This statistic presents information on the essential camping items for camping trips in the United States in 2016. For 61 percent of the respondents, a tent was amongst the most essential camping items.
Most essential camping items for camping trips in the United States in 2016
24,134 (11,453 individual and 12,681 household interviews)
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
Individual & household surveys
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
A weighting technique was used to balance the data to reflect the total U.S. population ages six and above. A participant is defined as an individual who took part in the activity at least once in the given year.
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Outdoor Foundation. (October 13, 2017). Most essential camping items for camping trips in the United States in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285004/most-essential-camping-items-united-states-2013/
Outdoor Foundation. "Most essential camping items for camping trips in the United States in 2016." Chart. October 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285004/most-essential-camping-items-united-states-2013/
Outdoor Foundation. (2017). Most essential camping items for camping trips in the United States in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285004/most-essential-camping-items-united-states-2013/
Outdoor Foundation. "Most Essential Camping Items for Camping Trips in The United States in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285004/most-essential-camping-items-united-states-2013/
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Most essential camping items for camping trips in the United States in 2016 [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, October 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285004/most-essential-camping-items-united-states-2013/