February 2012
2 posts
Blog Post: Repairing an airbed advice from...
This guest post was sent to us by Chris at Silverfox Travel & Outdoors.
The different airbed or air mattress varieties can make for comfortable sleeping but they have one big minus point – they can get punctured.
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Blog Post: The OxBox
We’ve just been followed on twitter by @BosCamping who sell what looks like a really neat collapsable fire pit.
From the pictures it looks a sturdy design that will collapse flat, which I guess means it can be easily cleaned as well. Read full blog post
January 2012
2 posts
Blog Post: Alpkit mountain tents go live.
The new range of Alpkit geodesic mountain tents have arrived at Alpkit GHQ and are now available for sale. The hotly anticipated range comprises three models based around a common series of design criteria and high quality components. Every tent is structured around a geodesic pole configuration offering unrivaled space vs overall strength. The outer fabric is a 40D Ripstop PU/Siliconised Nylon,...
Blog Post: Brighten up your evening with Outwell
Outwell® has introduced four new ranges of stylish elegant and immensely practical rechargeable and battery powered lanterns to illuminate your pitch as the days draw shorter. No matter the size of your tent or awning, we have a light for you – including the small £6.99 Fuss DeLuxe that, through the use of a motion sensor, makes the perfect nightlight. Read full blog post
December 2011
1 post
Blog Post: Alpkit Monster Mugs
Ever wondered if there was perhaps a little more out there than you thought? Next time you head into the great outdoors, just keep a watch out, there might just be something watching you. Treat yourself to a monster Christmas Read full blog post
November 2011
1 post
Kampa Review: Kampa
Bought a Kampa Ecotec groundsheet from www.caravanalia.com. Helpful staff recommended ecotec as it is a good hard wearing groundsheet, that could be cut to fit the porch on our tent. Very pleased with it as it can be washed down and is light weight . Read full brand review
October 2011
5 posts
Blog Post: Explore the Beauty of French Camping...
French holidays can be particularly fun if they are spent camping. From gorgeous villages with luxury apartments to smaller campsites where you can setup a tent, France offers those on holidays plenty of options. Whether you prefer to sunbathe and relax near the beach, or you want lively entertainment and plenty of activities, there is something for everyone. With so many camping sites to choose...
SK78e - Satgear Portable 78cm Satellite kit with...
I bought a satgear easyfind kit and it took very little time to get it working. The instructions are very clear and easy to follow. I had some questions though during the setting up stage and called their support number and the gentleman I spoke to was more than helpful. A really well put together and thought out kit. Well worth the money for minimum hassle. Read full product review
Coleman Coastline 6 Deluxe Review: The good living...
We bought the Coastline at the start of 2010 season. We are a family of 5 and needed more bedrooms and also a larger living area that we could stand up in. Read full product review
Outwell Clear Lake Review: A tent like no other!
Last year we purchased the Ohio XL to replace the trout lake as we wanted to size up.. Now dont get me wrong the ohio is a fantastic tent! but… and a big but! its not a polly.. and we really did miss that! so we started the search for a replacement. Read full product review
Thule BoltOn 9705 Towbar Mount Cycle Carrier...
Although it is designed to carry 4 bikes, i would not feel secure in the sturdiness of this product.
We have carried 2 adult bikes (one ladies but had to purchase a seperate frame adpator to carry this) and one child’s bike.
This has allowed us to tow a small wooden trailer across europe, but there is not clearance to have 4 adult bikes and tow with a small trailer. Read full product...
September 2011
4 posts
Alpkit Gamma LED Head Torch Review: Like having a...
I was sent one of these out of the blue from Alpkit and wasn’t sure initially how I was going to test it out as our camping season is pretty much over now. Read full product review
Gelert Halo PZ Mini Gas Powered Camping Lantern...
It’s a brilliant little lamp, very robust & will sit on a huge variety of different shapes & sizes of gas canisters.
It provides me with a very good source of light, extremely bright, but still variable. The heat given off is a great little bonus for those cooler evenings. Read full product review
Alan Rogers Camping App Review: A useful and very...
This app just lists campsites in the UK and Europe and lets you find them by location, but it does that really really well. Read full product review
Outwell Camper Lux Sleeping Bag Review: Really...
Just spent a week away sleeping in this sleeping bag and it was really cozy. The bag is roomy allowing for wriggling and squirming around. The inner is lovely and soft. Read full product review
August 2011
8 posts
Blog Post: Smart Campers turns to Smart Tunnals...
Only Outwell® innovation can come up with a tent that pitches in an instant, and is almost as easy to take back down again, yet has all the great attributes of a tunnel tent. This is the Smart Tunnal® Concept that sets our quick-erect tents apart from the crowd and that proves the perfect solution to all camping situations that demand ease and simplicity. Read full blog post
Outwell Etna Electric Camping/Patio Heater Review:...
We had this hanging in our trailer tent awning on our last trip and it proved to be very useful. Despite it being August the evenings were pretty chilly and this little heater was good for taking the chill off the air. Read full product review
Blog Post: Meals made easier with Outwell
You may not be an al fresco gourmet chef but we can help you rustle up a hearty meal with one of our latest gas stoves and grills that are perfect outdoor kitchen companions for tent campers, caravanners and motorhome owners alike. Read full blog post
Yeomans Outdoor Leisure SELBY Review: great
I shop in this store on a regular basis. Staff are always very friendly, they greet you as soon as they see you with a friendly smile. Read full merchant outlet review
QUECHUA TARP KHAKI Review: Originally purchased as...
Whilst on a recent weeks camp this summer, we decided to have a BBQ one evening. The weather looked changeable and I was slightly concerned, but went ahead with the BBQ anyway. Whilst cooking the food in a rushed fashion and keeping one eye on the weather, it occurred to me that the Tarp I had recently seen at Decathlon would have been a great piece of kit to have at that moment.
I considered...
Eurohike Flash Fuse II Review: A Truly excellent...
This tent has a great outer skin and has a great inner compartment with all of the trimmings. Very tight with 2 people and all their camping gear and only spce for a single blow up bed. 2 Campermats would fit easily inside this. Read full product review
Vango Nevis 600 (2010) Review: Pimp my Tigris!!!
Just back from our first trip with the Nevis. Outstanding tent! The Tigris offers a great design and the Nevis just adds to the concept by adding a better quality outer and alloy poles.
The tent is easy to pitch and offers great space for 2 adults and 3 kids aged 12 through to 2 years. We remove the front bedroom during the day to maximise the space inside and open up the area using the...
Blog Post: Sleeping Bag Advice from...
Choosing a sleeping bag for camping can be a bit daunting, with so many styles and brands to choose, it’s worth reading up a little before you decide to buy so that you make an informed choice and spend your cash wisely. My own experience of trying to find a sleeping bag a few years back was not a good one, with little information avaialble at the stores I visited. Read full blog post
July 2011
17 posts
Vango Tigris 800 (2009) Review: Good family tent...
We purchased the Tigris as a weekend tent for a family of 5 and for a large tent I find it easy to put up and take down, my one niggle is that the inners need to come down and be packed in a separate section of the bag which means the tent takes a little longer to erect. I would have rather pitched as one and a single bag to take the whole tent.
One of the doors has a mesh cover with a rain...
Lifeventure Wide Mouth Flask Review: Top notch...
The Lifeventure Wide Mouth flask is a fantastic food flask, I purchased the 1L version and found it to be ample for all my needs. I’ve used it mainly for Soup and wet foods like Sausage Hot Pot and found it kept the contents at temperature from early in the morning until lunch. The lid is ingenuous in the way it can be removed, the inner lid can be removed exposing a hole like that of a...
Outwell Vermont XL (2009) Review: Perfect for Us
We spent ages looking at loads of different tents from lots of different manufacturers and chose this one and have not been disappointed. It is just massive inside! We’re a family of four so there is so much space it feels luxurious! It is really well designed with the separate front area but with completely unzippable middle “wall” to make an enormous living area when needed....
Outwell Fuji Electric Camping/Patio Heater Review:...
This is just a brilliant piece of kit. It kicks out loads of heat (two output levels to choose from) and as a bonus provides a lovely warm, cosy light - we prefer to turn our LED lantern off and just use the heater! On a practical level it is the safest way we found of heating the tent that is completely safe from the reaches of our mischievous, crawling one year old daughter! Well recommended!!!...
Blog Post: Cosy camping with Outwell's cool...
Take the edge off that cold early morning start, or keep away any late evening chill, with an Outwell® Electric Camping/Patio Heater. Read full blog post
Vango Airbeam Infinity 800 Review: This is no...
So an inflateable tent ….. There are so many questions to be asked :
Why?
Is it any good?
How quick is it?
Is it worth the money? Read full product review
Vango Nitestar 450Sq Square Sleeping Bag Review:...
I have used Vango sleeping bags for years and really like the materials and workmanship you get for the money. Good kit at a decent price - and the 450SQ is exactly that Read full product review
Campingaz Camping 206 Lantern Review: The light...
Once this is lit it is great, I really like it. The light can go from pretty darned bright to fairly gently. Gas usage is ok, we get maybe a week from a 99p pierceable canister in the summer, obviously less in the autumn/winter. Read full product review
Kampa Commander Field Kitchen Review: Quick Build...
We purchased the Kampa Commander Field Kitchen to replace our existing kitchen that was an unbranded model we bought years ago from Argos. The key features in the new kitchen I was looking for were - an easy build kitchen and a larder beneath that could be zipped up. Read full product review
BoginaBag Review: The best £20 l ever spent on a...
As a regular festival goer, camping under canvas has one massive draw back - yes the portaloos. I found this product on line this year and it has already changed my life- yes seriously! It’s light, discrete, easy to putup, put away and besides the tiniest single man models l would imagine any tent could and should accomodate one. Further more - it works - without any drawbacks. Three...
Blog Post: Add class to the bedroom
Perfectly coordinated with Outwell®’s contemporary flagship AvantGarde tent collection, the sophisticated good-looks of its Camper range of envelope-style sleeping bags will also be appreciated by anyone wanting a chic product to grace their tent, caravan or motorhome. Read full blog post
Eurohike Kent Tent - 2 Person Review: Very good...
Very good tent. We’ve been camping for 5 days and we had no trouble with it. Even in constant heavy rain for over 24 hours it did it’s job perfectly. Read full product review
SK78e - Satgear Portable 78cm Satellite kit with...
I have a 65cm version of the Satgear 78cm easyfind kit and I must say it is the best purchase I have made in a long time. Not only did it work straight from the box, it is very easy to set up and adjust. Read full product review
Vango Airbeam Velocity 400 Tent Review: For a tent...
We nipped off for a sneaky weekend without the kids and took the new Velocity 400 from vango out for a trial. Was really looking forward to it having been impressed with back in Febuary at the NEC. So we loaded the car with a few essentials… Tent, Bed, Sleeping bag and stove.. thats it! light for us lol! we really have become the modern day glamper! Read full product review
Backpackers Pantry Outback Oven 10 Review:...
I bought this handy little stove-top oven as I really wanted to improve my camping menu. I wanted the odd serving of pizza, the old favourite lasagne, as well as the possibility of some home made (or packet mix) cakes or biscuits (well, why not?) Read full product review
Outbound Folding Camping Kitchen with Single Side...
I searched for a long time for my perfect camp kitchen stand, I was originally going to go for a Kampa one, as I liked their range. But during my search I found this little beauty. Read full product review
Waeco Mobicool U32 AC/DC thermoelectric Cool box...
On our first trip of this season our cool box stopped being cool. It was just a box ….. and a warm one at that, so we had to invest in a new powered cool box. Now i would have liked a nice big 3 way fridge but this needed to sit between the kids on the back seat and there just was not room. I found the mobicool while looking around on the internet and 2 things sold it to me straight away....
June 2011
22 posts
Gelert Newton Padded Lounger Chair Review: Really...
I love sitting in this chair. It’s really comfortable and relaxing. Nothing digs in to your legs and the armrests are positioned just right. It’s also nice and warm in the evening due to the padded seat. Read full product review
Blog Post: Motorhome & Caravan Show Oct 2011 at...
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The all new Motorhome & Caravan Show will launch at the NEC in Birmingham from 11-16 October 2011. Read full blog post
Campingaz Camp Bistro Stove Review: neat and...
We bought this little stove en route on an impulsive camping night out, and my partner would not consider not waking up to a cup of coffee. It was stable, very easy to operate and boiled the kettle quickly. Read full product review
Blog Post: Wiring up the trailer tent
I’ve decided to try and sort the electrics in the trailer tent out. At the moment we have a standard EHU cable which clips to one of the poles in the awning which is fine but we end up with lots of things balanced on top of it while they charge up. So I thought it would be useful to have power in the trailer tent itself where there are flat surfaces to put things on. Read full blog post
Vango Milano 2 (2009) Review: not the quality I...
Igrew up under the impression that vango tents were amongst the best you could get. I have used my milano 2 tent twice and the fibre glass poles have broken and the inner tent has ripped around the zip. It is a shame because the design of the tent is great it is the build quality that has let it down, not the quality I expected from vango. Read full product review
GOoutdoors Basildon Review: helpful friendly staff...
staff strategically placed in store so easy to get advice and help, without them coming over and interrupting. great prices and stock to give plenty of ideas and things that may have been forgotten - and plenty of bargains, with lists of what will be coming up in the next few weeks so you can choose to wait for the reduction before purchasing something expensive - will definitely be going back...
Vango Icarus 500 (2009) Review: A Nice Tent
I borrowed this tent from a friend to see if it is possible to camp with my 3 dogs. The weekend has been very successful. The tent was easy to pitch. It took 2 of us about 25 mins, not bad as we’ve both not pitched a tent for quite a while! I would say it is only a 4 person tent as 5 adults would be cramped. The living space was ok but not big enough for my group (3 adults and 3 cavalier...
Outwell Minnesota 4 (2009) Review: Very good but...
The “Minny” is a simple but effective design. It is a tunnel tent with a generous head-height that is pretty-much uniform throughout the length of the tent. The poles are steel which lends the tent great strength and stability in the wind – we had some very strong gusts and the Minny stood tall and straight throughout. It is simple to pitch, though some strength is required to get the pins into...
Outwell Nevada S (2010) Review: Wonderful...
You know that you are getting old when, even for a short one or two-night camp with just a couple of you, you want a tent in which you can stand up. Thus was my justification in buying the Outwell Nevada S. Read full product review
Gelert Atlantis 5 Tent Review: Gelert Atlantis 5...
What you get in the package
When you get the tent al nicely wrapped up and in its bag, you get the tent of course, a bag with the 3x 12.7mmfibreglass tent poles, and the repair kit, you also get steel tent pegs, that seem to be better quality for tents of this price range, and finally the bedroom separator, which is more like the normal curtain used on other tent dividers. Read full product...