Camping essentials

Somebody on this board posted about these years back. I'll still use dude wipes for a dump but these leave you feeling way cleaning if you're doing a whore bath.

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I almost always forget to bring a pillow.

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Dont need much. A way to purify water is nice, preferably a hand pump filter since it wont be freezing but a steri-pen is fine too. A bar of soap. Beef jerky. Booze.

Lots of people do 3 days in the mountains out of a 25 pound backpack. You'll be fine. Id probably ditch the sleeping bag and bring a sleeping pad a bed sheet and a blanket unless its going to get below mid 50's.

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preferably a hand pump filter

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Nah. He just needs a basic Sawyer mini and some smart water bottles.

Mamoo’s Kitchen meals

I do three day camp trips on the canoe.

I bro g my kids though. Here’s a list


-trash bags
-Toilet paper
-alcohol wipe
-Bug Spray
-Sun block
-First Aid Kit
-knife
-lighter
-soap
-swimmers ear stuff
-Blow up mattress  & pads
-Sleeping bag
-Camping Chair
-Hammock
-Tent
-Dry Bags
-Flashlight / headlamp
-Batteries
-Wireless charger
-Kids Life jackets
-paddles

cedar oil spray works for chiggers and its non toxic. Arkansas in the summer is chigger central

One thing I’ve learned over the years is that you typically overpack. We still do but not like we used to.
We’re going to Colorado at the end of June for two weeks. Camping (main camp) and backpacking in for some overnight trips.
If your vehicle is near by then it’s easy to bring everything you want and don’t need.
If your hiking in, less is better

They aren’t hiking or camping from vehicle. They’re floating and spending the night on the river. What you do on your Colorado trip doesn’t help them much.

I just set up our camp for the next week and thought of something you might want.

USB powered fans

These work great to move air inside your tent. We have two of them powered from the same power bank and we can usually get two days or so of continuous run time on one charge.