Expert Camping Gear Reviews & Guides
Somewhere around 2am, on a damp hillside in the Brecon Beacons, you will discover exactly which camp you belong to: the mummy sleeping bag campers, who sleep like sealed parcels and stay roasty regardless of the wind chill, or the rectangular sleeping bag campers, who’d rather starfish across a duvet-like expanse even if it costs … Read more
There’s a very specific kind of misery reserved for campers who got the sleeping bag decision wrong. Either you’re lying awake at 2am in June, damp with sweat inside a bag rated for Arctic bivvies, or you’re shivering through a September night in Snowdonia wrapped in what was basically a glorified bedsheet with a zip. … Read more
There’s a particular kind of misery reserved for the camper who brought the wrong sleeping bag. You know the one — lying rigid at 3am in a bag built for the Cairngorms in January, sweating through a balmy July night in a Cornish field, wondering why you didn’t just bring a duvet. A summer sleeping … Read more
There’s a very specific kind of misery reserved for campers who underestimate a British winter. It isn’t the rain, and it isn’t even the wind — it’s the moment at 2am when you realise your “cosy” summer bag has about as much thermal ambition as a bath towel, and the frost on the inside of … Read more
There’s a particular kind of misery reserved for campers who trusted the word “summer” on a sleeping bag label a little too much. A sleeping bag under £100 can genuinely keep you warm through a British spring, summer, and early autumn — but only if you understand what the numbers on the label actually mean, … Read more
There’s a specific kind of misery reserved for British campers: unzipping the inner door at 7 a.m. to find the flysheet dripping like it rained indoors overnight. It didn’t. That’s condensation, and it’s arguably the single biggest complaint levelled at tents across the UK’s damp, temperature-swinging climate. An anti condensation tent won’t make the problem … Read more
A moisture absorber for tent use is a small chemical or electric device that pulls excess water vapour out of the air inside your canvas, so condensation, musty smells and soggy sleeping bags become far less likely. If you’ve ever unzipped your porch at 6am to find the inner tent weeping like it’s been crying … Read more
There’s a very specific kind of misery that only campers know: unzipping your sleeping bag at 6am to find it’s gone from cosy to clammy overnight. That’s condensation, and it’s the uninvited guest at almost every UK campsite. A mini dehumidifier camping trip actually benefits from isn’t a gimmick — it’s the difference between packing … Read more
A tent dehumidifier is a small moisture-absorbing device — either an electric unit or a passive desiccant tub, sachet, or rechargeable cartridge — placed inside a tent, awning, or gear bag to pull excess water vapour out of the air and reduce condensation, damp smells, and mould. If you’ve ever unzipped your porch on a … Read more
There’s a specific kind of miserable that only cold-ground camping delivers: you’re wrapped in a perfectly good sleeping bag, air temperature isn’t even that bad, and yet your back feels like it’s pressed against a fridge shelf all night. Reflective ground insulation camping gear exists precisely to solve that problem. These are mats, usually built … Read more