Camping equipment

thumb|Double- and single-bit felling axesFile:An axe labelled-2edit.svg|thumb|upright|A diagram showing the main points on an axe An axe (; sometimes spelled ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for thousands of years to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, and as a weapon. The axe has many forms and specialised uses but generally consists of a head with a sharpened blade (also called a "bit") attached to a handle (also called "haft" or "helve").

thumb|Igniting a match on the striking strip of a matchbox

thumb|upright=1.35|A modern two-person, lightweight hiking dome tent; it is tied to rocks as there is nowhere to drive stakes on this rock shelf

thumb|A 20 lb () steel propane cylinder. This cylinder is fitted with an overfill prevention device (OPD) valve, as evidenced by the trilobular handwheel. Propane () is a three-carbon chain alkane with the molecular formula . It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but becomes liquid when compressed for transportation and storage. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is often a constituent of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is commonly used as a fuel in domestic and industrial applications and in low-emissions public transportation; other constituent

thumb|right|A 30 L top and bottom-loading hiking backpack thumb|right|A 12 L front-loading photography backpack

thumb|Machete/saw combo thumb|Mexican artisan Agustín Cruz Tinoco using a machete to carve wood thumb|Mexican machete, from Guerrero, 1970. bull horn handle, hand forged blade (hammer marks visible) thumb|Campos Hermanos Mexican machete with blade 75 centimeters long and 93 total.

thumb|upright=1.35|Hammock with a lakeside view thumb|upright=1.35|Hammock beside the beach

collection of supplies and equipment that is used to give medical treatment

type of pocket knife containing multiple tools

thumb|A collection of pocketknives thumb|A Swiss Army knife made by [[Victorinox]]

insulated covering for a person

thumb|right|An improvised tent using polytarp as a Fly (tent)|fly thumb|Abandoned homeless shelter using plastic tarp A tarpaulin ( , ) or tarp is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with polyurethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene. Tarpaulins often have reinforced grommets at the corners and along the sides to form attachment points for rope, allowing them to be tied down or suspended.

tool used in mountaineering and ice climbing, that allows to secure your footing in snow or ice, progress up slopes and create anchors.

drinking vessel

cooking stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight

company

improvised shelter

thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid

type of mattress

hiking equipment

article of luggage

right|thumb|350px|Traditional puukko with birch handle and full-length fuller A puukko () is a small traditional Finnish general purpose belt knife with a single curved cutting edge, solid hidden tang, and usually, a flat spine.

thumb|Leatherman Sidekick with all tools unfolded thumb|Leatherman Sidekick, Leatherman Skeletool CX and Victorinox Nomad One Hand ([[assisted-opening knife)]] thumb|Leatherman Wave with all tools unfolded thumb|Leatherman Surge thumb|Leatherman e303

spike driven into the ground for holding a tent to the ground

the larger of the two Saami knives

German brand for solid fuel in tablet form

place designed to store food outdoors and prevent animals from accessing it

A billycan is an Australian term for a lightweight cooking pot in the form of a metal bucket commonly used for boiling water, making tea/coffee or cooking over a campfire or to carry water. It is commonly known simply as a billy, or occasionally as a billy can (billy tin or billy pot in Canada).

thumb|right|250px|A can of Sterno aflame|alt=A grey colored can of Sterno on fire Sterno is a brand of jellied denatured alcohol sold in and meant to be burned directly in its can. Popular both in commercial food service and home entertainment, its primary uses are as a fuel for heating chafing dishes in buffets and serving fondue. Other uses are for portable stoves and as an emergency heat source. It is also used with toy and model steam and other external combustion engines.

thumb|A one-two person Trangia 27, aluminium

self-contained, easily transported units used to purify water from untreated sources

alcohol stove of DIY construction

thumb|A petroleum-based fire starter for grills, camp fires, stoves or ovens thumb|A variety of firelighters on sale in a German supermarket

thumb|Schematics of a German Bundeswehr shelter half (Zeltbahn) thumb|U.S. Army pup tent in World War II, and made with two shelter halves thumb|Arlington State College ROTC students setting up pup tents during an exercise on campus, circa 1950s

Conical tent design patented in 1856

The Umnumzaan () is a folding pocket knife manufactured by Chris Reeve Knives of Boise, Idaho, and designed by Chris Reeve.

usually unpressurized liquid-fuel stove