Camping list

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

Garb

Pack at least one set of hot and one set of 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 and Pants
Dresses, bodices, chemises, skirt
Fancy Garb
pouch to put your money and other stuff in
accesories/decorations
socks or hose and underware or braes
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). Hint: Cotton cloaks aren't very warm.
Mundane Clothing - a dry outfit in the car can make a world of difference if everything else gets wet
a plan for handling rain: excellent cloak, modern rain gear, hanging out in a tent all day. Wool is a wonderful thing.
A hat, hood, cap or some kind of other head covering.

Food or membership of a food fund
snack food since you cannot rely on merchants being available and communal snacks never last long, if they even exist
Water most other beverages do not keep you hydrated
Alcohol and a bottle opener for wine or flip tops.
cordial if you get sick of drinking plain tank water during the day.

Bowl, trencher
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
Tankard, goblet, drinking horn, cup or similar

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

Armour and armour repair kit (straps break, rivets pull out)
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).