If you plan to bring your dog, please let us know. Please review the
pointers on "Camping with Your Dog".
| Packing |
Repair Kit/Tools |
- Backpack, daypack, and/or fanny pack
- Bags - Tent bag, grocery bags, etc.
- Cardboard boxes if needed
- Ice chest with ice
|
- Hammer
- Pliers
- Duct tape
- Screwdriver set
|
| Lighting |
Other Camping
Equipment |
- Flashlight- Check batteries!
- Spare batteries and bulbs
- Lantern (gas or electric)
- Spare lantern, fuel and mantles
- Matches (preferably waterproof)
|
- Bow saw for cutting firewood into shorter lengths
- Hammer for pounding in tent pegs
- Rope Clothesline & Clothes pins
- Whiskbroom to clean table and tent site
|
| Shelter/Bedding |
Clothing |
- Tent
- Tent rain tarp
- Extra tent stakes
- Plastic ground cloth for under the tent
- Sleeping bag
- Mattress or pad - Inflator for air mattress
- Pillow
- Space blanket
|
- Warm clothes in case the weather turns cold
- Jacket
- Raincoat or poncho, umbrella
- Water shoes
- Wide-brimmed hat to block the sun
- Hiking boots
- Work gloves
- Swim suit
|
| Medical |
Cleaning & Personal Items |
- Sunscreen Insect repellent
- Poison ivy block & remedies
- Allergy medicines
- Pain relief pills like aspirin
- Tummy medicines (for diarrhea etc.)
- Tweezers for splinters and ticks
- Antiseptic
- Band-Aids and bandages
- Itch cream for bug bites
- Mole skin (to prevent blisters if you hike a lot)
- First Aid Kit (may include all the above items)
- Prescription medicines
|
- A biodegradable, phosphate-free soap is provided by Lake Heron Retreat
for bathing
- Note comments about use of soap, on the "Camping at Lake Heron" page:
camping.htm
- Bar soap (biodegradable)
- Washcloth and Bath Towel
- Basin or dishpan for personal bathing
- Toothpaste (biodegradable) & Toothbrush
- Comb or hair brush
- Razor & shaving cream
- Toilet paper
- Case or carrying bag for all personal hygiene items
|
| Miscellaneous |
Cooking |
- Pocket knife
- Compass and area map
- Water bottle, to carry while hiking
- Fishing pole and gear (+ license & bait!)
- Safety pins Cellular phone w/extra battery and car adapter
- Camera w/good battery and extra film
- Camcorder w/good battery and extra tapes
- Money, credit card, ID
- Camping chairs
- Books, radio, cards, games, toys, etc.
- Sports equipment
- Citronella candles
- Binoculars
- Field guides for identifying wildlife
|
- Stove with fuel
- charcoal, lighting fluid
- Firewood
- Newspapers & matches for lighting a campfire
- Frying pan with lid
- Cooking skewers (for hot dogs, marshmallows, etc.)
- Pot or sauce pan with lid
- Can opener
- Tongs
- Coffee pot
- Pot lifter and/or pot holders
- Tablecloth
|
| Consumables |
Dishes |
- Paper towels & napkins
- Trash bags Plastic Bags, old grocery bags
- Aluminum Foil
- Dishwashing soap (biodegradable)
- Water jug or bucket, to fetch water from lake
|
- Plates, Mugs/cups
- Knives, forks, spoons
- Kitchen knife
- Mixing bowl & Spatula
- Scrub pad
- Dishpan for washing dishes
|
| Food & Drink (Remember that if you
are staying in the cabin, you will have a refrigerator, but be
warned, it is tempermental.) |
|
- Freeze drinking water in plastic bottles and use them to keep food
cold. As they melt, use the cold water for drinking.
- Freeze hamburger, hot dogs or luncheon meats to pack in ice chest.
They will keep other foods cold as they defrost.
- Fresh fruits and vegetables do not need refrigeration and need minimum
preparation.
- Kids will want to cook over the campfire so bring hotdogs, marshmallows,
graham crackers and chocolate (for smores).
- Condiments: Salt, pepper, spices, sugar, ketchup, mustard,
mayonnaise
- Instant drink mixes
- Instant non-fat dry milk
- Soda
|
Store food in a safe location
so you do not attract animals.
Keep food in a car
trunk or in the interior of the car under a blanket, or hang
your food between two trees.
There are
bears in the area, as well as raccoons, skunks, and opossums and they all
have very good noses.
Have a safe and enjoyable camping experience!
|
