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Abby Ledoux
Author: Abby Ledoux
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1Wearable Sleeping Bag, $169 at <a href="https://www.selkbagusa.com/">Selk'bag</a>
Realize the ultimate dream of becoming a human burrito with this, a wearable sleeping bag, for maximum coziness on chilly nights, should you be staking your tent during the cooler months. Zip-off booties and easy-access hand openings make it practical, and an insulated polyester shell keeps things toasty.
Realize the ultimate dream of becoming a human burrito with this, a wearable sleeping bag, for maximum coziness on chilly nights, should you be staking your tent during the cooler months. Zip-off booties and easy-access hand openings make it practical, and an insulated polyester shell keeps things toasty.
2Wearable Sleeping Bag, $169 at <a href="https://www.selkbagusa.com/">Selk'bag</a>
Realize the ultimate dream of becoming a human burrito with this, a wearable sleeping bag, for maximum coziness on chilly nights, should you be staking your tent during the cooler months. Zip-off booties and easy-access hand openings make it practical, and an insulated polyester shell keeps things toasty.
Realize the ultimate dream of becoming a human burrito with this, a wearable sleeping bag, for maximum coziness on chilly nights, should you be staking your tent during the cooler months. Zip-off booties and easy-access hand openings make it practical, and an insulated polyester shell keeps things toasty.
3Water Filter, $59.99 at <a href="https://sawyer.com/">Sawyer</a>
Consider yourself Captain Planet when you forgo pallets of bottled water for the natural stuff, conveniently purified in a silicone bottle equipped with a filtration system that allows you to sip straight from the source.
Consider yourself Captain Planet when you forgo pallets of bottled water for the natural stuff, conveniently purified in a silicone bottle equipped with a filtration system that allows you to sip straight from the source.
4Water Filter, $59.99 at <a href="https://sawyer.com/">Sawyer</a>
Consider yourself Captain Planet when you forgo pallets of bottled water for the natural stuff, conveniently purified in a silicone bottle equipped with a filtration system that allows you to sip straight from the source.
Consider yourself Captain Planet when you forgo pallets of bottled water for the natural stuff, conveniently purified in a silicone bottle equipped with a filtration system that allows you to sip straight from the source.
5Fireside Panini Press, $42 at <a href="https://www.shopterrain.com/">Terrain by Anthropologie</a>
A cast-iron press attached to a wooden handle makes for easy roasting and tasty DIY dinners. (Okay, this one isn’t for travelers hauling gear to their campsites.)
A cast-iron press attached to a wooden handle makes for easy roasting and tasty DIY dinners. (Okay, this one isn’t for travelers hauling gear to their campsites.)
6Fireside Panini Press, $42 at <a href="https://www.shopterrain.com/">Terrain by Anthropologie</a>
A cast-iron press attached to a wooden handle makes for easy roasting and tasty DIY dinners. (Okay, this one isn’t for travelers hauling gear to their campsites.)
A cast-iron press attached to a wooden handle makes for easy roasting and tasty DIY dinners. (Okay, this one isn’t for travelers hauling gear to their campsites.)
7Gourmet Marshmallows, $15/dozen at <a href="https://www.sweetandmellow.com/">Sweet and Mellow</a>
Elevate your s’mores game with Houston-made, from-scratch marshmallows in scrumptious flavors like lemon pistachio, cookies and cream, and orange chocolate.
Elevate your s’mores game with Houston-made, from-scratch marshmallows in scrumptious flavors like lemon pistachio, cookies and cream, and orange chocolate.
8Gourmet Marshmallows, $15/dozen at <a href="https://www.sweetandmellow.com/">Sweet and Mellow</a>
Elevate your s’mores game with Houston-made, from-scratch marshmallows in scrumptious flavors like lemon pistachio, cookies and cream, and orange chocolate.
Elevate your s’mores game with Houston-made, from-scratch marshmallows in scrumptious flavors like lemon pistachio, cookies and cream, and orange chocolate.
9Bug Spray, $12 at <a href="https://melnaturel.com/">Melnaturel</a>
An all-natural ingredients list including lavender, patchouli, and geranium will leave you wondering if this is perfume or insect repellent. (Citronella confirms it’s the latter.)
An all-natural ingredients list including lavender, patchouli, and geranium will leave you wondering if this is perfume or insect repellent. (Citronella confirms it’s the latter.)
10Bug Spray, $12 at <a href="https://melnaturel.com/">Melnaturel</a>
An all-natural ingredients list including lavender, patchouli, and geranium will leave you wondering if this is perfume or insect repellent. (Citronella confirms it’s the latter.)
An all-natural ingredients list including lavender, patchouli, and geranium will leave you wondering if this is perfume or insect repellent. (Citronella confirms it’s the latter.)
11Solar Shower, $14.99 at <a href="https://www.coleman.com/">Coleman</a>
Leave your throw-away flip-flops at home: This five-gallon bag uses solar energy to heat water, which dispenses from a handheld sprayer and eliminates your need to brave dingy campground showers.
Leave your throw-away flip-flops at home: This five-gallon bag uses solar energy to heat water, which dispenses from a handheld sprayer and eliminates your need to brave dingy campground showers.
12Solar Shower, $14.99 at <a href="https://www.coleman.com/">Coleman</a>
Leave your throw-away flip-flops at home: This five-gallon bag uses solar energy to heat water, which dispenses from a handheld sprayer and eliminates your need to brave dingy campground showers.
Leave your throw-away flip-flops at home: This five-gallon bag uses solar energy to heat water, which dispenses from a handheld sprayer and eliminates your need to brave dingy campground showers.
13Solar-Powered Phone Bank, $25 at <a href="https://www.nodproducts.com/">NOD Products</a>
A weather-resistant plastic and rubber shell—plus a solar panel capable of providing two full charges—makes this portable phone battery perfect for outdoor use.
A weather-resistant plastic and rubber shell—plus a solar panel capable of providing two full charges—makes this portable phone battery perfect for outdoor use.
14Solar-Powered Phone Bank, $25 at <a href="https://www.nodproducts.com/">NOD Products</a>
A weather-resistant plastic and rubber shell—plus a solar panel capable of providing two full charges—makes this portable phone battery perfect for outdoor use.
A weather-resistant plastic and rubber shell—plus a solar panel capable of providing two full charges—makes this portable phone battery perfect for outdoor use.
15Mystical Fire Flame Colorant, $8.05 at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/">Amazon</a>
What’s more fun than telling ghost stories and roasting weenies over a trippy, multicolored campfire? Answer: nothing. Once your flames are rainbow-hued, you’ll never go back to a boring old blaze.
What’s more fun than telling ghost stories and roasting weenies over a trippy, multicolored campfire? Answer: nothing. Once your flames are rainbow-hued, you’ll never go back to a boring old blaze.
16Mystical Fire Flame Colorant, $8.05 at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/">Amazon</a>
What’s more fun than telling ghost stories and roasting weenies over a trippy, multicolored campfire? Answer: nothing. Once your flames are rainbow-hued, you’ll never go back to a boring old blaze.
What’s more fun than telling ghost stories and roasting weenies over a trippy, multicolored campfire? Answer: nothing. Once your flames are rainbow-hued, you’ll never go back to a boring old blaze.
17Outdoor Recliner, $49.99 at <a href="https://www.clevermade.com/">CleverMade</a>
Forget the fold-up canvas chair collecting dust in your trunk: This portable nylon recliner, the comfier option, inflates in seconds, no pump required.
Forget the fold-up canvas chair collecting dust in your trunk: This portable nylon recliner, the comfier option, inflates in seconds, no pump required.
18Outdoor Recliner, $49.99 at <a href="https://www.clevermade.com/">CleverMade</a>
Forget the fold-up canvas chair collecting dust in your trunk: This portable nylon recliner, the comfier option, inflates in seconds, no pump required.
Forget the fold-up canvas chair collecting dust in your trunk: This portable nylon recliner, the comfier option, inflates in seconds, no pump required.
19"Adventure Is Out There" T-Shirt, $32 at <a href="https://www.saturdaymorningpancakes.com/">Saturday Morning Pancakes</a>
When you’re mostly excited to take on the great outdoors but also a little high-maintenance, let this soft, tri-blend tee do all the talking.
When you’re mostly excited to take on the great outdoors but also a little high-maintenance, let this soft, tri-blend tee do all the talking.
20"Adventure Is Out There" T-Shirt, $32 at <a href="https://www.saturdaymorningpancakes.com/">Saturday Morning Pancakes</a>
When you’re mostly excited to take on the great outdoors but also a little high-maintenance, let this soft, tri-blend tee do all the talking.
When you’re mostly excited to take on the great outdoors but also a little high-maintenance, let this soft, tri-blend tee do all the talking.

Whether you’re glamping or straight roughing it, these are the essentials.

Published in the The Great Texas Camping Guide issue of Houstonia Mag.




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Abby Ledoux
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Abby Ledoux traded Canada’s border for Mexico’s when she moved to Texas from northwestern Vermont in November 2017 to join the staff at Houstonia. An alumna of Emerson College’s journalism program in Boston, Abby was previously associate editor of three weekly newspapers in her home state of Vermont. There, she covered everything from Bernie Sanders to the heroin epidemic and won numerous state and regional awards for her work, including the Vermont Press Association’s 2014 Rookie of the Year. She was also an investigative reporting fellow at the New England First Amendment Coalition. Today, Abby is excited to explore Houston’s vibrant, diverse culture (and shopping scene). Aside from fashion and design, she’s passionate about politics, hip hop and Mexican food. She believes leopard is a neutral and red lipstick can fix almost anything.