It was our first Cougarfest last year, and as neither of us had been camping before 2008 (apart from Tim's camping hols with his parents, as a young kid, which almost scarred him for life) - we were wondering what to take with us.
Tim, being such an organised type, decided to do some digging on the Web and found
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk where there was a useful suggestion list. We took that, add a few things, trimmed a few things off and the result below is our personal check list. Obviously it won't suit everyone. But since he does tend to overdo things (fortunately there's plenty of space in the Cougar) - those who haven't been before can take a glance at it to see if there is anything that they really might need.
See
our list - oh and if you think we've forgotten anything - other than the kitchen sink - let us know
Chris & Tim