Please can someone help with a list of essentials for wild camping?

[PiningForTheMoon]

My teen is going wild camping with a few friends. They’re good kids and have thought things through as much as they can but none of us have ever wild camped before so we don’t have the benefit of experience.

please could anyone who has wild camped before help me check the list they’ve made and help them consider additional items?

list so far:
torch
water bottle
bowl, plate, cup, cutlery
charge pack and cable
blister plasters
sun cream
insect repellant
toothbrush and toothpaste
sleep mat
sleeping bag
pillow
socks, pants, trousers, T-shirt’s, hoody, rain coat
carrier bags
wooly hat
Swiss Army knife
first aid kit (tubigrip, bandage, antiseptic wipes, ?
sugary snacks
tissues/toilet roll
trowel
hand sanitiser

Meths?

Plan is to shop for supplies inc water, walk, and camp on first night. Then walk again on day 2 and camp for a second night. Third day walk to complete the circle and catch the train home.

They should be ok for water on their first night so they need to make sure they are definitely somewhere near water for the second night.

Great trip, thanks.

Trangia's are not great for inexperienced people. They use meths - which can be dangerous if you dont know what you are doing and hard to cook on. A small camping gaz stove is better Oex Kuju Micro Stove Set | GO Outdoors something like this - you just need a gas canister to go with it.

Definitely recommend having a look at a few youtubers. Paul Messner is good (34) Paul Messner - YouTube

Methylated spirits to light the trangia. You only need a small amount

Cheers, @helpfulperson, yes you are!

Trangias are easy. Have a little practice run first.
I used to wild camp a lot on Dartmoor. Second the PP that said it is ok to bury poo/loo roll. Just make sure they dig a proper deep hole.
You can wash cutlery/plates in the stream.
You can use stream water to drink from a fast flowing stream but you need to boil and boil it and use water purifying tablets. I drank contaminated water once and had a horrendous time!

Noted about stream water, Tradewipe.

Presumably they need to do that with any water source that isn't specifically drinking water.

Packet rice or pasta or super noodles type stuff is easy to cook and lightweight. Don’t take tins. Don’t bother with deodorant.
If you have a little pillow or mini cushion then it is very light and makes a huge difference to how well you sleep and how much your neck hurts in the morning.
Lots of plasters and sunblock.

Don’t wear jeans or heavy cotton trousers. They’re a nightmare if they get weight. Lightweight artificial fibres are best. Lots of thin layers.

I'd strongly recommend that he discusses this with his friends as well - it is the sort of thing a "camping" family is highly likely to have in the loft or garage rather than needing to buy new. And also to make sure they test it and have a go before they leave.

Two nights, 3 days walking I would also really really recommend they weigh their packs and minimise as much as humanly possible as carrying excess weight is exhausting.

Make sure they are aware of the need to extinguish any fires/stove flames thoroughly to avoid starting wildfires. And cigarettes. They should have a big bottle of water close to the cooking area just in case.

O was thinking about those precooked pouches of lentils and rice (no need for water)but supernoodles is a good shout too.

We're a camping family but my cooking set up is like a kitchen from home.

One of his mates has a camping stove that I'm asking about (crickets so far)

Hah, I nearly put that as something that might happen. We had little gas stoves to start with and TBF I think they still live in the loft and then converted to a full two ring camping hob which was vastly easier to cook on!

I'll remind him!

Heading to Black's now...

Funny story. I just messaged one of the other mums to make sure we aren't duplicating. She's currently in Blacks!!

Seeing as though we were let loose with trangia and metha aged 14 at school they really aren't that difficult.

Hopefully between families you have one or something similar. You can also get a rapid water boil cooking "thing" but think they are pricey. 2 stoves between 4 of only one "ring" each.

I'm hearing different messages via my kid to the mums I'm messaging separately.

Apparently someone has a stove so I'm stepping out of that line of questioning now and moving on to how the Jeff do we fit the SIM in the bag.

How about a pair of Crocs to wear while at camp and nipping in and out of the tent. Feet can get quite sore when hiking distances with a heavy pack. I’m just back from a backpacking trip on a Scottish long distance footpath and I was very glad I took mine! I dangle mine on the outside.

Roll it with the valve open, then close the valve and get the straps on quickly

I might have missed it, but a spade / trowel for digging loo holes. They can share.
I'd take water purification tablets too (and some concentrated squash to hide the taste). Water is heavy.

Also, I never buy paper maps any more. I always pay the extra for the laminated ones.

SIM can go in a black bin liner and tied on the outside of the rucksack

It's still too fat. I think it's leaking air and expanding. I've got a different one which seems better.

Doing g that with the sleeping bag. Think Ive solved the SIM problem. For now!