Camping Cooking Gear for Beginners: What You Actually Need
There’s a particular kind of optimism that hits first-time campers in the outdoor shop. You walk in planning to buy […]
How to Choose a Tent: A Beginner’s UK Guide
A practical guide to choosing the right tent for UK camping, covering season ratings, tent sizes and shapes, waterproofing, ventilation, budget tips and a quick-reference buying checklist.
Best Tents 2026: Family, Backpacking & Wild Camping UK
Choosing a tent in the UK isn’t like choosing one for a week in the south of France. Here, your
Best Camping Stoves 2026 UK: Gas, Alcohol & Multi-Fuel
The first time you try to cook a meal on a camping stove, you discover that “boil water” is the only instruction most stoves come with, and the rest is…
How to Stay Warm Camping in Cold Weather
It’s 2am, you’re lying in your tent in the Peak District, and you can see your breath. The sleeping bag that felt fine in the shop is doing nothing, your…
Best Trekking Poles 2026 UK: Carbon & Aluminium
You’re four hours into a Lake District walk, your knees are protesting on every downhill step, and the bloke ahead of you is bouncing down the same path with trekking…
How to Store a Tent Between Trips
You get home from a weekend camping trip, tired and happy, and stuff the tent into the back of the cupboard. It’s still damp from the morning dew, there’s mud…
How to Wash a Sleeping Bag
Your sleeping bag smells like a cross between a damp dog and a chip shop, and the loft has collapsed to the point where you are basically sleeping under a…
Best Day Packs for UK Walks 2026
You’re standing in Cotswold Outdoor staring at a wall of day packs and they all look basically the same — black, 20-something litres, mesh side pockets. But pick two up…
Sleeping Bag Liners: Do They Make a Real Difference?
Your sleeping bag is rated to 2°C comfort but you are camping in April and the overnight temperature is forecast at -1°C. You could buy a warmer sleeping bag (£150+),…
Best Camping Hammocks 2026 UK: Lightweight & Packable
You are lying awake at 2am on a tree root that somehow migrated beneath your roll mat since you fell asleep. The ground is cold, slightly damp despite your groundsheet,…
Best Sleeping Bags 2026 UK: 3-Season & Winter Tested
It’s 2am on a campsite in the Lake District. The temperature has dropped to 4°C and you’re lying in a sleeping bag rated for “summer use,” wearing every layer you…
Best Camping Lanterns 2026 UK: LED, Rechargeable & Solar
The sun drops behind the hills faster than you expected, you’re halfway through cooking dinner on the camp stove, and suddenly you can’t see what you’re doing. Fumbling with your…