Expert Camping Gear Reviews & Advice
Standing in the breakfast queue at Glastonbury whilst nursing a hangover and watching a tenner evaporate for soggy eggs isn’t anyone’s idea of peak festival living. Yet every summer, thousands of UK festivalgoers hand over £10-15 per meal without realising there’s a rather sensible alternative sitting on Amazon.co.uk for less than the cost of two … Read more
Choosing the right camping stove for van life shapes everything from what you cook to how you use your limited space. After speaking with dozens of vanlifers across Britain—from those navigating narrow Welsh mountain roads to couples permanently parked along the Cornish coast—one thing became clear: the perfect van stove doesn’t exist. What works brilliantly … Read more
Picture this: you’ve driven three hours to the Lake District, battled the inevitable Bank Holiday motorway congestion, wrestled your tent into submission on a windswept pitch, and now your family of four is absolutely famished. According to Forestry England’s visitor statistics, over 7.5 million families visit forest campsites annually across England alone, and cooking challenges … Read more
Choosing your first camping stove for beginners needn’t feel like navigating a maze of technical jargon and confusing specifications. Whether you’re planning a weekend wild camp in the Lake District, a family trip to the New Forest, or festival season in Somerset, the right stove transforms soggy sandwiches into proper hot meals—and that morning brew … Read more
Picture this: you’ve dragged yourself up a drizzly hillside in the Lake District, pitched your tent in the inevitable downpour, and now you’re desperate for a brew. You reach for your camping stove and… nothing. The butane canister’s gone to sleep in the October chill, and your dreams of a hot cuppa evaporate faster than … Read more
There’s something rather magical about cooking over an open fire, particularly when the British drizzle has finally stopped and you’ve got a proper bed of embers glowing beneath a heavy cast iron pot. A Dutch oven for camping transforms your campsite from a place where you grudgingly boil water for instant noodles into a proper … Read more
There’s something brilliantly Irish about a camping kettle that works better in a Force 8 gale than it does on a calm day. The Kelly Kettle — or volcano kettle, storm kettle, or Ghillie kettle, depending on who’s telling the story — has been boiling water outdoors since the early 1900s, when a small farmer … Read more
There’s something wonderfully reassuring about hearing that familiar whistle echoing across a damp British campsite at dawn. A whistling kettle for camping isn’t just another piece of kit—it’s the difference between nursing a lukewarm brew whilst shivering in your waterproofs and enjoying a proper cup of tea that actually warms you from the inside out. … Read more
There’s something quintessentially British about needing a proper cuppa, even when you’re pitched up in a soggy field in the Peak District. I’ve spent enough damp mornings on UK campsites to know that a reliable camping kettle isn’t just a luxury — it’s the difference between starting your day with a smile or grumbling through … Read more
Shopping for camping cookware for 2 people feels deceptively straightforward until you’re standing in the pouring rain at 7 PM in the Lake District, realising your “lightweight” pot set is either too small to cook a proper meal or so flimsy it’s warped on the camp stove. I’ve tested dozens of cookware sets across British … Read more