Additional advise on camping? I don't know what you already have or know, but some things I've learned along the way so far.
Heave the pretty sandals, and the lace items. OH wait. You probably aren't packing that anyway.
Seriously - heave half of the clothes you think you need. If it is just you, you will be amazed at how tolerable you are with your own stink and filth. hahahaha. Okay - (and this is just so demeaning to have to admit) .....but I've learned I am actually capable of going more than 24 hours without a shower. And that has happened more than once, and it's tolerable and I think I'm still somewhat presentable enough for nature and enough to get a burger at a mom and pop cafe. If you're alone - then well - It really can be done.
I swear, I'm just one riding season away from trying (or being forced) to live under a bridge. No...- really, I think I am.
I only brought a limited amount of thermal type wear, because on the Gulf Coast of Texas, you just don't imagine needing it..... EVER. So I have 2 Fleece shirts, and 2 pair of silks, and my BMW Transition Jacket, and a true Wind Breaker Jacket. Fleece cap and fleece non-motorcycle gloves. All of these are used daily. Three pair of fleece, for me, would have been ideal. But I'm getting along fine with what I have. If I could heave a lot of the 'pretty' stuff, I would. I have since packed most of it into compression bags and just keep it stored in the lock box of the truck.
Some random thoughts:
Do you have all you need in camping supplies? If so, then bring extra supplies for the supplies. i.e. batteries, and bulbs, any kind of repair kit for your stove, supplies for lantern
Bring more trash bags (small) then you think you need.
Getting ice daily is a hassle. I don't know the answer for that. I wish I did. Gets expensive too. Let me qualify that. $1.50 is not expensive. $1.50 every day does add up, but still not expensive. BUT - when you slept somewhere for free, ate meals you had packed, took a shower for $1.75, and then patted yourself on the back for having only spent a total of $5.00 that day (except for gas) ........ well, then suddenly in the big scheme of things - $1.50 for ice seems a little much. And the thing is; $1.50 is CHEAP for ice up here. WTF? It's water that's frozen!!! It's a heck of a lot harder to freeze water in Houston where it's 100 degrees, I would think, and yet ice down there is $.99. Sorry about the rant. Too long in the wasteland, I suppose.
Extra sunglasses. I've had two pair break on this trip. Cheap ones, but nonetheless, they did cost more than that bag of ice!!!
Stay organized. You lose valuable time if you don't stay organized. And you lose valuable items. Speaking of...... I lost a new digital point and shoot out the window of my truck. Amazing how far it bounced without coming apart before it went over the cliff. So now I'm down to my one which I have to fix at least once every trip, but it isn't let me fix it anymore either. So I'm down to 2 DSLR's now. This is not good. I'll have to find a Best Buy (on a day I have a shower) and replace the point and shoot - which is another reason I hate paying for ice!!!
A strap around my wrist as I was holding it out the window would have been smart.
If you are traveling alone, don't take chances. Things can happen, and there will not be anyone around to help you. Yes, I'm learning that.
One more, but I'm sure I'll think of others.
Keep a notepad and pen easily always accessible. Thoughts will come to you that you don't want to forget. Or you will hear someone say something that you don't want to forget. Or see a sign, that triggers an idea in your head, or makes you contemplate a change in a life plan ----- Make it a habit to write it down asap. You WILL forget if you don't. For instance, I completely forgot to write about the woman in one of the campground restrooms who had heard that I hurt my back when I tried to pick up my DR (news travels fast!!!). She asked about it, as I was getting dressed after my shower. Asked me where I hurt. I told her in my lower back along the spine and then kept dressing and the next thing I know this 5'9" woman has her arms wrapped around me from behind and is trying to pop my back. Well, THAT was a bit unnerving and uncomfortable. She had had back problems and thought she could fix mine. Whoa. No thanks! But - I completely forgot to put that in my report because I didn't write it down! So see - write things down!
And now just some good ol' Native American wisdom that I was taught and which I try to incorporate in my daily life. And this is especially true if your trip is a journey - and solo.
1. Notice everything, Notice everything - but especially the anomalies in nature you come across, and try to understand what it is teaching you. If you do not know the answer at that moment, write down what you see, and then think about it whenever you can. The answer will come to mind. When answers come, write them down. You will be amazed that when you get back to your every day life, very possibly you will have learned something needed for a situation, and now have answers before the situation even arises. I know this.
2. Just as we say in motorcycling, 'ride your own ride,' on a journey - walk your own walk. Know who you are. And be who you are, not who you think people expect you to be. You are the strongest and best when you are doing that for which you were created. Be that.
3. You are not invincible. You are not as big as you think you are. You do not know all there is to know on a subject or about a situation. All your preparation, planning, training, confidence, courage, and hope will not help you when you are up against that which is more powerful than you, that which will not bend to your command, or that which you do not understand. All that to say -
Keep things in perspective. You'll notice more, and what you see will not be distorted. And then......Notice everything.
It comes full circle.
Thanks for taking the time to put them together. Add my voice to the chorus of appreciative vicarious enthusiasts of your adventures!