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Thank you for all the suggestions. We are going to try some camping at Joshua Tree (southwest). I will be able to borrow some things from family friends. Any suggestions on where to get other supplies without spending a fortune? We have a tent and sleeping bags. We may have a cooking stove (I'm working on that now). We still need basic supplies for eating. Since we aren't that experienced, it there also someplace on the Internet that has a good checklist of the things we will need?