Camping list

Here's a suggested list of items you might like to think about taking to a camping event like Pennsic.

• Garb - at least one set of both hot and cold. Be ready when the weather does the most annoying thing you can think of.
  • Boots or other footwear (x 2 pairs) walking, dancing, fighting
  • T-Tunics or dress if you're a girlie
  • Pants
  • pouch to put your money and other stuff in
  • socks or hose
  • Belt
  • stuff to wear to bed (depending upon shared state of sleeping arrangements). undertunics/dresses make great period nightgowns for both sexes. Otherwise consider pyamas/boxers unless you are close friends with your tent mate.
  • A *warm* Cloak (it gan get real cold at night)
• Mundane Clothing - a dry outfit in the car can make a world of difference if everything else gets wet

• Food and utensils
  • snack food since you cannot rely on merchants being available and communal snacks never last long, if they even exist
  • Bowl
  • Spoons (2 are harder to loose than one, besides, I don't like eating sweet stuff with a spoon that's covered in vegetable gunk),
  • knife
  • dishtowels
  • Tankard or goblet
  • Alcohol And a bottle opener for wine or flip tops.
  • cordial if you get sick of drinking plain tank water during the day.
  • Food or membership of a food fund
  • Water most other beverages do not keep you hydrated
  • Basket(s) to hold/carry stuff

• Camp Gear
  • Chair
  • table
  • stove
  • cooler
  • Tent (period or modern) (failing this, find someone else's tent)
  • Sleeping bag/blanket (failing this, find someone else's)
  • pillow - optional, but much more comfortable
  • Lilo/sleeping mat/air mattrell/cot
  • Duct tape
  • Cable ties
  • Plastic bags for garbage, dirty clothes, keeping stuff like your new drum dry

• Bath kit
  • towel and wash cloths
  • soap
  • shampoo/conditioner
  • hair brush or comb
  • shaving razor, cream, mirror
  • solar shower bag

• Entertainments
  • Armour and armour repair kit
  • Musical instruments
  • Craft tools and material
  • Class materials or notebook
  • Money to buy cool stuff from the merchants
  • craft projects - if you're not fighting, there'll be plenty of time to sew/knit/braid/weave, etc while you watch the fighting or socialise.
  • A Good Supply of No Shit, There I Was stories. (Note- these are generally available onsite).