What to Bring

Be prepared, be comfortable, be safe, and have a great time.

Essential Personal Items

  • Comfy clothes, swimwear, dress ups.
  • Safer sex supplies if needed.
  • Cash.
  • Tent.
  • Bed roll/ airbed/ mattress/stretcher.
  • Blankets, sheets/sleeping bag.
  • Pillow.
  • Ear plugs.
  • Towels.
  • Torch + battery or cellphone + car charger.
  • Hormones or medications.
  • Power Bank/spare battery.
  • Vape charger.
  • Cupboard/food crate.
  • Chilly bin.
  • Personal kitchenware – plate/bowl/utensils.

Essential Consumables

  • Water or large water container.
  • Food.
  • Bug spray.
  • Sunscreen SPF 50+.
  • First aid kit.
  • Gas bottles for cooking.
  • Firewood.
  • Ice X 1 million.
  • Kitchen wipes.
  • Toiletries eg soap, sanitary products, wet wipes, extra T-paper.

Kitchen and Living in Style

  • Kitchen /lounge gazebo.
  • Kitchen bench.
  • Kitchen table.
  • Chairs.
  • Solar candles/ lighting/safe fire torches.
  • Clock (no cellphone reception).
  • Ropes.
  • Flags/privacy screen fabric.
  • Falas/floor mats.
  • Cookers.
  • Gas bottles or cans.
  • Dishwashing tub, dishwash liquid, Scrubber, Buckets, Tea towels (or wetwipes).
  • Pots and pans.
  • Chopping boards and sharp knives.
  • Grater.
  • Mixing/salad bowls.
  • Coffee plunger.
  • Can opener.
  • Music speakers.
  • Beanbags or camp chairs.
  • Solar shower.
  • Bicycle.

Links

You can find camping advice for beginners at the following places:
Camping for Beginners – Gender Minorities Aotearoa.
Camping Checklist – Rei Co-Op.
Camping Tips for Those Who Aren’t Afraid to Call Themselves Newbies – Kathmandu NZ.

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