Shelter

• Tent
• Sleeping bag
• Roll mat
• And, if you have a car: inflatable mattress, waterbed, pillows, duvet, etc.

Heat and light

• Torch
• Nightlights
• Candles
• Oil burners
• Lighters
• Trangier or butane stove and pans
• Disposable barbeque (keep the grill when you've finished the charcoal)
• Spare bottle of meths/butane canisters
• Newspaper
• Axe

Clothes

• Waterproofs
• Gloves, hat, scarf
• Dry clothes
• Towel
• Thermals
• Dinner jacket
• Something to swim in, if you need it
• Snorkel
• Summer clothes (it might be hot)
• Warm clothes (it will probably be cold)
• Something to cover up - and keep the midges out

Keeping nature at bay

• Toothpaste/brush
• Condoms
• Plasters
• Insect repellant
• Painkillers
• Sun cream

Food and the means to cook it

• Metal plates, bowls, mugs
• Champagne flutes
• Knives, forks, spoons
• Sharp kitchen knife
• Penknife
• Bottle opener/corkscrew
• Fairy liquid
• Scourer
• Tin foil
• Cool bag
• Salt, pepper, herbs and spices
• Garlic
• Any food in tins (tuna, beans, frankfurters)
• Anything you can make earlier (frozen chilli, spag bol, trifle)
• Chocolate (plenty of)
• Bread
• Porridge
• Steak
• Bacon
• Eggs
• Sausages
• Mushrooms
• Tomatoes
• Onions
• Rice/pasta
• Oil/Butter
• Maltloaf
• Cheese
• Fruit
• Napoli salami
• Anything you can stick on a kebab, plus skewers
• Nuts
• Marshmallows
• Potatoes (sweet, baking or Smash)
• Mustard, ketchup, Mrs Ball's chutney
• Foie Gras
• Fish, or the means to catch it
• Corn on the cob in their husks, metal foil in which to cook it

Drink

• Drinking water
• Tea, coffee
• Milk
• Sugar
• Wine
• Beer
• Whisky

Entertainment

• Kite
• Puppetry paraphenalia
• Frisbee
• Cards (and something to gamble with)
• Book
• The means to produce music

Kids

• I don't have them, so suggestions welcome.
• (Maybe you should have remembered the condoms last time)

The rest

• Toilet roll, and something to bury it with
• Carrier bags (plastic is your friend)
• Bin bags
• Map
• Keys
• Cash and cash card
• Camera, batteries and films

What not to take

• Stress
• Expectations
• Make up
• Bongos