WoW Forever Camping guide

How campfires and camp items work, your first camp, and every camp item of every profession.

Forever beta · Source checked 5 October 2026

Camping is the system WoW Forever added on top of professions: drop a campfire, let everyone around it plug in one item from their trade, and the whole group walks away with an hour of buffs, vendors, repairs or workstations.

It is worth doing even if you never craft. Every profession reaches skill 20 quickly, and that is all the tier 1 camp item needs. Fishing's Fish Bowl is the universal pick because it raises every stat.

Everything here was observed in the Forever beta by community players; quest givers, skill gates and drop sources have not been re-walked by TheWoWDB and can change before launch.

How camping works

One player places a campfire from their bags. Anyone standing near it can use one camp item from their own profession, which adds that item's effect to the fire. Sit (/sit) or craft beside the fire for about a minute and the fire's effects land on you for an hour. You do not need a profession to receive them; being at the fire is enough. A fire with only one item still works.

Your first camp

The entry quest is The Great Outdoors, available from level 4 in each starting zone (the quest giver differs by zone, see the table). It walks you through placing a fire. After that, learn Cooking in the nearest town: the Basic Campfire Kit recipe is included. Finally, each of your professions has its own Camping 101 quest that you turn in at that profession's trainer; once that skill reaches 20 the same trainer sells you the tier 1 item.

Pick up The Great Outdoors in your starting zone (level 4).
Learn Cooking; the Basic Campfire Kit comes with it.
Turn in Camping 101 at each profession trainer and learn the tier 1 item at skill 20.

Campfires

Campfires are Cooking items and every camp starts with one. The three kits differ only in how many camp items they accept: 3, 5 and 10. The Basic kit is a trainer recipe; the Journeyman and Expert kits come from Blueprints. Note the odd gate: the reference reports the Journeyman and Expert recipes can be learned at Cooking 90 and 200, yet the finished kits need Cooking 140 and 220 to place. Our client data confirms the 140 and 220 on the items. It may be a beta bug.

Where camp item recipes come from

Tier 1 is taught by your profession trainer at skill 20 once Camping 101 is done. Tiers 2 and 3 are Blueprint recipe items. The reference has not seen all of them yet; the ones that have appeared dropped in dungeons, so expect the rest to as well. Our client data has the recipes themselves but no drop records, which is why the source column says Blueprint rather than naming a boss.

Reading the table

Each row lists only what that tier adds. The "copies" column names the class buff a tier 1 item imitates in weaker form. A workstation is a crafting station some recipes of that profession require, such as an anvil or a forge.

Your first camp

Race	Zone	Quest giver	Quest
Orc, Troll	Durotar	Brakk	The Great Outdoors from level 4
Tauren	Mulgore	Kaga Wildhoof	The Great Outdoors from level 4
Undead	Tirisfal Glades	Eleanor Shackleton	The Great Outdoors from level 4
Human	Elwynn Forest	Sam Sarsaparilla	The Great Outdoors from level 4
Dwarf, Gnome	Dun Morogh	Eric Brighthammer	The Great Outdoors from level 4
Night Elf	Teldrassil	Lyreena Duskblade	The Great Outdoors from level 4
Skyborne	Zephras Isle	Raan Wildwind	The Great Outdoors from level 4

Campfires

Reagents are read from the Cooking catalog by spell_id (Simple Wood for Basic, Star Wood for Journeyman, Thick Logs for Expert).

Campfire	Cooking skill	Camp items it holds	Source	Note
Basic Campfire Basic Campfire Kit	1	3	Learned with Cooking	Comes free with Apprentice Cooking. The catalog lists Simple Wood as its only reagent; the reference also names Flint and Tinder as a crafting tool you must own but never consume. reference and item name say "Kit"; the catalog spell is named "Basic Campfire"
Journeyman Campfire Journeyman Campfire Kit	90 (use: 140)	5	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far	Learn at Cooking 90 per the reference, but the kit item itself needs Cooking 140 to place (our client data agrees on the 140). reference and item name say "Kit"; the catalog spell is named "Journeyman Campfire"
Expert Campfire Expert Campfire Kit	200 (use: 220)	10	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far	Learn at Cooking 200 per the reference; placing it needs Cooking 220 (our client data agrees on the 220). reference and item name say "Kit"; the catalog spell is named "Expert Campfire"

Every camp item, by profession

Profession	Skill	Camp item	Copies	Source
Alchemy	20	Mana Well Mana regeneration for everyone at the fire	Blessing of Wisdom	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Alchemy	140	Fermenter Lets you make some Alchemy reagents right at the camp	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Alchemy	300	Alchemy Laboratory Crafting station for the Alchemy recipes that call for one	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Blacksmithing	20	Sharpening Wheel Strength for everyone at the fire	Strength of Earth Totem	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Blacksmithing	140	Anvil A working anvil for your Blacksmithing recipes	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Blacksmithing	300	Master Forge Crafting station for the recipes that need a forge	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Enchanting	20	Enchanted Lute Armor, all stats and resistances for everyone at the fire	Mark of the Wild	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Enchanting	140	Arcane Salvager Disenchanting yields more at the camp	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Enchanting	300	Arcane Forge Crafting station for the Enchanting recipes that call for one	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Engineering	20	Reagent Bot A reagent vendor anyone at the camp can use	—	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Engineering	140	Repair Bot Repairs plus the reagent vendor	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Engineering	300	Anarchist's Workbench Crafting station for the Engineering recipes that call for one	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Herbalism	20	Incense Candle Intellect for everyone at the fire	Arcane Intellect	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Herbalism	140	Greenhouse Plant seeds and harvest herbs from it over the hour	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Herbalism	300	Seed Hybridizer Duplicate seeds or cross them into rarer tiers	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Leatherworking	20	Camp Tent Rested experience, capped at 5% of a level, once an hour (a debuff blocks a second use until then)	—	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Leatherworking	140	Tanning Rack Lets you make some Leatherworking reagents at the camp	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Leatherworking	300	Sewing Machine Crafting station for the Leatherworking recipes that call for one	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Mining	20	Lodestone Melee attack power for everyone at the fire	Blessing of Might	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Mining	140	Rock Garden Spawns an ordinary mining node over the hour	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Mining	300	Molten Foundry Crafting station for the smelting and Blacksmithing recipes that call for one	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Skinning	20	Camp Chair Critical strike chance for everyone at the fire	Moonkin Aura	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Skinning	140	Field Guide Anyone can read it and gain Track Beasts	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Skinning	300	Trapper's Workbench Includes one trap	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Tailoring	20	Faction Banner Spirit for members of your own faction; Horde and Alliance each have their own banner	Divine Spirit	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Tailoring	140	Spinning Wheel Lets you make some Tailoring reagents at the camp	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Tailoring	300	Loom Crafting station for the Tailoring recipes that call for one	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Cooking	20	No tier 1 item: Cooking supplies the campfire itself	—
Cooking	140	Cookie's Feast Stamina food for everyone at the fire	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Cooking	300	Iron Oven Crafting station for the most advanced Cooking recipes	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
First Aid	20	First Aid Kit Stamina for everyone at the fire	Power Word: Fortitude	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
First Aid	140	Toxin Study Healing potions and anti-venom	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
First Aid	300	Plague Doctor's Laboratory Healing potions and poultices	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Fishing	20	Fish Bowl All stats for everyone at the fire	Blessing of Kings	Profession trainer at skill 20, after the Camping 101 quest
Fishing	140	Fishing Rack Uncommon fish become catchable for the hour, and it hands out lures	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far
Fishing	300	Fishing Hut Rare fish become catchable for the hour, and it hands out lures	—	Blueprint recipe item; the reference has only seen these drop in dungeons so far

What is tested and what is not

Beyond the beta cap: taken from the client's recipe data, not yet tested in game. Applies from skill 140.

Tier 1 items (skill 20) and the Basic Campfire Kit are reachable in the beta; tier 2 (140) and tier 3 (300) items and the Blueprint drops are reported, not walked.
Tailoring's three camp items exist in the client (data/forever_tailoring/70205.json) but tailoring is not yet registered in guides.json, so their spell_ids are left unresolved with a catalog_hint for WP-5.
Cooking has no tier 1 camp item; its contribution is the fire.

Structure and placement facts were checked against a community Forever guide; every word here is ours. Recipes, thresholds, reagents, icons and prices come from the WoW Forever client and our own scans.

Training and guide sources

Check your next rank of training before traveling. The Forever profession reference reports learning instructions; we have not independently tested them in game. Source checked 5 October 2026.

If your skill cap blocks progress, check the linked training instructions before continuing. A recipe listed here may need a trainer, purchased recipe or quest that your character has not completed.

Ingredients and crafting relations match our WoW Forever 1.60.1.70205 client snapshot. Client records do not establish obtainable recipes, farming locations or drops. No craft-count odds or guaranteed shopping total are used here.

Continue with Cooking or all Forever profession guides.