Camping Checklist
Stay Organized and Prepared
This camping checklist template already includes important camping and hiking essentials, with the ability to add more. It can help you stay organized as you pack and check things off, while also helping you to not forget important items.
Customize for Specific Trips
This template can be adapted to fit any kind of trip, such as car camping, hiking, family camping, boy scout camping, etc. As a Boy Scout leader, I found it very useful to not only use a camping checklist for my own planning purposes, but also as a helpful guide to hand out to the boys.
Description
This camping checklist provides a very general lists of items you might want to consider taking on a short-term camping trip. I compiled the list from the suggestions in the Boy Scout Handbook and Varsity Scout Guidebook as well as the various camping trips I've gone on. It separates personal items from group items, which is usually how group camping trips are planned.
I originally created this list to hand out to Scouts preparing to go on a campout. I usually make modifications to the list based on the specifics of the camping trip before handing it out.
Besides the normal camping essentials, the items you will need will largely depend on the weather, your planned activities, your menu, and the duration of your trip. I don't guarantee that everything you'll need is included in the list.
Note: You may print as many paper copies of the checklist as you need to hand out to those people going on the camping trip with you.
You may also want to check out our Backpacking Checklist.
Things to Add to Your Camping Checklist
If you are creating a checklist for a Scout troop or other group, besides just a list of equipment or stuff to bring, you may also want to consider including the following:
- A To Do List section for listing assignments or actions that must be taken prior to the trip (like getting permits, calling the ranger, turning in a permission form, etc.)
- A section for Items to NOT Bring
- A section for Important Reminders
- A Food Ideas section if each person is responsible to bring their own food.
