Olight makes some of the lights listed here. Olight specs and regular prices come from its US product pages and user manuals as of September 2026. Runtime figures are calculations from Olight's rated runtimes, not measured.
⚡ TL;DR
A printable camping checklist is a one-page list split into must-bring and situational items. It decides whether you reach camp with enough light, water and warmth for every night. On the lighting line, check one number: hours of darkness per night times nights, divided by each light's rated runtime. This page gives four such checklists.
This table summarizes the four printable checklists on this page, the official list behind each one and its lighting line.
| Checklist | Built on | Must-bring lines | Lighting line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camping | NPS Ten Essentials, park rules | 11 | Headlamp per person, table light, tent marker, AAA backup |
| Home emergency, 72 hours | Ready.gov basic kit | 14 | Light per person plus a room light; 13.6 h of December evenings |
| Home emergency, two weeks | Red Cross 2-week home supply | 14, in two-week amounts | Same lights; 63.2 h of December evenings |
| Car, winter and summer | NHTSA kit lists | 6 winter, 14 summer | 1 flashlight; one charge on Low covers a December night |
| Job site, four trades | OSHA 29 CFR 1926.56 and 1910.333 | 1 per trade | Task light per worker; area light separate |
Most checklists online run too long to print or skip what matters after dark: spare batteries, a light per person and a way to recharge with no outlet. Each list below fits one page and cites its sources.
📋 Table of Contents
- 1. Quick Answer: A Printable Camping Checklist in Four Parts
- 2. What Should Be on a Camping Checklist?
- 3. Camping Checklist Lighting: The Four-Zone Plan and Its Basis
- 4. What Goes in an Emergency Kit?
- 5. Home Emergency Lighting: 72 Hours vs Two Weeks
- 6. Car Emergency Kit Checklist: A Winter Version and a Summer Version
- 7. Job Site Lighting Checklist: Four Trades, One Legal Floor
- 8. Why Each Item Is on the List: The Numbers Behind the Lines
- 9. Is There a Printable Gear List or Gear Checklist PDF?
- 10. Your Pre-Trip Action List
- 11. FAQ
Quick Answer: A Printable Camping Checklist in Four Parts
Print the camping list for trips, the emergency list for the closet, the car list for the trunk and the job site list for the truck. Each splits items into must-bring and situational, and each lighting line gives a quantity and a runtime check, because darkness hours change with the season. Olight groups its camping flashlights, headlamps and lanterns on one outdoor page.
What Should Be on a Camping Checklist?
A camping checklist should start with the National Park Service's Ten Essentials: navigation, sun protection, extra clothing, illumination, first aid, fire, a repair kit and tools, food, water and emergency shelter. Then add the camp gear your site needs, such as a tent and sleeping bag, and the park's own rules.
The NPS Ten Essentials page adds, "You may need additional items depending on the activity in which you participate (i.e., life jacket, bug spray, 2-way satellite messaging device)." It also says, "Be sure to tell someone where you’re going and when to expect you back."
This printable camping checklist lists the must-bring lines first, then the situational ones, with the quantity and source for each.
| Done | Item | Tier | Quantity | Why it is here (source) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☐ | Trip plan left with someone | Must | 1 | NPS: tell someone where you are going |
| ☐ | Paper map, compass or GPS, phone battery | Must | 1 set | NPS navigation |
| ☐ | Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat | Must | 1 per person | NPS sun protection |
| ☐ | Extra layer, rain jacket, hat, gloves | Must | 1 per person | NPS extra clothing |
| ☐ | Headlamp plus spare batteries or charge | Must | 1 per person | NPS illumination; see the lighting plan |
| ☐ | First aid kit plus personal medications | Must | 1 per group | NPS first aid |
| ☐ | Waterproof matches or lighter, fire starter | Must | 1 set | NPS fire; check park fire rules |
| ☐ | Duct tape, knife, scissors or multitool | Must | 1 set | NPS repair kit and tools |
| ☐ | One extra day of no-cook food | Must | 1 day per person | NPS food |
| ☐ | Water plus a treatment method | Must | Per person per day | NPS water |
| ☐ | Emergency shelter: tent, tarp, bivy or space blanket | Must | 1 per person | NPS shelter |
| ☐ | Bear-resistant food storage | Situational | As the park requires | Park rule, such as Yosemite's |
| ☐ | Life jacket, bug spray, satellite messenger | Situational | By activity | NPS additional items |
| ☐ | Table light, tent marker, AAA backup light | Situational | See the lighting plan | Darkness hours, site rules |
Park rules add lines the Ten Essentials miss. Yosemite's camping regulations say, "You must keep your food properly stored 24 hours per day," and "A maximum of six people (including children) are allowed per campsite." They also say, "Connecting to any utility system (e.g., water spigots, electrical outlets) in the campgrounds is prohibited." So every light has to last the trip on its own battery or a power bank you carry.
Camping Checklist Lighting: The Four-Zone Plan and Its Basis
Plan camp lighting in four zones: your head, the table and stove, the tent, and a backup. Size each zone by darkness hours, not by lumens. In Yosemite Valley, the dark part of the evening before 10 p.m. quiet hours lasts 72 minutes in mid-July and 196 minutes in mid-October, so a table light that covers a July weekend runs short in October.
The NPS covers zone one: "Headlamps are the recommended light source because they are hands-free. Be sure to pack extra batteries."
How many hours of darkness does a camp night hold?
The table below uses the U.S. Naval Observatory's sun and moon data for Yosemite Valley (37.74 N, 119.59 W). The evening window runs from the end of civil twilight to 10 p.m., when Yosemite's quiet hours begin ("Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 6 am."). The overnight window runs to morning civil twilight, when, per the National Weather Service's twilight definitions, "in many cases, artificial lighting is not needed."
This table turns the USNO times into darkness windows for one night.
| Date (Yosemite Valley) | Evening twilight ends | Morning twilight begins | Evening window | Overnight window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 8:48 p.m. PDT | 5:21 a.m. PDT | 72 min | 441 min |
| Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 6:44 p.m. PDT | 6:42 a.m. PDT | 196 min | 522 min |
The evening window grows 2.7 times in three months.
Zone by zone: which light, which mode, how many charges
Three nights add up to 216 evening minutes in July and 588 in October, and 1,323 and 1,566 overnight minutes. This table divides each need by the rated runtime of the mode, based on Olight's rated runtimes, not measured, and assumes runtimes add in a straight line.
| Zone | Light and mode (Olight rating) | July, 3 nights | October, 3 nights | What to pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table, Medium all evening | Oclip 2 Ultra floodlight Medium, 100 lm, 3 h 30 min (210 min) | 216 / 210 = 1.03 charges | 588 / 210 = 2.80 charges | Premium dock, or the mixed plan |
| Table, mixed plan | 60 min Medium nightly, the rest on Low (10 lm, 25 h = 1,500 min) | 180 / 210 + 36 / 1,500 = 88.1% | 180 / 210 + 408 / 1,500 = 112.9% | July: one charge. October: the dock |
| Tent marker, all night | Sphere C white Low, 1 lm, 40 h (2,400 min) | 1,323 / 2,400 = 55.1% | 1,566 / 2,400 = 65.3% | One charge per trip |
In July, Medium all evening falls 6 minutes short of one charge, and the mixed plan fits. In October, even the mixed plan needs 112.9% of a charge. Olight says the Premium version's 1,000 mAh Mobile Charging Dock gives "twice the total runtime," which cuts that to about 56% of the light-plus-dock total. For heads, our best camping headlamp guide estimates about 20 camp nights per charge for the Olight Perun 3 and about four for smaller clip-style headlamps, so neither needs a recharge on a three-night trip. The backup zone is an i3T 2 EOS with one spare AAA.
How many lights for a party of two, four or six?
Yosemite caps a site at six people, so this table stops there. The quantities are our planning rule, built from the NPS headlamp advice and the zone math above.
| Party size | Headlamps | Table lights | Tent markers | AAA backup lights | Spare AAA cells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 people, 1 tent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 people, 2 tents | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 people, 3 tents | 6 | 2 (table and stove) | 3 | 2 | 2 |
The Olight Oclip 2 Ultra clip light fills the table zone because the hard part is aiming light at a stove without a stand. Olight lists a 115° head tilt, a 360° rotating clip and tail and clip magnets. The page's default Premium Onyx Black bundle is $94.99 (regular price, September 2026); the user manual lists the Mobile Charging Dock in the Premium box. The limits: it is rated IP66, but the manual says, "Do not immerse the product in water or other liquids, as it will damage the product." It adds, "In environments below 0°C (32°F), the white light is limited to Low and Medium modes, and the UV light is limited to Low mode only." The Oclip 2 Pro drops the UV and costs less.
Safety note: The Oclip 2 manual says, "If you have an ICD or pacemaker, avoid close or prolonged contact with this product to prevent possible interference." Keep that in mind before you clip it to a collar, chest strap or shirt pocket.
For the tent marker, the Olight Sphere Ambient Light costs $17.99 (regular price, September 2026) in the default Stellar Sky color, the USB-C-charging Sphere C; Olight notes it does not include a USB-C cable. Its limit is output: 75 lumens stepping down to 22 marks a tent but will not light a stove. For a brighter table light, our guide to the best lantern for camping compares three price tiers.
What Goes in an Emergency Kit?
An emergency kit holds the 14 basic items Ready.gov lists, from one gallon of water per person per day to a flashlight, extra batteries, a whistle, a manual can opener and a phone with a backup battery. The American Red Cross sets the amounts: a 3-day supply to evacuate and a 2-week supply at home.
Ready.gov's build a kit page gives the reason: "After an emergency, you may need to survive on your own for several days." The Red Cross survival kit list sets water and food at a "3-day supply for evacuation, 2-week supply for home."
This emergency kit checklist puts the 72-hour grab kit and the two-week home supply side by side.
| Done | Item | 72-hour kit (evacuation) | Two-week home supply | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☐ | Water, one gallon per person per day | 3 gallons per person | 14 gallons per person | Ready.gov, Red Cross |
| ☐ | Non-perishable food | 3 days | 14 days | Red Cross |
| ☐ | Battery or hand-crank radio, NOAA Weather Radio | 1 | 1 | Ready.gov |
| ☐ | Flashlight | 1 per household member | 1 per member plus a room light | Ready.gov |
| ☐ | Extra batteries | Covers 3 evenings | Covers 14 evenings (see below) | Ready.gov |
| ☐ | First aid kit, medications | Kit plus 7 days of medications | Kit plus 7 days of medications | Red Cross |
| ☐ | Whistle | 1 per person | 1 per person | Ready.gov: "to signal for help" |
| ☐ | Dust mask | 1 per person | 1 per person | Ready.gov |
| ☐ | Plastic sheeting, scissors, duct tape | 1 set | 1 set | Ready.gov: "to shelter in place" |
| ☐ | Moist towelettes, garbage bags, plastic ties | 3 days | 14 days | Ready.gov |
| ☐ | Wrench or pliers | 1 | 1 | Ready.gov: "to turn off utilities" |
| ☐ | Manual can opener | 1 | 1 | Ready.gov |
| ☐ | Local maps | 1 | 1 | Ready.gov |
| ☐ | Phone, chargers, backup battery | 1 each | 1 each plus power for lights | Ready.gov |
| ☐ | Documents, cash, sleeping bag or blanket per person | Situational | Situational | Ready.gov additional supplies |
On a tight budget, our survival kit under $100 guide prices each line for a family.
Home Emergency Lighting: 72 Hours vs Two Weeks
A 72-hour kit can run on the charge already in its lights, but a two-week winter kit cannot. In Kansas City, the dark evening before a 10 p.m. bedtime lasts 40 minutes in late June and 271 minutes in late December: about 63.2 hours over two December weeks, or 3.4 charges of a 120-lumen room light.
Ready.gov's power outage guidance says, "Have flashlights for every household member," and to "Plan for batteries and other alternative power sources to meet your needs when the power goes out, such as a portable charger or power bank." The table uses USNO times for Kansas City on June 21 and December 21, 2026, and our assumed 10 p.m. bedtime.
This table shows the evening darkness for each outage length and the share of each light's rated runtime it uses.
| Case | Evening window | Total minutes | Baton 4 Pro Med, 120 lm, 18 h 30 min | Baton 4 Pro Low, 15 lm, 155 h | i3T 2 EOS Low, 5 lm, 21 h per AAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June, 72 hours | 9:20 to 10:00 p.m., 40 min | 120 | 10.8% | 1.3% | 9.5% of a cell |
| June, two weeks | 40 min | 560 | 50.5% | 6.0% | 44.4% of a cell |
| December, 72 hours | 5:29 to 10:00 p.m., 271 min | 813 | 73.2% | 8.7% | 64.5% of a cell |
| December, two weeks | 271 min | 3,794 | 3.42 charges | 40.8% | 3.01 cells, stock 4 |
Two rules follow. A 72-hour kit needs no recharge if the room light holds about 120 lumens for 18 hours or more. A two-week winter kit needs a lower mode or a power source: the Baton 4 Pro on Low covers all 14 December evenings on 40.8% of a charge, while Medium needs 2.42 extra charges, or 2.42 x 12.6 Wh = 30.5 Wh at the battery energy its manual lists, before charging losses. For four people running i3T 2 EOS lights every December evening, stock 16 AAA cells.
The Olight Baton 4 Pro flashlight ($69.99, regular price, September 2026) earns the room-light line because it charges by USB-C or MCC, so any USB-C power bank refills it. Its manual says, "Charge the product only in environments with temperatures between 0 °C and 45 °C."
The Olight i3T 2 EOS flashlight ($19.99, regular price, September 2026) fills the one-per-person line on a single AAA, and one alkaline AAA comes in the box. Its manual warns, "Do not give the product to children to play with, in order to avoid accidental swallowing," so a child's light needs an adult in charge. Our guide to hurricane supplies storage covers keeping cells from corroding.
Car Emergency Kit Checklist: A Winter Version and a Summer Version
A car emergency kit checklist needs two versions because NHTSA publishes two lists. Winter adds a snow shovel, ice scraper and sand or kitty litter. Summer adds a tire gauge, a jack, work gloves and washer fluid. Both include a flashlight, jumper cables, flares, a first aid kit, blankets and a phone and charger.
NHTSA's winter driving tips list "jumper cables, flashlight, and warning devices (flares and emergency markers)." Its summer driving tips put "Cell phone and charger" first.
This car emergency kit checklist merges the two NHTSA lists and marks which season each line belongs to.
| Done | Item | Winter | Summer | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☐ | Cell phone and charger | Must | Must | NHTSA |
| ☐ | Flashlight | Must | Must, carried in with you | NHTSA; Olight 60°C limit |
| ☐ | Jumper cables | Must | Must | NHTSA |
| ☐ | First aid kit, including tourniquet | Must | Must | NHTSA |
| ☐ | Flares, emergency markers or a white flag | Must | Must | NHTSA |
| ☐ | Water, food, medicine | Must | Must | NHTSA |
| ☐ | Blankets (summer list: blankets, towels, coats) | Must | Must | NHTSA |
| ☐ | Snow shovel, broom, ice scraper | Must | Not needed | NHTSA winter |
| ☐ | Sand or kitty litter | Must | Not needed | NHTSA winter |
| ☐ | Tire pressure gauge | Situational | Must | NHTSA summer |
| ☐ | Jack and ground mat | Situational | Must | NHTSA summer |
| ☐ | Work gloves, change of clothes | Situational | Must | NHTSA summer |
| ☐ | Basic tools, duct tape, paper towels | Situational | Must | NHTSA summer |
| ☐ | Extra washer fluid, maps | Situational | Must | NHTSA summer |
Winter: how much light does a stranded night take?
NHTSA's first advice for a stalled car in winter is "Stay with your car and don’t overexert yourself." In Kansas City on December 21, 2026, USNO times put darkness from 5:29 p.m. to 7:04 a.m., or 815 minutes. On rated runtimes, the Oclip 2 Ultra's 10-lumen floodlight Low (25 h) uses 815 / 1,500 = 54.3% of a charge, its 4-lumen red Low (22 h) 61.7%, and the i3T 2 EOS on Low (21 h) 64.7% of one AAA.
Each covers the longest night with a third or more left, but the Oclip 2 Ultra cannot charge below 0°C, and the U.S. Fire Administration's lithium-ion battery page says, "Do not charge them at temperatures below 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) or above 105 degrees F (40 degrees C)." Top the light up indoors before a winter drive.
Summer: the flashlight rides with you
In summer, the car itself is the problem. NHTSA warns, "Even if it’s 60 degrees outside with the windows cracked, the temperature inside a vehicle can quickly reach deadly levels." The i3T 2 EOS manual reads, "Don't store, charge or use this light in a car where inside of temperature may be over 60°C, or similar places."
Warning: From late spring to early fall, move the flashlight line of your car kit to your pocket or bag.
Job Site Lighting Checklist: Four Trades, One Legal Floor
A job site lighting checklist starts with OSHA's construction rule, 29 CFR 1926.56, which sets minimum light levels from 3 to 30 foot-candles by area "while any work is in progress." A headlamp or clip light is a task light on top of that floor, not a substitute for area lighting. Electrical work adds 29 CFR 1910.333(c)(4): no work near exposed energized parts without enough light.
29 CFR 1926.56(a) lists the minimums in Table D-3, in foot-candles. One foot-candle is about 10.764 lux.
This table lists the Table D-3 rows, converts each to lux and says what it means for a crew packing lights.
| Table D-3 minimum | About lux | Area or operation (OSHA wording, shortened) | What it means for your checklist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 foot-candles | 32.3 | General construction areas, excavation, access ways, field maintenance areas | Area lights; a headlamp adds task light |
| 5 foot-candles | 53.8 | General construction area lighting; corridors; tunnels | Light the path in and out |
| 10 foot-candles | 107.6 | Shops, mechanical and electrical equipment rooms | Area lighting plus task light |
| 30 foot-candles | 322.9 | First aid stations, infirmaries and offices | Not a portable-light job |
For electricians, 29 CFR 1910.333(c)(4)(i) says, "Employees may not enter spaces containing exposed energized parts, unless illumination is provided that enables the employees to perform the work safely." Paragraph (c)(8) bars conductive articles, including "metal headgear," "if they might contact exposed energized parts." Olight lists aluminum bodies for the Oclip 2 Ultra, Baton 4 Pro and i3T 2 EOS, so keep them away from exposed live parts.
This job site checklist gives each of four trades a must-bring lighting line and a situational one.
| Done | Trade | Must-bring lighting | Situational lighting | Rule or reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☐ | Electrical | Headlamp plus a magnetic or clip task light aimed at the panel | Second task light for a dark equipment room | 1910.333(c)(4); 10 fc for equipment rooms |
| ☐ | Plumbing and HVAC | Headlamp for crawlspaces and attics | Clip light hung from a joist or pipe hanger | Hands free in tight spaces; access ways need 3 fc |
| ☐ | Auto and mechanic | Magnetic clip light on the hood, headlamp for under the car | UV light for dye leak checks | Field maintenance areas 3 fc; shops 10 fc |
| ☐ | General construction and inspection | Headlamp for walk-throughs and punch lists | Handheld with a long beam for exterior checks | 5 fc general construction lighting |
For panel work, our electrician flashlight guide explains why a light fixed to the enclosure beats a headlamp, and our engine bay light setup covers car work. For UV dye checks, the Oclip 2 manual says, "Do not look directly at the light source or shine it into your eyes."
How many clip lights cover an 8-hour example shift?
An 8-hour shift is 480 minutes. On the Oclip 2 Ultra's 100-lumen Medium floodlight, rated at 210 minutes, that is 480 / 210 = 2.29 charges, and the manual lists a full USB-C charge at 1 h 30 min.
- One light: two recharges take it off the job for 2 x 90 = 180 minutes.
- Two lights in rotation: A runs 0 to 210, B runs 210 to 420 while A charges for 90 minutes, then A covers 420 to 480. No gap.
- One Premium light and dock: 2 x 210 = 420 minutes, 60 short, so drop to Low for the last hour.
Note: Olight does not list a hazardous-location rating for any light on this page. Where a site requires lighting approved for a classified location, these lights do not belong on that checklist.
Why Each Item Is on the List: The Numbers Behind the Lines
Every line answers two questions: what could go wrong after dark, and how long you must cope with it. The lighting lines turn both into numbers you can check on a spec sheet: darkness hours, rated runtime, charging temperature and water rating.
This parameter table lists the concepts behind the lighting lines, their units, the ranges on this page and how to tell if a light is enough.
| Concept | Unit | Range on this page | How to judge enough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkness window | Minutes per night | 40 to 815 | Multiply by nights or days |
| Charges per trip | Minutes needed / rated runtime | 0.01 to 3.42 | Above 1 needs a dock, power bank, spare cells or a lower mode |
| Charging temperature | °C | 0 to 45 | Charge indoors in winter |
| Storage heat limit | °C | 60 | No summer glovebox storage |
| Area light floor | Foot-candles | 3 to 30 | Task lights add to area lights |
This common misconceptions table lists popular beliefs about kits, the fact and where it comes from.
| Misconception | Fact | Source |
|---|---|---|
| One lighting line works all year | Yosemite's evening window grows from 72 to 196 minutes, July to October | USNO |
| Ready.gov's kit is a two-week kit | Ready.gov says "several days"; the Red Cross sets 2 weeks for home | Ready.gov, Red Cross |
| The glovebox is the flashlight's home | Olight manuals set a 60°C car limit | Olight manuals, NHTSA |
| IP66 means the light can go in a creek | The Oclip 2 manual says not to immerse it | Olight manual |
Is There a Printable Gear List or Gear Checklist PDF?
Yes. Every checklist on this page is a table with a "Done" column of tick boxes, so it prints on plain paper without images. For home kits, Ready.gov also offers its own printable version: its kit page says, "Download a printable version to take with you to the store."
To save a gear checklist PDF, choose "Save as PDF" in your browser's print dialog. Three habits make a printed list work:
- Write the date and your season's darkness numbers at the top.
- Tick an item only when it is packed and checked.
- After the trip, circle any line that fell short and fix the quantity.
Your Pre-Trip Action List
Use this action list with the printable camping checklist and its three companion lists. Each step uses a number from the tables above, such as darkness minutes per night or charges per trip, so you can pack in one pass.
- Look up your trip's twilight times and work out the darkness windows.
- Multiply each window by your nights and divide by each light's rated runtime. Over 1 needs more power or a lower mode.
- Pack one headlamp per person, one table light per site, one marker per tent and one AAA backup.
- At home, stock one light per person and a room light for two weeks of evenings.
- In the car, switch lists each spring and fall, and carry the flashlight with you in hot months.
- On the job, pack a task light per worker and confirm area lighting meets OSHA Table D-3.
- Re-check the whole kit each year, as Ready.gov advises.
FAQ
Changelog
- September 25, 2026: First published.
