Printable kit · 11 worksheets
The Car Camping Trip Planner & Skills Kit
- 11 fill-in worksheets, 39 print pages
- A 12-week skills plan: first overnight, weekend, then off-grid
- 2 filled-in examples, plus the online buyer guide
30-day money-back guarantee. Every dollar back if it doesn't help.
Go from a first night at a campground to three nights off-grid without the classic mistakes: a tent never pitched before, a pad too thin for the low, a cooler that gave out, and a trip nobody at home knew about.
Replaces a packing list pulled from five websites, a first night spent cold on the wrong pad, and a trip plan that only lived in your head.
Look inside
Real pages from the PDF downloaded after checkout, including both filled-in examples.
What's in it
See all 11 worksheet titles
- Trip At A Glance
- Skills Progression Plan
- Camp Skills Drill Library
- Trip Planner & Site Selection Sheet
- Sleep System & Vehicle Fit Sheet
- Packing, Cooler & Load Plan
- Meal, Water & Fuel Plan
- Weather & Safety Sheet
- Trip Log & Next-Trip Debrief
- Gear Buying Decision Sheet
- Trip & Gear Budget Planner
Also included
- 2 filled-in example worksheets. Sleep System & Vehicle Fit Sheet and Trip Log & Next-Trip Debrief, worked through for a hypothetical trip, so a finished page is visible before starting one.
- 1 bonus printable. Car Camping Quick-Reference Card: R-value by low, cooler and water math, propane, and the rules that never change
- 1 companion spreadsheet. A trip numbers calculator that works out cooler quarts, ice, water and propane from the site's own rules, a reusable trip log, a trip budget with planned versus actual, a by-tier gear budget with subtotals and a cost-per-night tracker. Tabs: Trip Numbers, Trip Log, Trip Budget, Gear Budget by Tier, Cost Per Night.
- 1 start-here page. Your level, your sleep system, your trip summary and your go/no-go limits in the first 20 minutes, and which sheet to reach for when.
Plus the online buyer guide
Every tent, pad, cooler, stove and safety item the kit names, plus the site's six complete setups (tent and sleep-in-car, three budgets each), with budget ranges and Amazon links, kept current on this site.
Who it's for
- First-time car campers who want the first night to go well, not just happen
- Families planning a weekend who want every meal, gallon and cylinder worked out before they leave
- Anyone who has had a cold night on the wrong pad and wants to know the R-value they actually need
- Weekend campers ready to try dispersed, off-grid sites and wanting the rules and the skills first
Who made this
Built by the CarCampSetup team, the people behind the free tent size, R-value, cooler, propane and cargo calculators on this site. The rules are cited to the bodies that publish them: Leave No Trace for campsite ethics, the CDC for carbon monoxide, the National Weather Service for lightning and the USDA for food safety. Researched guidance, not professional advice.
30-day money-back guarantee
Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Questions
How do I get it?
Pay on the secure Stripe checkout and you land straight on your download page: the full PDF, a ZIP with every sheet as its own printable page, and the companion spreadsheet. Bookmark that page to download again later.
I have never camped. Is it too advanced?
No. Week 1 of the skills plan is pitching your tent at home and sleeping one night on your pad in the house. Level 1 ends with one night at a developed campground close to home.
I already car camp. What is in it for me?
Start at week 5 or week 9. Level 3 covers dispersed camping: finding the land manager, stay limits, fire rules, carrying all your water and leaving no trace. The trip log turns every trip into a short list of fixes for the next one.
Does it work if I sleep in my car instead of a tent?
Yes. The fit sheet covers measuring the cargo floor, leveling the car, the R-value on a car floor and the ventilation and carbon monoxide rules for sleeping in a vehicle.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. Print as many copies as you need. The trip log, the trip plan and the meal grid are made to be printed fresh for every trip.
What if it is not what I expected?
Use the whole kit. If it does not help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked.
The Car Camping Trip Planner & Skills Kit
11 worksheets · 39 pages · examples, workbook and online buyer guide