6 days packing for a 3 day camping trip!!!!

[Woodhauler]

Wife and 2 daughters see the need to lug everything we own to the campground this weekend!  ;D

[Ianab]

I feel your pain  :D

We've just booked a 3 week tour of the South Island, luckily staying at campgrounds with cabins.

But the challenge is going to get 3 weeks worth of packing , with 2 daughters, into my little hatchback. Could take the wifes wagon, with some more space, but the hatch is much nicer to road trip in.

Luckily it's summer so only light clothing going to needed.

[sandsawmill14]

i know what you mean we just got back from 4 days on the beach me my wife 2 daughters mil and 2 sil talk about alot of stuff   i packed 3 pair of jeans,tee shirts, a flashlight and my knife in an ammo box and i was good to go but the girls makeup bag was bigger than my ammo box :D :D :D but we had a good time though  even if i was bad outnumbered

[trapper]

When we take my sister in law with us she packs more than my wife and I together.

[DDW_OR]

first i am single so these ideas may not work for a family.

set a rule that each person is limited to 1 SMALL travel bag ( you decide how small, small is )

next, what and how you are going to eat.
are you camping with others? if so then have one, or two, community meal's.

here is my camping list, i usually put the smaller things in 3 boxes that are always packed.

Camp - Beer
Camp - blackberry wine and brandy
camp - Boots
camp - chairs
camp - cloaths
camp - coat hanger
camp - e-z up
camp - jacket
camp - lantern
camp - pillow
camp - Poncho
camp - Portapotty and supplies
Camp - Portapotty tent
camp - post hole digger
camp - propane bottel large
camp - propane bottel small
camp - Rope
camp - sleeping bag
camp - spot light
camp - stove
camp - table
camp - tarp
camp - tent
cooking - aluminum foil
cooking - butter
Cooking - coffee, tea and hot chocolate
cooking - cooler
cooking - eggs
cooking - garlic
Cooking - hot dog rolls
Cooking - Hot dogs
cooking - ice
Cooking - Ketchup
cooking - meat
Cooking - milk
cooking - Mustard
cooking - oil
Cooking - Orange Juice
cooking - plastic wrap
cooking - plates
cooking - pots and pans
cooking - spatula rubber and metal
cooking - sugar
cooking - syrup
cooking - vanilla
cooking - watter
fishing - batterys
fishing - hat
fishing - rod
fishing - stringer
fishing - sun block
fishing - tackle
fishing - talk about 2-way radio
Tool - ax
Tool - chainsaw
Tool - diesel fuel - starting camp fire, MUCH safer than gas
Tool - gas mix and 5 gall
Tool - hammer & nails
Tool - machete
Tool - oil
Tool - rake
Tool - shovel

[DelawhereJoe]

We went camping a few months ago for 4 days, my wife and our 2 youngest completely packed out her mini-van...completely packed it out. I packed a small bag with clothes, 4 fishing rods and a tackle box.

[DelawhereJoe]

I go backpacking 2x every year, on one trip we met a guy from WV that carries an 18 pk and a 5th of whiskey whenever he packs, now that is a dedicated drinker.

[sandsawmill14]

I go backpacking 2x every year, on one trip we met a guy from WV that carries an 18 pk and a 5th of whiskey whenever he packs, now that is a dedicated drinker.

i dont drink but if i did i think i would go for a 1/2 gal of whiskey and leave the beer at home if i was back packing  :D

[Ianab]

My idea of camping used to be 3 days in the bush, with EVERYTHING  you needed in a backpack, AND carrying a rifle. :D

But that's not the definition everyone uses.   :D

[DelawhereJoe]

I didn't think there were any large predators where you live, or was the rifle for getting food?

[Woodhauler]

Well she just got home, still lugging stuff!!! One good thing is if we get robbed while we are gone, they won't get nothing!!!!!!!  Don't even need to lock the house! ;D

[sawguy21]

We will be gone for two days next weekend, good thing we have a full size pickup. :D Actually she is pretty good about it, she doesn't get too carried away packing but needs the week to decide what to take then waits to the morning we leave to start. Drives me nuts. Fresh socks and skivvies, a clean shirt and I'm ready.

[Ianab]

I didn't think there were any large predators where you live, or was the rifle for getting food?

For food.

Deer, pigs, goats etc are considered introduced pests here, so it's open season on them all the time. ;)