Weekend Checklist: 3 Essential Camp Items



If you’re heading out on a camping excursion this weekend, make sure you’ve got the right gear. Here are three items to pack for fun and social camping:

If you’re heading out on a camping excursion this weekend, make sure you’ve got the right gear. Here are three items to pack for fun and social camping:

Easton KILO 3P — $499

Featuring 4 sq-m (43 sq-ft) of living space, Easton’s KILO 3P is the largest of their new lightweight KILO series tents. This three-season tent has carbon fibre poles (total tent and pole weight of 1.4 kg), double-wall construction, is fully waterproof with a bathtub floor and taped seams and has an easy-setup colour-coded three-pole design. Fly is 1,200 mm and floor is 2,500 mm — so you know it’s tough and leak-proof. Packed size is only 14×53 cm; vestibule size of 0.4 sq-m (4.5 sq-ft). Easton Tents

Lindeman’s 3L Boxed Wine — $35 (approx.)

You didn’t think we’d leave out Happy Hour, did you? Australian wine maker Lindeman’s has the perfect option for classing-up your campfire soirees. Their three-litre bag-in-box is tailor-made for camping and boating. It is not only remarkably compact (9×23 cm) and shatter proof, but the wine stays fresh for weeks. Furthermore, following the Leave No Trace philosophy, the box can be burned on-site and the bag compacted down to the size of an apple for easy pack-out. Oh, and forget the stigma of boxed wine — it’s lovely. Available in Bin 50 Shiraz, Bin 45 Cabernet Sauvignon and Bin 65 Chardonnay. Lindemans

Hi-Tec V-Lite Infinity Trail i — $130

This is a great trail runner, light hiker and general purpose camp shoe, thanks to its ion-mask properties — a hydrophobic treatment that makes the fabric of the shoe waterproof and breathable without adding any extra weight. Combine that with the seamless molded upper, shank support, rock protection, trail-specific midsole, Ortholite footbed (for long-term comfort) and a durable Vibram outsole, and you’ve got a great kick for a myriad of outdoor-activities. Available in two colour schemes. Hi-Tec

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