Hey Everyone,

I am Dave C, creator of Stuff I Need For Camping. I am married with two beautiful children and our favorite thing to do in the summer is camping. We live in Western NY surrounded by many beautiful lakes, bays and woods. With many state and private camp sites within just 1 hr from our house we try to go camping as much as possible.

I had no one to learn from…

As a kid we went camping once in the 1000 islands. After that my father would rent a cottage there instead. Which was awesome but I still never learned the tricks of camping. We would sometimes tent camp at friends houses but other than that I never really camped until I got out of high school. My real camping adventures started at the age of 18 when I camped for the first time at a state park in Ithaca NY. After that first adventure I was hooked. From that point on I was camping every summer trying to find new places and new adventures to do along the way.

I have been camping for over 20 years…

Here we are 21 years later. Over those 21 years I have done many things right and even more things wrong. Once I got a little older we ended up buying a camper and started many new adventures and challenges. Soon after we ended up having two kids. This was now a whole different ball game. With two kids camping set up had to be quick and efficient. Of course clean up had to be the same. We still would still go tent camping once in while until we decided to do camper camping only. Well, this actually was decided for us after our dog, the tent and our new car all got sprayed by a skunk. So we had to throw away the tent. I hope that’s an experience none of you ever have to go through, but if you do, we have the remedies to help you through the good, the bad and even the smelly times:)

My goal is for you to camp with confidence…

Going into your first camping trip with some knowledge will put you a step ahead. You will be confident and prepared. I will share with you my tricks and favorite must have items to bring on your trip. You will be able to learn from both my misfortunes and the success I have had to make your camping experience fun easy and relaxing.  Please feel free to leave me any questions or comments!

All the best,

Dave C

Stuffineedforcamping.com