A while a go I wrote a checklist for travelling with a baby and last month we went camping at Geronimo festival. We forgot to take towels so didn’t shower all weekend! We forgot the raincover for the pram and we didn’t know how to use the cooker we took. We had a great weekend regardless but thought I would write a list for next time.
- Tent including pegs/stakes/guy ropes/ground sheet/mallet
- Sleeping bags/blankets
- Air bed and pump
- Pillows
- Cooker
- Bottled gas
- Matches/lighter
- Cool box
- Washing up bowl
- Pans, pots, plates, cutlery, cups, glasses
- Cooking utensils, e.g. large spoon, fork, ladle, tongs
- Tin opener, bottle opener, corkscrew
- Bin bags
- Washing up liquid
- Dishcloths and tea towels
- Milton hand gel (kills 99% germs without water)
- Milton antibacterial spray
- Milton antibacterial wipes
- Food and drink supplies
- Toiletries (shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush etc)
- Towels
- Toilet paper
- Sanitary towels
- Wet wipes
- Sun cream
- Insect repellent
- First aid kit including plasters, paracetamol, calpol
- Clothes including waterproofs and wellies
- Phone/tablet/camera
- Charger cable and varta powerpack, we took a powerpack to Geronimo and it was fab, kept our phones charged all weekend and we went Fri-Mon.
- Varta head lamp
- Varta lantern
- Visit here if you would like to purchase camping supplies.
The lovely people over at Varta have offered to giveaway a head torch and powerbank 2600 and Milton have offered to giveaway some antibacterial hand gel, cleaning spray and wipes making a must have camping bundle. For your chance to win, enter below x
Varta/milton
tracyknixon says
Thank you for the helpful checklist and giveaway! Whenever we go camping we always forget something!
hali kinson says
We love camping , will remember to use checklist next time we go!
Margaret GALLAGHER says
Ooh a BEAUTY
Always better to be prepared for all eventuality
clair downham says
great prize thankyou
WhatLauraLoves says
I havent been camping for years but I’m going again in a few weeks time so your checklist will come in handy. Will definitely pick up some of the Milton products xxx
Laura Hartley says
Wish I’d had a list like this before I went off on my DofE expeditions! Then things might’ve gone more smoothly xD
R Wing says
Very Good Check List!
Anthony Harrington says
This would be awesome for my Daughter who is camping this very moment, she sent me a photo earlier of our Son-in-Law wearing his gardening shoes, turns out in his hurry to pack the car and get going, he put his garden shoes on to put the bins out and then got straight in the car still wearing his garden shoes and only discovered this after they had got to their camp site……..he has no other shoes and they are not near any shops!
Cherry Edwards says
What a brilliant check list, we always forget loads of stuff. I might print yours out !
Mel Turner says
Great Check list will be using this
Katie Skeoch says
We’re just back from camping in Dornoch! A handy list, will bookmark!
Solange says
This is a handy check list.
Heather Hibbert says
Love this checklist, bookmarked it thanks!
Vicki D says
Great giveaway! Myself and my husband love camping so this would come in really handy.
stuart hargreaves says
BOY SCOUTS DAYS – ALL YOU NEED
Dale Askew says
a useful checklist, thank you
Edward says
perfect for our camping holiday
PAULINE HILL says
very useful list thanks
christine shelley says
My friends scout pack would love this
Clare nicholas says
I love camping but it requires so much stuff it’s rather crazy packing ready for any trip lol
Emma H says
A very useful list, I always forget something when I go camping.
Karen Barrett says
Great list, thanks for sharing
Suzanne Jackson says
Lovely giveaway thank-you
iain maciver says
fabtastic giveaway
laura banks says
fab giveaway
Victoria Thurgood says
great giveaway
Kim Styles says
I searched your checklist hoping i could be a clever clogs and suggest something you had forgotten- but no I think you have thought of absolutely everything!!!
Becky Yeomans says
We love camping!! Really handy checklist!
Graham Ross says
What a fab camping gear prize to win
Cydney says
Pillows are an absolute essential on camping trips, a little piece of home from home. And I go through so many wipes while camping too aha!
Debbie W says
Really love camping, such a fab experience for kids. Great checklist, thanks.
Susan Smith says
Great list, for ticking things off, thank you
Tracy Hanley says
Thats great
fiona waterworth says
great checklist
Lorraine Tinsley says
This is an amazing list of things, we are planning on taking our two daughters this summer so I will definitely look at this when we go
Nigel Soper says
The list is a great help -thanks – listing most of the things we have forgotten in the past, except, for camping in the UK – an umbrella big enough to cook under if possible!
steven young says
What an amazing prize to give away
Joanne Beale says
Fantastic giveaway and advice
Sheena Batey says
Thanks for the chance to win this prize . Head torch especially useful for visits in the night.
Rachel says
Great prize for camping trips this summer – especially the head torch!
Kayleigh Watkins says
We love camping with our three children, this would be perfect, thank you very much for the chance xxx
helen tovell says
Great giveaway let’s hope for some fine weather
Carolynn Woodland says
Great prize for the summer months
Alice Mason says
useful stuff
Jayne T says
Fantastic list, it’s amazing just how much you need to pack for a good camping trip.
Tammy Tudor says
love the checklist, love to plan ahead and this is so useful fro camping trips
Jodie Andrea Green says
brilliant! were planning to take our children camping this summer (their first time) amazing bundle!
James Harris says
This would be good for when we go camping in Pembrokeshire later this year.
Janice Dunn says
Fab checklist, it has everything you need for camping.
Alison Johnson says
Fab giveaway & very useful checklist. We have never been camping before but we are meeting friends next month at their caravan & we will be camping next door.
Iris W says
Great checklist that is very useful, lovely giveaway thank you
Lori Darling says
Very useful checklist and great prize
Elaine Skye Clark says
Wow what a comprehensive list. We could actually go camping…instead of just thinking about it…. we’ve wanted to go camping for so long.
barbedwire71 says
absolutley awesome and amazing, please count me in
Helen Thurston says
Comprehensive checklist – thank you.
Emily Hallett says
Great post and thanks for the competition
Ritchie says
Always better with a list.
Marycarol says
Fantastic giveaway and list xx
Jacqui Graham says
there is everything I need for a prefect family weekend away with my boys x bring on the summer holidays
Anita Missen says
Great check list. Xx
Stephanie Keill says
This ian amazing I’d really love to win for Munich family we love camping!! Thank you very much for the chance
Lorraine Kirk says
Great checklist, I save mine on Excel and then I can add to it or change every year.
Amy Dickson says
This is an amazing bundle. We have wanted to go camping for ages but costs too much to get all the bits and bobs together!
Ashleigh Allan says
Great post and list
Isabel says
I never thought of a headlamp for camping but it makes sense, it’s so much easier than a torch.
Faith says
Great check list & giveaway.
Lisa Wilkinson says
Brilliant prize. Thanks
Jo Carroll says
Now that’s what I call a ‘proper’ list…now where did I put mine? 😉 x
Emma Salter says
Great giveaway and checklist. Good luck everyone!
Rich Tyler says
Super useful, count me in 🙂
amy bondoc says
excellent bundle! handy prizes x
bella smyth says
Thank you for the very helpful checklist i always forget something lasy year it was the camping stove oops thanks for the chance,
Jo Hutchinson says
Thank you for the great giveaway and checklist
Tracey Belcher says
Excellent check list and of course giveaway
Julie Smith says
I’ve never been camping but am looking at going. Will definitely be using your helpful checklist to make sure I have everything whenever I decide to bite the bullet and go for it 🙂
Tina Deacon says
Brilliant check list, we’ve never been camping but my boys would love it, keeping this list for the future thank you
Sharon Lou Johnson says
wow this would be awesome we are off camping in 3 weeks 🙂
Claire jacobs says
This would be great to win for summer!
Pam Francis Gregory says
Great checklist – everything included!
Jess Powell (Babi a Fi) says
Fab checklist, I always end up forgetting something!
Michelle Sykes says
Great check list – wish I had seen it before my last camping trip
Katie says
What a wonderful giveaway xx
Sidrah Ahmed says
Excellent giveaway
karen clapp says
love camping and i always make a list 🙂
Wendy Jones says
Love the unpredictableness of camping. As much as you try to be organised something inevitably goes wrong or different as i say.
Sarah Fielding says
What a wonderful giveaway!
Sheri Darby says
Brilliant to get me organised
Rebecca roberts says
Love this blog camping is on our summer hit list!
Gemma Massey says
I love camping we go regularly in our vw around the country with our chug Arthur thanks for the chance
JULIE WARD says
My son pumped his airbed up then couldn’t get it through the door of his tent, ho ho
Rachel says
Great prize. Camping can be fun, educational and adventurous.
Andrea Johnson says
I’d love to take my two camping
Simone Griffin says
Great prize – I would love to win x
Robert Price says
Great prize
Shelley Jones says
We recently went camping for the first time and have definitely learnt what to do and what not to do – we’ll definitely be taking a power pack next time and going for an electric hook up – our tent collapsed at 5:30am in 40mph wind so we had to take a 30 minute drive to the nearest camp shop and buy a new tent – but despite this, we had a blast and my children thought it was amazing – we are looking forward to our next trip away x
Susan Sargent says
Great prize, the list looks so long but most of the items are just standard things you always have with you
Harry Baker-Farmer says
I’ll be camping in September, so this would be really useful!
Angela Cringle says
This would be amazing thank you x
rachael mccadden says
great prize
Sarah Parker says
love camping 🙂
clair dukes says
Great check list!
Katy Malkin says
I still need to persuade my husband to try camping out
Stevie says
I used to take a pot noodle and a flask of hot water incase the fire didn’t take.
Adele Knight says
Handy list, love camping!
Ellen Stafford says
Oh fab prize. Thanks for the chance.
Chris Fletcher says
These products look so useful for a camping trip!
Jenni says
Oh no, that was a proper adventure!x
paula cheadle says
we are going camping in a few weeks time
amanda greensmith says
we love camping
matt allison says
Good checklist!
Natalie Gillham says
These would be so useful for my festival and fishing trips. Thanks for the chance to win x
Kim Lam says
What a really useful prize. Thank you
Hannah Read says
The children love camping, I used to love it so much as a child too, and I’m glad I can pass on my camping fun, but maybe a little more organised than my dad was
Tracy Gladman says
A very useful prize here. Thank you.
Lindsey Martin says
What a handy checklist. A couple of things I hadn’t thought of in here too. Thanks
jazbaz1986 says
We are planning a family camping trip this summer and I found this blog post so useful. Thank you for sharing.
petalrose91 says
This checklist for camping is so useful and will be using this next time.
Hayley Todd says
This would be amazing to win! We would love to take our girls camping! It’s something I did with my parents when I was little so would love to introduce a love of camping to our girls.
Joanne Heath says
What a fantastic prize I am known for being occasionally scatty so this would mean I wouldn’t forget things and we can have a stress free getaway. Count me in xxx
Andrea A says
Really useful checklist. Thanks for taking the time to host a giveaway.
Jacqueline Roberts says
For the novice nervous camper this is perfect checklist, thanks for the help
carol Boffey says
great prize thank you
Terrie-Ann Wright says
We have had a tent for the last 3 years and still haven’t used it, we really must get motivated to trying it out.
hayleyj says
fantastic giveaway
Su Brett says
Great checklist and giveaway
Paul Ballantine says
Ive just bought some camping stuff and this list is a great help for my first trip this month. Great giveaway liking n sharing thanks for the chance to #WIN
Maria Jane Knight says
I would be extremely grateful for this prize and am so for your check list! As a total camping novice and having the bright idea of throwing our family in the deep end with a weeks camping holiday booked for the beginning of September, i was started to think i had lost my mind!!
Stacey Gahan says
Great checklist!
melaspurt says
Helpful checklist! Thank you!
Antonia Richardson says
love this list lots i didnt think of
MELANIE CRUMPTON says
Such a fabulous giveaway
Carly Belsey says
Fab giveaway and great checklist. Thank you
Kirsty Woods says
Fantastic, fingers crossed
Sarah Wilson says
Some things I wouldn’t have thought of on that list, thank you!
Sam Parkes says
Love the checklist and great giveaway
joy buckenham says
would be lovely
laura stewart says
fingers crossed x
Jo Hutchings says
We’ve never been camping together as a family before so thank you for the tips.
Sylvia Paul says
Wow what an incredible prize xx
Jess Berkeley says
I didn’t think of many of the must haves on that list!! So it would amazing to win so I wouldn’t forget it 🙂
Sian Hallewell says
Handy giveaway, fingers crossed
Alison Clifford says
We’ve just come back from a week away camping and only forgot the washing up liquid so we did really well! A checklist for each time you go is a great idea though
Ben Robb says
this would come in handy Super useful giveaway!
Katie says
THanks for the chance
kim neville (@kimneville2) says
Perfect list for camping 🙂
Laura Mugomezi says
Super!! Thank you so much writing this list. Will come in handy
Hannah Wood says
Such a good giveaway
Tina D says
Great Prize =D