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[bobhenry]

Thanks for the assist Cliff.

seems I have to remember to add a www. to the address or it doesn't post.

I fixed mine (Now they can see both sets)

[Facemeltingly Epic]

I'm still a car camper at this point; haven't begun building my trailer yet, but I did buy a hitch! My car-camping requirements are complicated somewhat by the fact that I drive a Miata.

My basic list is as follows:

- Tent
- Blue tarp (I use it as a ground cloth)
- Inflatable mattress
- Sleeping bag and pillow, plus a fleece blanket for colder evenings
- Folding table (got one of those 28x28 slat-top tables from Target; works fine for my needs)
- Director's chair
- Two-burner stove
- Coffee percolator (mine came from REI; at $35 it was expensive but it will probably last the rest of my life)
- small saucepan (for heating a can of soup or chili, both of which are camping staples for me)
- 9" nonstick skillet (for those days when I want a hot breakfast)
- cooler for storing milk, eggs, and most importantly, BEER!!
- cooking utensils of various types
- aluminum foil, small zip-top bags, etc.

Once I have a trailer, I probably won't expand this list much (at least not at first). Part of the attraction of building a trailer is the fact that I can leave most of this stuff in it between trips to the track (auto racing, not horses ).

I have found checklists to be absolutely essential as a car camper. There have been just too many times where I've realized I forgot something after I was already an hour or more away from home!

[john warren]

lol ok heres my list of minimum.

a dutch oven.
two sauce pans , on small one medium.
a frying pan or griddle.
a wok.
stir spoon /serving spoon.
good old kitchen knife.
cooking fork.
spatula.
COFFEE POT.
2 burner coleman.
can opener.
aluminium foil.


i also just bought a smokie joe charcoal grill, 14" to use with the dutch oven when fires are not allowed or possible.

the fun thing is to see what other people bring, it changes depending on what they like to cook. everyone has something different they wouldn't leave home without.

[john warren]

oh yeah,,,two of each...
malimine plates/bowls.
plastic glasses .
fork /spoon/knife.
COFFEE cups

[john warren]

depends on what you like to eat.
or me i can camp with a frying pan and one sauce pan and my coffee pot
spatula and a dish towel