39 Useful Camping Products You'll Probably Bring On Basically Every Single Trip
Prepare your headlamps and marshmallow roasting sticks.
Popular items from this list
- An easy-to-inflate sleeping pad to make any type of ground feel like a luxury pillow top mattress.
- A magnesium fire starter that'll work in any weather and take up almost no space in your camping gear, just in case (or just for fun).
- Or a full-fledged propane camp stove/oven range so you can eat incredible cinnamon rolls while gazing at incredible views, with none of the stress of....
39. And basic insect repellent made with Picaridin instead of DEET, which means it works to repel biting flies as well as mosquitos — as well as ticks, chiggers, and gnats.
Promising review: "I live near rice fields, which means mosquitoes all day, every day, 10 months of the year. I was really disappointed with DEET products: most are aerosols, and they quit spraying while you have about half the product left in the can. I found this product from the Consumer Reports review and decided to try it. It is VERY effective. When I use this, I don't even see mosquitoes in my vicinity!It has a light scent that fades within 20 minutes, but keeps working for hours. I walk my dogs two to three times per day, and most other products are pretty effective, but I will notice that clouds of mosquitoes following me, especially after a long walk (they are attracted to the CO2 you exhale). Not so with this: mosquitoes keep their distance. This is also long lasting — I spray it once and don't need to reapply for up to seven hours." —L. Bradford
Continue reading the complete list of useful camping products, written by Natalie Brown here.
December 3, 2023
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