Welcome - will you be hiking, cycling, driving etc? If people know that, you're more likely to receive useful advice. Not that gin isn't useful, though I prefer a good single malt... As a general rule, being warm and comfortable at night is a very high priority, so sleeping arrangements are worth taking some time over.
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Hi, Take what you THINK you'll need for your first trip and go close to home so you could always go back if you forget somthing -
1. Something to sleep on (and in - a really good sleeping bag)
2. Something to cook on and eat off
3. table of some sort/ chairs
What sort of camping are you aiming for? As many comforts as home as possible, electric hook up, etc, or back to basics, seclusion possibly in woodland and cooking on a campfire?
Either way it starts with being warm and comfortable ‘enough’ at night.
Something to sit on, folding chairs.
A stove and kettle... for tea / coffee, and anything else that supports the level of cooking you want to do.
Lanterns and torches: a couple to hang up, a head torch can be handy, torches for walking about, reading.
A water container- a 5l flagon of supermarket mineral water makes a cheap refillable container
A washing up bowl or bucket for washing up in, or carrying stuff to the sinks
Flip flops / easily kick on and off shoes for the showers and to stop tramping grass and mud into the tent.
If I were to start camping under canvas now, I would consider the following as basic must-have's for camping on my own with a dog:
1. A tent tall enough for me to stand up in the living area, and easy enough for me to put up on my own, with an area where I can set up my camp kitchen.
2. A good sleeping system, and I would opt for the best/thickest self-inflating mattress (SIM) that I can afford.
3. A Coleman 424 Dual Fuel 2-burner stove as it can be used in the colder months when butane does not burn well.
4. A camp kitchen with shelves to store pots, pans and provisions.
5. A roll top aluminium table for sitting down.
6. A camping chair.
7. Pots, pans and utensils for cooking - one each of folding colander and bowl are very useful and pack up small.
8. Crockery and cutlery for dining.
9. Folding washing up bucket, sponge, washing liquid and spare plug for the sink.
10. A dog bed and blankets.
11. A 28L thermo-electric coolbox and an EHU lead.
12. A 3-in-1 jacket with a waterproof outer shell and an inner layer that can be worn separately on their own or together.
13. Crocs
14. Sealskinz waterproof socks worn with Crocs for cold weather camping.
15. A small fan heater 2kW maximum.
16. An electric kettle 2kW maximum.
Personal preferences and all that. Not exactly basic, however, I like my home comforts when I go camping.
Have fun, and welcome to UKCS!
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Ooh, yes, cool box.
Choose between 12v , more effective ones to run off EHU, or a good quality ‘passive’ box like Coleman Xtreme or Icey Tek. Or to begin with but fresh food each day, buy ice bags and / or choose sites with a freezer and manage with a cheap ordinary cooler and replacing the ice each day.
Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 13/3/2021
If I were to start camping under canvas now, I would consider the following as basic must-have's for camping on my own with a dog:
1. A tent tall enough for me to stand up in the living area, and easy enough for me to put up on my own, with an area where I can set up my camp kitchen.
2. A good sleeping system, and I would opt for the best/thickest self-inflating mattress (SIM) that I can afford.
3. A Coleman 424 Dual Fuel 2-burner stove as it can be used in the colder months when butane does not burn well.
4. A camp kitchen with shelves to store pots, pans and provisions.
5. A roll top aluminium table for sitting down.
6. A camping chair.
7. Pots, pans and utensils for cooking - one each of folding colander and bowl are very useful and pack up small.
8. Crockery and cutlery for dining.
9. Folding washing up bucket, sponge, washing liquid and spare plug for the sink.
10. A dog bed and blankets.
11. A 28L thermo-electric coolbox and an EHU lead.
12. A 3-in-1 jacket with a waterproof outer shell and an inner layer that can be worn separately on their own or together.
13. Crocs
14. Sealskinz waterproof socks worn with Crocs for cold weather camping.
15. A small fan heater 2kW maximum.
16. An electric kettle 2kW maximum.
Personal preferences and all that. Not exactly basic, however, I like my home comforts when I go camping.
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