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The Family Camping Checklist
Everything your family actually needs — and nothing you don't. Built and re-tested on real group trips by the Outdoorithm Collective, a nonprofit community of families who camp together year-round.
Shelter & Camp Setup
The big stuff — reserve your campsite before you buy anything
Sleep Comfort
Cold, uncomfortable kids at 2am end camping careers — over-invest here
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4 more sections — camp kitchen, layers, safety, and the kid-sanity list — plus a printable version. Free, from our family to yours.
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On Outdoorithm Collective group trips, we bring the tents, cots, camp kitchen, water, firewood, and first aid. You bring your family and the sleeping bags. Camp with other families who'll hand your kid a marshmallow and you a coffee.
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