Here's my basic checklist. I modify it to suit a trip:
Camping Checklist
BEFORE DEPARTURE
1. ___ 1 week – trim toenails
2. ___ 1-2 days - Notify NOAA (EPIRB)
3. ___ 1-2 days - family out to dinner
1.FOOD
1. ___ 5 gal pail w/Gamma cover
2. ___ Breakfasts/person
A. ___ Power bars 1/day
B. ___ Tea 3/day
C. ___ Pink lemonade mix
3. ___ Lunches/person
A. ___ Jerky
B. ___ Dried fruits
C. ___ Square bagels
D. ___ Peanut butter
E. ___ Oranges
F. ___ Cheese
G. ___ Nuts
4. ___ Dinners/person
A. ___ Jiffy Mix
B. ___ Olive oil
C. ___ Cheese
D. ___ Smoked sausage
E. ___ Gravy mix & bouillon
F. ___ Stuffing mix
G. ___ Tortillas
H. ___ Refried beans
I. ___ Rice, noodles, beans
J. ___ Canned chicken
K. ___ Soup mixes
L. ___ Fresh onion, cabbage, carrot
M.___ Salt, pepper, garlic, curry, Tabasco, basil, oregano,
2.KITCHEN
1. ___ Water purifier w/paper filters
2. ___ Matches
3. ___ Svea stove, & windshield
4. ___ Fuel
5. ___ Fire paste
6. ___ LittlBug Stove/Folding stove
7. ___ Water bottles
8. ___ Cook kit w/utensils, wooden handled knife
9. ___ Mess kit 1/person
10. ___ Thermos/s 1/person
11. ___ Dish washing bag, soap, ammonia, scrubby, chlorine beach
12. ___ Collapsible bucket
13. ___ Spare matches/ lighters
3.CLOTHING
1. ___ Trekmor pants & shirts, 2 sets
2. ___ Belt/suspenders
3. ___ Rain gear & felt hat
4. ___ Mukluks & X Country shoes
5.___ Sunglasses
6. ___ Wool/fleece shirts
7. ___ Wicking socks. 1 pr/day
8. ___ Wicking skivvies 1 pr/2 day
9. ___ Hankies 1/ 2 day
10. ___ Bandannas 1-3
11. ___ Drawers
12. ___ Down vest
13. ___ Mesh bag for dirty clothes
14. ___ Gloves
4.SHELTER
1. ___ Rain fly, ropes, stakes
2. ___ Sleeping bag/s, fleece hat, headlight & batteries, pee bottle
3. ___ Tent or hammock w/ tree huggers, ropes, stakes
4. ___ Pad/s (self inflating or closed cell)
5. ___ Pole(s) + ends
5.PERSONAL
1. ___ Vitamins & medications
2. ___ First aid kit & Extractor
3. ___ T-paper & wipes
4. ___ Waterless hand cleaner + spares
5. ___ Toothbrush, floss, & baking soda
6. ___ Hand soap & hair scrubber
7. ___ Tweezers
8. ___ Backup matches & compass
9. ___ Backup duct tape
10.___ Cigars, matches, Scotch
6.BOAT & GEAR
1. ___ Boat
2. ___ PFD w/ EPIRB, whistle, & knife
3. ___ Paddles
4. ___ Seat pads & backs
5. ___ Sponge & bailer
6. ___ Spray skirt, cockpit liner & cover
7. ___ Security cable
7.TECH GEAR & ADMIN
1. ___ Credit card, drivers license, medical card, pass port, Fed Forest card, journal,
2. ___ GPS & batteries
3. ___ Compass
4. ___ Maps in water proof case
5. ___ Multi purpose tool
6. ___ Knife
7. ___ Duct tape
8. ___ Spare matches
9. ___ Shovel/hatchet
10. ___ Glasses, sunglasses, cases & wipes
11. ___ Binoculars
12. ___ Cell phone w/charger, palm,
13. ___ Lightning detector & batteries
14. ___ Camp stool, table
15.___ Bird call & magnifying glass
RE you checklist: I prefer to carry a mesh bag of lines, about a gallon sized bag. They dry out easily in a mesh bag. My lines are pre marked with permanent laundry marker for length, one red mark for each full 10', plus one black mark for each full 2' beyond. A 45' line would have four red marks and two black marks. I have quite a few lines of 5' to 20'. Some places (all of Canada, I think) does not allow canoe carts.
Ronnie Smith likes a machete in Texas; they are useful in some locales. In my area they are of limited usefulness.
For what is your "repair kit"? I never required a tire repair kit, epoxy, glass, or spreader in the outback. Pack duct tape wrapped around a piece of plastic (3" X 5" cut from a milk jug). About a fourth of a roll per flat pack.
Spread matches and compasses in several bags in case of loss.
Clothes are more comfortable if not cotton. Wicking clothing is better. Carry more shirts than pants. Rain gear is essential. My favorite has become LL Bean's Stow Away pants and jacket
http://www.llbean.com/llb/search?storeI ... w+away&Go=
Take extra shoe strings for footwear.
Micro fleece makes a decent camp towel (shop rags at Sam's)
Baking soda is a good dentifrice, lighter than tooth paste. Also useful on bee stings, and as an electrolyte.
Head lamp heeds to be water proof. Princeton Tek makes come very nice ones. Extra batteries.
Eating utensils. You can leave home the knife and fork. You already have a knife along, and a spoon does it all. Plastic is both lighter and cheaper than titanium. Use a salad bowl rather than a plate. Takes soups, goops, and solid foods.
Leave the kitchen sponge home; it harbors bacteria and can make you sick. Use a plastic dish scrubby. I carry a mesh bag and put washed dishes in there. Pour boiling water over dishes (2 man job - one carefully holding bag and turning dishes to get all surfaces washed and cups upside down to drain) and hang them up to dry.
A 1 quart tea kettle has become my most used utensil. OK:
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___80784 Better:
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___55488WC Actually, both sets work nicely. I found stainless steel (even with copper clad bottoms) stuck on food terribly bad. Cast iron is best, if you can afford to carry the weight. Hard anodized aluminum seems to be a least-worst combination compromise of weight and non-stick. It's much easier to pack tea bags and simply boil water. I use the 1 pint stainless steel thermos, add one teabag, and fill with water. I make it up while I'm cooking supper, and it stays hot overnight. If you need coffee however, try this
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___75252WC
I use a 5 gallon can with a gamma lid instead of a bear barrel. It has a handle for convenience (both mine, and the bear's). Bears are self-trained to go for any bag hanging in a tree. They're not dumb.
That was when I had three cardiac arrests and the doc told everyone I was dead .....later I proved he was wrong when they were getting ready to put me in the cold storage , much to his embarrassment.