Packing list - camping, summer, Wisconsin

3 nights in a tent

Ahead of time: #

get cat sitter
stock cat food
charge the car jumpstarter, for phones
print the note for cat sitter
buy seam seal glue
seamseal the dining tarp, tent fly
get cash from bank
charge the rechargable headlamp
print out the

• tent site number,
• change of planss phone number,
• addresses of accomodation
  print out this packing list
  print out the menus per day

Grub kit #

2 or 3 1L nalgenes
Large lobster box packed with meal-themed plastic bags of food
TP
jackknife
1 measuring cup any size
matches
can opener
lots of cutlery (more than one per person)
toothbrush for cleaning
scrubby
soap
fuel (partial can lasted 3+ meals)
STOVE
2 mugs
2 sierra cups
the pot handle (drilled out pliers thing)
three sizes of pots (used them all - sometimes as cutting board, water bailer, et cetera)
lids
clothesline
trash bag (2 small grocery sacks)

food staples #

green tea
coffee instant
two kinds of herbs
seasoned salt or hot sauce

TP

clothing #

Including the clothes on your back
socks (less than a pair a day, three pairs max)
underwear (less than a pair a day)
one long pants
one short pants (that's actually plenty, for any length trip)
hoodie
shell or micropuffy
two cotten tshirts
one long sleeve black mesh (pyrethrin) or button up synthetic

other wearables #

Geistlinger's poncho
(optional, also bring an) umbrella
baseball hat
orange tennis hat
(didn't use the ski cap)
mosquito head net (mandatory)
(if overnight transit) neck pillow
bug shirt (in normal bugginess not needed, if you brought the head net and repellent) because long sleeves might be okay
pyrethrin pants (gray carhartts), underarmour pyrethrin socks, pyrethrin carolina boots
Footwear 1
Footwear 2
(Carolina lowtops + solomon hightops worked)

toiletries #

razor
toothbrush
toothpaste
ibuprofen (sleep much better, less sore first nights, also for altitude)
pseudoephedrine hCl
disinfectant ointment
bandaids
gauze and duct tape?
TICK puller
bar of soap
DEET

equipment #

ax!
tent
dining fly (Noah's Tarp)
newspaper for firestarter (3 sheets per fire)
DeLorme topo maps (and/or download hard copies of phone navigation)
binoculars
headlamp
hammock
inflatable camping pillow
sleeping bag
sleeping pad
notebook & pens!
sleeping pad
cash 200 to 400USD

snacks #

peanuts
a few bars per day

swim #

good sized beach towel
bathing trunks
goggles (game changer for lap swimming in cold water)

phone #

phone cable
car adapter
that five pound car jump starter as hot pack charger

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