 8 cup GSI Stainless, GSI also makes a 14 cup version and a 28 cup version: GSI 8 Cup Coffee Pot

I bring a French press when camping. Damn good coffee and is easy to make. Probably not enough servings for you though.