Camping Packing Tips

Camping packing is under way over here!

I'm pretty sure I have everything BUT the kitchen sink packed.
No joke.

I thought I would share my tips for packing for a family going on a camping trip.
Keep in mind my family is all still little...so they're not in charge of packing anything.

To give you an idea of what I'm packing for.
We'll be staying in an air-conditioned pop-up camper for seven days.

There isn't a laundromat anywhere near us so we pack knowing we won't be doing laundry.

I've accumulated enough swimsuits for the kids that they have a clean swimsuit every day we're there.

I pack a clean set of play clothes and jammies for each day.
That's about it for them.

I bring enough bath towels for us to switch out with a fresh one mid week.

Same goes for beach towels.

I also bring a switch of pillowcases for mid-week in addition to a few fresh blankets should we need them.

Now here's what I've learned through trial and error.

Suitcases and bags don't work well for us in a pop-up camper.
There's not enough room to lay out everyone's suitcases.
And mid-week the clothes are scattered and it becomes overwhelming.
So here's what I do now.

I bought several large rectangular rubbermaid boxes with lids.

One of them is for the kids, one for the towels and one for my kitchen supplies.

I'll walk you through what I do with them.

For the kids I separate their clothes into piles.

Shirts

Shorts

Swimsuits

Undies

Pajama Tops

Pajama Bottoms

Then I label a gallon size ziploc baggie for each child with these categories.
Roll their clothes up like a burrito and stuff them into the assigned baggie.

Then toss your baggie of clothes into the rubbermaid box!

When it comes time to pull out what I need there's no more digging through clothes.
I just find my assigned baggie and pull out what I need.

We keep the rubbermaid bin on top of the counter in the camper.

We're also able to stack another bin on top if we need the space.

I also pre-pack a "going home" outfit.
That way on the last day I'm not scrambling to find

 something clean for the kids to wear on the car ride home.

And that's it for clothes.
I use my other rubber maid bin to store my towels in.
We usually keep this in the back of my car to give us more space in the camper.
And I use the last bin to store any kitchen stuff I brought along.
Bowls, spatulas, kitchen towels, dish soap, etc.

It keeps everything contained which keeps eliminates any chaos!

 Are any of your families campers?
We've gone every year since Emma was a baby.

That first year we were in a tent.

That would be the first and LAST year we ever do that ;)

I'd love to hear any packing tips you might have!