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>Bring more warm clothes than you think you need, winter hat and gloves if night time temps are in the 50s or lower.
>EXTRA SOCKS
>Consider getting some cheap foam sleeping pads from walmart, or a quality one online if you have the time/money. Sleeping on hard ground is not just uncomfortable, it sucks the warmth from your body by conduction.
>Lanterns, candles, and fold-able chairs are great comfort items that make things a lot more enjoyable, they're worth carrying in if possible.
>Don't underestimate the need for many extra towels/napkins. Wiping your face off with a wet towel in the morning is priceless after a few days innawoods sweating, tending to fires, applying sunscreen and bugspray, etc
>Make a list of the meals you will have each day, and how many people will be eating them, use this to tabulate how much food you will need
>Instant coffee mix, sugar and a little can of EVAPORATED MILK are great for the morning.
>Spam is a great camp food
>If you take canned food try to get the kind that open with pull tabs not a can opener.
>You do NOT need a tent- at all -unless you are expecting rain or heavy swarms of insects
>Each person should have their own water container of some sort- gatorade bottle, nalgene, canteen, whatever. They need something.
>Chlor-floc tabs work great disinfecting water. Boiling is another option. Don't bother getting a filter. And if you're camping on a big clean lake you can probably just drink it straight.
>As soon as you arrive at camp, collect WAY more firewood than you think you'll need. I mean about 5x more. Nothing worse than collecting fire in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning.
>Consider bringing in your own firewood
>If you camp at an established site don't expect any firewood to be near it anymore, it will be picked clean
>A decent bow saw is almost essential for gathering firewood and it's pretty light weight. BAHCO makes a nice 30" one and it's on amazon for like $30.
