Make sure to take all above mentioned items with you to enjoy your beach camping trip.

Adhesive Bandages

Include adhesive bandages of various sizes and shapes in your first aid kit. They are proved very useful to treat small cuts and scrapes. You can also add a small amount of antibacterial cream on bandage before applying it on wound.

Antiseptic Creams/Lotions

These are used for treatment of cuts, scrapes and burns as they prevent them from getting infected.

Iodine Wipes

These are used to clean wounds as well as they also disinfect area around wounds. They clean skin properly and as a result, bandages and tapes stick to skin easily.

Butterfly Bandages

They prove useful if you unfortunately get deep wounds which require stitches. Butterfly bandages hold he wound together until a medical assistance reaches you.

Sterile Gauze Pads

Keep several sizes of sterile gauze pads in your first aid kit. They are also use to clean wounds or they can also be used to cover bigger wounds.

Medical Tape

Don’t forget to keep a medical tape in your first aid kit as it is the most essential item. They can be used to hold gauze pads and bandages in place in case you get large and deep wounds. On the other hand, medical tapes are also useful for covering swellings and eruptions. Even in worst cases of having a broken bone or sprain, you can use medical tape for having instant relief.

Pain Killers

These are quite obvious and everyone knows about them. But they are equally important and you cannot afford to miss them. To have immediate relief from pains and inflammation, keep Aspirin, Ibuprofen and other similar pain killers in first aid kit.

Scissors

They will be used to cut bandages or medical tapes. Make sure they are sterilized.

Latex Gloves

You will require them while dressing wounds. They will prevent your germs from infecting wound as well as they will prevent your hands from getting germs and other nasty things.

Elastic Bandages

Elastic bandages are mostly used in severe cases. They are used:

• To hold ice bags on a place to reduce swelling
• To support sprains
• To make support for severe sprains and breaks
• To make slings for hurt shoulders and broken collar bones

Key Light

What will you do if you need to treat a wound in night? Definitely you will need sufficient light. So bring a key light with you to apply first aid in night. Flashlights can also be used but key lights are preferred because they are smaller and easily fit in first aid kit or backpack.

Medications

You will also have to bring prescribed or non-prescribed medicines which you often need.

Other Useful Items

There are some other things which seem less important but are very useful. These include:

• Safety Pins: Used to hold slings and bandages.
• Moleskin: Used for treatment and prevention of blisters.
• Duct Tape:  It can be used in place of medical tape. It also has several other uses.
• Lip Balm: It will prove very useful if you often suffer from chapped lips.
• Petroleum Jelly: It is used if you suffer from severe abrasion. It is also used in place of lip balm.
• Triangular Cloth: Used for making slings and supports for shoulder injuries. It holds bandage in place. You can use old piece of a bed sheet as a triangular cloth.
• Tweezers: It is used to remove splinters, ticks and other useless particles from wound.
• Miscellaneous Lotions: These include burn lotion, anti-itch creams, Aloe-Vera gel and anti-fungal cream etc.
• Eye Drops: To treat eye infections
• Snake Bite Kit: To treat snake bites
• Bee Sting Kit: To treat bee sting wounds

• If you want to sleep outside comfortably, make sure to bring necessary bedding. You will need a comfortable sleeping bag to sleep outside tent. Sleeping bag should be well padded so that it can keep you insulated. Also bring a pillow and extra blanket to sleep with ease and comfort. If your campsite has rough ground, you will also need an inflatable mattress. You will also need it if you have back problem.
• Choose a stable and safe area for positioning your beddings. Your sleeping area should be clear and away from animals. Also make sure that sleeping area is not a path. If you want to have a campfire, then choose sleeping area accordingly. Before setting your bed and mattress, check the ground carefully. You will not want to sleep on a ground which has too many rocks and pebbles.
• Wear proper clothing if you want to spend night outside. Wear clothes in different layers while sleeping outside. In this way, you can peel off layers if you feel hot. You can also add an extra layer of sweater or jacket if it is too cold. Also wear socks when sleeping outdoors as they will keep your feet warm. To contain more body heat, you can also wear knitted cap.
• When sleeping outdoors, you will also need to protect yourself from insects and bugs. For this, spray sufficient amount of insect repellent on your sleeping bag and clothing. If you dislike the smell of insect repellent, then spray it a few minutes before going to sleep.
• You should go to sleep early while sleeping outdoors. Try to sleep soon after sunset and avoid staying up late. One more tip!! Avoid reading ghost stories before going to bed as it will have an impact on your imagination and you may get frightened while sleeping.
• Some people have a habit of listening radio before going to sleep. But while sleeping outdoors, enjoy the natural silence. You may hear sounds of owls, crickets and other animals but this is a part of nature and you should enjoy it.

Let’s start with personal items.

Personal Items

In personal items, most of campers include clothing, toiletries and other essential items.

1. Clothing

• Shirts
• Pants/Shorts
• Shoes
• Hat/Cap
• Gloves
• Swimming clothes
• Nightwear
• Socks
• Undergarments
• Jacket/Coat

2. Toiletries

• Toothbrush
• Tweezers
• Toothpaste
• Mouthwash
• Toilet Paper
• Shampoo
• Soap
• Mirror
• Comb
• Towel
• Deodorant
• Shaving Accessories
• Nail Clipper
• Antiperspirant

3. Miscellaneous Items

• Sunglasses
• Prescribed Medicines
• Sunscreen
• Lip Balm
• Watch

Camping Gear

• Tent
• Tent Carpet
• Tarp
• Sleeping Bags
• Canteen
• Blankets
• Pillows
• Folding Chairs/tables
• Camping Lanterns
• Cooler
• Ice Chest
• Camping Shower
• Hammer
• Inflatable Cushions
• Radio

Food Items

How can you forget about food items? You must plan your meals before setting out for a trip. Some of the most important items you should bring include:

• Eggs
• Bread
• Biscuits
• Dairy Products
• Vegetables
• Drinks like juice, tea and coffee
• Snacks
• Cooking Oil
• Salad Dressings, Barbeque Sauce, Mayonnaise, Ketchup etc

Kitchen Items for Cooking and Food Service

• Camping Stove
• Fuel
• Firewood
• Grill
• Can Opener
• Aluminum Foil
• Plates
• Cups
• Bowls
• Garbage Bags
• Paper Towels
• Dish Washing Liquids
• Fork/Spoons
• Tongs/Spatula

Other Essential Items

Apart from food items, clothing and camping gear, there are some other things which are necessary to bring on a camping trip. These include:

• Cash
• Credit Cards
• Required Permits and Licenses
• Toolkit
• Emergency Kit
• First Aid Kit
• Maps
• Compass
• Wallet
• Cell Phone and its Charger
• Camera and Film
• Clothes Pin
• Medical Insurance
• Rain Gear

Things you should not bring to a Camping Trip

There are certain items which should not be brought to a camping trip such as:

• Hunting Knives
• Weapons
• Pressurized Lanterns and Equipment
• Fireworks
• Guns and Ammunition
• Bows and Arrows
• Cigarettes and Tobacco Products
• Illegal Drugs
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Liquid Fuels

• First you need to scoop out damp ash from your metal stove or some previous campfire. Now gather all necessary materials. Get some sheets of dry newspaper, chunk of candle wax, dry twigs and lighter or match box.
• Your next step is to break up candle wax into smaller bits. If you are shivering and badly need to start a campfire immediately, don’t waste time in breaking the wax. Instead, stick the wax into middle of newspaper.
• Make a large ball of newspaper by crumpling it. Now set that ball in the driest spot of campfire or stove.
• Put kindling, dry twigs, broken pencils and sticks on top of newspaper ball. Make sure to place all sticks and kindling in a cross-hatch pattern. In order to make a cross-hatch pattern, lay pieces of kindling in a horizontal manner and lay some other pieces in vertically. Keep setting the layers alternately. This pattern will ensure that sufficient oxygen will get into your fire and keep it burning.
• After setting kindling, light newspaper ball at its side. Try to light it as it may take a few more attempts to catch fire. To keep the fire going, blow on it with a pipe. If you do not have a pipe, make a cup of your hands around mouth and start blowing.
• When you are sure that kindling has started burning steadily, add more wood or fuel.

• If it is raining, do not wait until rain has stopped. Start gathering materials for starting campfire. If you have already gathered some firewood or kindling, cover it with tarp or a waterproof sheet. What will you do if you do not have a tarp? In that case, pile the firewood in a way that only top layer of it gets wet.
• Look for small branches under trees and bushes. For tinder and kindling, gather fallen branches and inner bark of trees. Place all gathered branches under tarp. To check those small branches and twigs, use crispy test. If they crack easily, they can be used as fire starters.
• In order to get materials for using as fuel, gather larger branches and logs that may have fallen off trees. If you fail to find fallen branches and logs, you will have to cut them yourself. Use your axe or pocket saw for this purpose. If bark on logs is wet, strip it off so that it may catch fire easily.
• Set up kindling and tinder for starting up fire. You must have a waterproof match box for starting fire. Fire the tinder with your waterproof matches and then add kindling when campfire starts to build. When starting fire, protect initial small flame from rain.
• When campfire gets larger, start adding logs and bigger branches you cut earlier. Add more kindling so that fire burns hot enough to catch logs and branches on fire.

• Select a site which is free of bear activities and attacks. Before setting your camp, check the presence of bears by looking for crushed branches and portions of brush. Other signs of bears’ presence may include bear tracks and garbled garbage.
• Set up your camp in area where there are plenty of climbing trees. Make sure that you can climb 10 feet high from the ground in case you encounter with a bear. Trees offer a quick safety net if a large bear approaches you. Although bears and especially cubs can climb trees, they will not do so unless food or some aggressive behavior has been displayed.
• All food items and fragrant objects should be placed at least 20 feet away from tent area. Make sure to apply bear repellent on hands all the time. Keep sleepers in minimal amount in your tent at night so that there is enough space between them and outside of tent. Bears may attack tents if they see or feel any movement.
• Bears catch smell immediately and are attracted towards it so cook away food away from your campsite. Find another location to cook and eat food. Meat should be strictly avoided in camps near bears. After having meals, conceal bones and useless foods in ground. Dig the hole using a shovel and bury items. Bears can also feel smell in closed metal garbage cans also so wash dirty pans and utensils with soap and water.
• Hang left over food high enough on trees so that bear cannot reach it. For this, you can attach a rope to a tall branch of tree. To create a pulley, wrap around the branch twice. Attach one end of rope to truck of tree to secure it and attach other end with bear proof container.
• Items that have come in contact with blood and other animals should not be left open. Place them inside ziplock bags.

• Try to buy camping gear that is already waterproofed by the manufacturer. Especially clothing and tent should be made waterproof by professionals. Such equipment makes it easy for you to support protection.
• If you have to waterproof your camping gear yourself, start by sealing seams of camping tent. To do this, fill a plastic syringe with sealer and cover floor and rain fly seams of tent. To waterproof clothing, apply a thin droplet of seam sealer to raincoats which you will wear in heavy rains.
• Now you need to patch any holes in your camping gear. Use adhesive patches of waterproof fabric to patch holes in tents, dry bags and other rain gear. In order to secure edges of patches, apply liquid cement. This process will ensure you that your gear has been waterproofed for your next expedition.
• Spray waterproof conditioner on shoes, rain fly cloth, raincoats, sheets and pants. To waterproof your clothing, hang fabric on clothesline and apply waterproof conditioner using a spray bottle. Allow it to stay in sun until it dries.
• Use roll-top waterproof bags to store other camping gear. These bags are especially designed with zero penetration so they keep camping gear dry. These bags prove useful to store normal clothing and other items that cannot be waterproofed otherwise.

• Your first preference should be to camp near a restroom or outhouse. You need to set up your camp near a bathroom facility within walking distance. This is necessary if you become upset on thinking about going to bathroom in woods.
• If you are camping in wilds and you do not want to relieve yourself in woods, you should carry a moveable camping toilet. In wilderness, there are no bathroom facilities so you need to be organized ahead. Your portable camping toilet may use chemicals or disposable waste bags for dealing with waste. You will also require finding a suitable place to clean your camping toilet. If you are unable to find such a place, dig a hole in ground and empty your waste in it. Make sure that your toilet does not contain plastic or chemicals.
• If you are hiking and there are no transportable bathrooms and restrooms available, you need to go in woods. Bring a small spade, toilet paper and plastic bags with you. If you only need to urinate, just conceal yourself behind a bush or tree or bend against a rock to relieve yourself. But if you want to defecate, you will have to dig a hole and conceal your waste afterwards. It should not be tracked through by other campers.
• Do not eliminate near water or trails and always make sure to bring your toilet papers with you. Instead of toilet papers, you can also use leaves but for this, you must know types of plants. A poisonous plant like ivy may cause severe harm. A rash in your rear regions is not a pleasant thing while camping.
• It is also necessary to clean your hands when you are done. For this, bring a hand sanitizer, bottled water and soap with you.
• Make sure to dispose off your waste papers in appropriate trash cans as soon as possible.

• First of all, you need to remove the source of burn. If you get injury by a wet chemical burn, rinse the area with water for twenty minutes. In case of dry chemical burns, brush off the chemical immediately. If source of burn is fire or flame, stop, drop and roll until fire dies completely.
• Remove clothing and jewelry immediately as these things may retain heat and cause more burns. You can also wet your clothes which you are wearing. Wet clothes will help escaping heat.
• Wet the burnt part of body with cool water. Burning may continue even after source of burning has been removed so make sure to wet the area with cold water. Water should run on the affected area for a couple of minutes. You can also treat the burn with a cloth dipped in cold water.  Do not leave damp cloth on burn for longer time.
• Now you will have to check degree of burn. To check it, you need to attend first aid classes as they teach you hoe to check degree of burn. If burn is deep, it is somewhat difficult to treat it yourself. But if burn is only on surface, you can treat it yourself.
• It is always necessary to sanitize the burnt area because burnt area may be source of infection. Infections are more common in wilderness because there are many sources of bacteria.
• Regularly wash the burn with lukewarm sanitized soap and water. After washing, make sure to dry the area by patting it with cloth. No debris should left on the burn.
• Use a cotton bud to apply antibiotic cream on burn. Do not apply a thick layer as a thick layer of ointment will trap the burn and not help healing the burn.
• Cover burn with a gauze bandage. There is no need to seal it tightly because burns also need air to heal. Change the bandage twice a day with sanitized hands to avoid infection.
• Burnt part of your body should be kept elevated. Raise burnt area higher than heart level. It will keep blood from flowing towards the burnt area.
• These are some tips to treat minor burns in wilderness. If you get deep burns or pain continues, leave campsite and seek medical treatment.