Camping kit

Each list explains what to look for, then compares products on what their own listings say. We have not tested them.

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Which camping chair suits you depends mostly on how it travels and how you sit.

8 products compared

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A sleeping bag's ratings tell you more than its name.

8 products compared

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A child's sleeping bag should fit their length and have a rating for the nights you camp.

6 products compared

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Choose a stove by the gas it takes first, then by how you cook.

7 products compared

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A head torch is the one light you will use every night at camp.

6 products compared

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One good lantern lights the pitch; a string of fairy lights makes the tent easy to find and nice to sit in.

8 products compared

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Sleeping in a hammock takes three things: the hammock, a tarp over it and something warm underneath.

7 products compared

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A roof tent sleeps you on top of your car, so it needs roof bars and a roof that can carry it.

5 TentBox models · 6 products compared

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Somewhere comfortable to sleep: a raised camp bed, an airbed or a self-inflating mat.

10 products compared