Camping Cookware Materials: Titanium vs Aluminium vs Stainless Steel
It’s late evening in the Lake District, and you’re on your first wild camping trip. The tent is up, the views are stunning, but now comes the real test: making…
Camping Coffee: Best Ways to Brew Outdoors
Opening your tent flap to cool morning air, there’s nothing quite like brewing a cup of coffee in the outdoors. But getting a tasty brew on the campsite can be…
How to Clean Camping Cookware in the Field
Picture a damp evening in Snowdonia: pasta sauce clinging to a nesting pot, tea tannin in enamel mugs, and a queue forming near the campsite tap while the midges gather.…
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+),…