7 things you should always take with you for car-camping

If you've been wondering for these last 2 days (well at least yesterday and part of today). I have been camping in a state park around an hour from my house. It was so fun! We had s'mores, I slept well, and everything. So I am by no means an expert at camping but here are 10 things you should always bring if you ever go camping (or at least car camping)!

Ok first let me get straight what "car camping" means. You can find a good definition here. But pretty much it is camping in a tent in a designated place with your car right there. So you can bring all of your stuff in a car and then you don't have to walk it a long distance because you're car would be a couple feet from your campsite.

1) S'mores!

Well not actually s'mores but the ingredient for s'mores. So chocolate, gram crackers and amazing marshmallows. Because as one of the people I was staying with said "If you are camping without s'mores then you're really just homeless". And being homeless is not good at all.

2) A good sturdy tent

This should be a given for camping but hey you never know. The tent is going to be your home so you need a good one. You can get lots online or at your local outside kind of shop. 

3) Comfortable walking/running/hiking/tennis shoes

Wherever you are camping whether is it by the beach, in a desert,  or in the jungle you are always going to walk around a little. So because of that you need some good shoes. Before hand make sure that the shoes you are bringing are comfortable and good for that kind of stuff. 

4) Some weather appropriate clothes

Again a big given. You should always bring the right clothes for wherever you are going. My advice is to check it before hand and see what the weather is going to be like when you are staying. 

5) First aid kit

It doesn't even have to be an elaborate one. But you still you should bring some bandaids and cleaners and that kind of stuff. Something is bound to happen and you don't want to be unprepared. 

6) Matches

If you want to start a fire and have a fire pit you kinda need something to start it. So you should bring matches. They bring warmth they cook and a much of other stuff. Well actually the fire does all of those things but the match starts it. 

7) Lantern/Flashlight

late at night and you need to see you need something to light your way. You can get some small flashlights for really cheap and they work quite well. Also when telling ghost stories you have to have a flashlight to make yourself look more ominous.