Camping is exciting. It is easy to get carried away when packing your things for a camping trip. But then again, you want to make sure that you have the essential things for a camping trip. You don't want to end up regretting not bringing something or only realizing that you need something that you do not have at the camping site. So what are the camping essentials?
First on the list is your first aid kit. Getting scratches and cuts is something unavoidable. So it is best to have a first aid kit with you at all times. Your first aid kit should have disinfectants and bandages to keep your wound clean if ever you get one.
A veteran scout would not need a box of matches. But if you are not then you will definitely need something to start a fire with and matches will do the job just fine. If you do not have a fire, your food choices will be limited and you probably don't want that. Besides, camping won't be complete without campfires, right? And without a campfire, your night is going to be cold. And don't worry about buying them in bulk because they can and they will last for a long time.
Do not forget to bring your tent! Sleeping bags are great but you surely don't want to wake up in the middle of the night soaking wet because the rain poured down and you have nowhere to go to avoid getting wet. And this is why tents are a better option than sleeping bags.
Ropes can be used in many different ways when you are at the campsite and this is why it is considered an essential. It becomes even more useful if you know how to tie a variety of knots. You can use your rope as a clothes line to hang your wet clothes on. If you do not want any animals to get their hands on your cooler, then you can use your rope to hang your cooler from a branch of a tree. Or if somebody has to be pulled out of a sticky situation, then your rope will definitely come in handy.
When it comes to food, you might want to bring a jar of peanut butter with you and your portable spice rack. For the peanut butter, it can be stored for a long time and you can spread it on your sandwich to make it yummier. Or just take a spoonful of it and enjoy it. And then the next question would be why bring a spice rack? Well, even though you are camping it doesn't mean that you need to stop enjoying great tasting food and this is where your spices in the spice rack comes in handy. Never starve yourself on a camping trip.
Flashlights are important too. Camp sites can get really dark so you will definitely need something to brighten up the place if you need to. What if you arrive at the site after dark and you don't have your flashlight with you? How will you set your things up without anything to light up the place? And that itself is enough to make a flashlight an essential.