Camping is a kind of life style, you need a lot of staff for camping, but most of them can be shared, that is to say you do not need to have them if you go with me together.
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Here is the list you may need to prepare yourself, because they cannot be shared.
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1. Tent* d; L4 Z7 Z6 A4 a$ t4 x
You need a bigger ten than it claimed on the package. If you camping alone, you need a 2 person or 3 person tent, if you have a family of 3 people, you need a 6 people or bigger one.
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2. Sleeping bag
9 \3 z2 m& K7 YIf you camping during summer, you do not need a heavier one for winter camping. Usually any sleeping bag is good for summer camping.# E& ~6 x& ]9 e- L* {
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The small white LED style is good enough.
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4. Air bed
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5. First aid bag
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6. Camping pot and dish) ]7 c# {1 a: U, U& W9 n
They are not the dishes you use at your home. They are designed for out door usage
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, n; |6 ~, ~6 ~5 a$ R+ g7. Backpack
$ T+ O; `" u2 H$ O4 eAlthough I do not go backpack hiking camping. A backpack is still useful for a day hiking. Not too big, 30-50L is big enough for a day trip* D6 m; {# V8 [% D2 n2 n
" H& [) `, h' [- m4 U, Y8.Hiking shoes or other out door clothes
5 D. ?1 i4 y& d( h# fNot sport shoes, they are different
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: t5 \" E, z$ b: Q7 z9.Camp chair
! H4 H$ m* v- n5 @Foldable and portable chair.
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10. Personal belongings, like wash, tooth brush, portable toilet etc.
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1 |, y+ s k. q. PIf you have never camping before, I would like to lead you to walmart or Canadian Tire to buy those staff.
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As I said, 80% camping gear is sharable. So you do not need canopy, stove, propane tank, cooler, water tank, walkie-talkie. You can use mine.* z- l3 s+ g4 U2 @8 e
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Anything else, let me know
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