Category: Gear

This guide to the best head torch in the UK came about after trying to find the toilet block in the dark after one too many! While fairy lights and camping lanterns are great items for decorating your pitch and seeing your way when indoors, you might well need to find best LED head torch……

If you like to spend a lot of time outdoors during the great British summer, then you need the best camping fridge you can find! Not only as part of your camping gear, as the best 12V fridge or other kind of portable cooler is ideal for barbecues and parties too. For us, we had……

Want to find the best Dutch oven for camping? Welcome. We love the outdoor life and campfire cooking is such an essential part of the experience. To be honest, I hadn’t even heard of a Dutch oven until someone introduced me to them a while back, but oh my. It’s a bit like the slow……

Who knew that a collapsible saucepan was even a thing? Well they are, perhaps, a well-kept secret among hikers, caravanners, and campers. The rationale is simple – why would you pack a normal saucepan when you can take something much less bulky along on your travels with you? It’s not only those who are backpacking……

So our search for camping products begins – including a double camping stove. Because our classic VW Camper has now left the premises. We just weren’t using it enough to justify keeping it, so after 17 years of ownership it’s gone off to its lovely new owners to be cherished. And most importantly, used. I……

If you need to find the best portable BBQ in the UK, then you’re exactly where you should be! As a couple and then a family, we’ve been using portable BBQs for years when away in our old VW campervan, or at the beach and New Forest near where we live. It’s an essential piece……

If you want to find the best camping kettle in the UK today, look no further. As seasoned campers and caravanners who love to cook inside our classic VW campervan, make coffee over a campfire, or brew up by the beach in a caravan, we are very familiar with the needs of those sleeping under……

Pretty picnic baskets are all very well when it’s about the look, but when it comes to practicality, finding the best picnic backpack means it’s far more likely to be used. Who wants to trek to the park, beach or forest with a wicker basket while bruising their legs en route? Pretty outdoor gear for……

When you want to source the best camping cutlery set in the UK, I hope this guide will help you out. Whether it’s for picnics, caravanning, camping under canvas, to use in a motorhome or all four, this post covers everything you need to know when seeking the best camping cutlery set for 2, 4……

Once upon a time the best camping plates and bowls were ones that co-ordinated beautifully with our campervan – and didn’t rattle around too much in the cupboards. Now, we’ve sold our classic VW, we’re collecting together our camping kit for trips under canvas rather than a tin roof. Our van came with a set……