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Ok so we are going camping as a family for the first time, it's been a good 6 years since I went camping and aside from my pillow I'm trying to remember what 'must have' items I need

I've got a few bits to buy but have a tent (most important bit!!) a cooker, kettle, pans etc...
Need to sort sleeping bags though Jules has kindly lent us one for Isabelle But I dunno whether to get a a double type for DH and I or not as we'll probably end up using it like a duvet and sheet as there's no way DH would stay in a bag all night but we will want to snuggle... Hmmmm...
Need something for Grace too - and a few blankets for the floor under the beds...

I also need something to put the cooker on as it has to be at least 15cm off the floor on this site...

This is our list, will add to it if I remember anything else

Wind break
Stove and spare gas canisters
Kettle
Cutlery
plates/bowls
sleeping bags/quilt
pillows
table
airbed
wind up lantern
wind up radio
bottle opener
pack of cards
spare tent pegs
metal toaster thingy (dont know what they are really called)
foot pump
chairs

eta we always take sleeping bags and a quilt. When we camped in Scotland we had our bed made like at home and ended up not using the sleeping bags.

Wellies
Lots of dry socks
Torch, or standing lamps

Tin opener
Water carrier - we've got one that collapses almost flat when empty

... I'm sure I'll think of more in a minute!

MALLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chocolate

dust pan and brush

Washing up bowl and a sealable box or cool box.
puncture repair kit. (DH had an inflatable chair that I had to repair last year)
Inflatable chair, comfy and space saving
toilet paper!

We have just come back from 2 weeks camping and this is what we took

Tent
Air beds
Sleeping bags for boys
Table and chairs-set which all folded up
Cards and few small games
Duvets for me and my mum
Stove and canisters
Camping kitchen thing- from amazon put stove on and had cupboard and shelve for food pots etc
Wardrobe ( not essential but gave us somewhere to put our stuff)
Mallet
Extra strong rock tent pegs
Camping loo- great for the middle of the night and Sam who refused to go on the public toilets
Kettle, pots, pans cutlery sharp knife
1big light and 3 little lights
Share batteries
Pump for air beds

What I wish we had taken

Washing up bowl
Brush
More warm clothes for first thing
Clothes line
Pegs
Toilet roll