My boyfriend and I are currently planning a camping trip in New Mexico near White Sands National Park. We live on the East Coast and will be flying into El Paso and renting a car. I’m looking for advice on how best to prepare for a camping trip out of our home state. We plan to check all of our basic gear on the flight (ie tent, sleeping bags, etc) and then buying food and other supplies once we are there. What I’m most curious about is if anyone has any experience renting items like Coleman stoves or what other recommendations people might have surrounding bringing/buying/borrowing cookware when you are camping somewhere where a flight is necessary and you may not be able to bring everything on the plane.
We are new-ish to camping so I appreciate any suggestions.