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14 Top gift ideas for campers

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If you’re stuck for ideas for a present or two for the camper in your life look no further than our list of top camping gifts.

Pizza oven

1.Bakerstone Pizza oven – Don’t think they can survive without a slice of pizza? Turn your existing gas or charcoal bbq into a pizza oven £98.95  > Check stock and delivery times

Portable power bank

2. Portable Power Bank Charger – Aukey 12000mAh Portable Power Bank Charger External Battery Pack for Apple, Android and other USB Powered Devices £10.99 > Check stock and delivery times

Scrubba wash bag

3.Scrubba wash bag – Pocket-size washing device so that you can clean clothes anywhere. Super lightweight – adds less than 145g to your backpack/luggage. Wash clothes easily & fast – twice as effective as a hand wash  £38.50 >Check stock and delivery times

I love Camping Mug4.Camping mug – Retro enamel camp mug with Classic “I heart camping” design, 500 ml Capacity … £9.16 >Check stock and delivery times

Camping pillow

5. YOUR Pillow! by SHO – Ultimate Self Inflating Camping Pillow. This camping
pillow is the perfect size, 30×50 CM. Big enough to ensure a fantastic sleep yet small enough to roll up and fit in the small string bag provided (13x15x8 CM)… £19.99  > Check stock and delivery times

hanging toilet bag

6. SAVFY Men’s or Ladies Hanging Large Toiletry Bag Durable Wash Bag with Hook £8.99 >Check stock and delivery times

 

 

Tent Light

7. Lixada 60 LED Outdoor Indoor Camping Lamp with Lampshade Circle Tent White Light Campsite Hanging Lamp £4.99 >Check stock and delivery times 

fire steel8. Fire steel – Light My Fire Scout Fire Produces a 2,980 deg C spark to light stoves and works equally well when wet with predictable performance at all altitudes £9.12  >Check stock and delivery times

washing bowl

9. Collapsible Washing Up Bowl – Ideal for Camping. If you buy this make sure it’s not the only present you get them, it might be the last you have to buy! £7.49  >Check stock and delivery times

 

portable gas heater

10. Portable Gas Heater – lightweight heater to take the chill out of the air £17.45  >Check stock and delivery times 

kelly kettle

11. kelly kettle – This is the entry-level bundle ‘Base Camp’ Kelly Kettle® 1.6ltr (Aluminium) – Camping Kettle and Camp Stove in one. Ultra fast lightweight wood fueled stove. NO Batteries, NO Gas, Fuel is FREE! £44.95 >Check stock and delivery times

Paracord

12. 550 Paracord – Military Spec Type III 7 strand parachute cord Olive Green Camo 100 feet. A 101 one uses around the campsite from washing lines to rope swings, 550lb breaking strength £7.49 >Check stock and delivery times 

 

Petzl e

13. PETZL E+LITE head torch – Ultralight (27 g) and very compact due to the integrated ZIP retractable cord, the e+LITE emergency headlamp can always be with you ready for that trip to the toilet or walk back from the pub ..£17.95 >Check stock and delivery times

Gerber Multitool

14. Gerber Blades Dime Micro Tool – Gerber’s keychain multi-tool will help with most tasks around the campsite. In addition to stainless steel pliers, wire cutters, a fine edge blade, spring-loaded scissors, flathead screwdriver, crosshead driver, tweezers and file, the Dime includes a unique blade designed to safely cut and score plastic packaging and a bottle opener that is exposed even when the tool is closed. £21.00 > Check stock and delivery times

Camping Footwear

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muddy converseCamping footwear was always a point of argument with my parents as I was growing up which went something like this…..

Mum: “Put your wellies on it’s raining” Me: “No I want to wear my trainers”….. Mum:”Put your flip flops on we are off to the beach” Me  “No I want to wear my trainers” ….. Mum:”Put your shoes on we are going to a restaurant for dinner” Me  “No I want to wear my trainers”.

However, as I got older ( and wiser) I realised that the correct choice of footwear makes a big difference to everyone, especially when camping.

I have a rule that we take our shoes off before going into our tent which reduces the amount of Sand/Grass/Mud/Water (delete as appropriate) coming in.

We have a supermarket bag for life that acts as a shoe box that stops the tent looking like our hallway after the children enter the house every time they come in from school.

This does cause one major pain which is that you are always taking shoes on and off, especially when setting up and packing and usually with your hands full of something e.g. food/bedding/camping equipment/sleeping child  (delete as appropriate). So after fighting the need to purchase for many years I succumbed and bought a pair of Crocs.

I wouldn’t be seen dead in them wandering around our local streets but on a campsite they are my go-to footwear and work well for trips to the shower, walking across stony beaches and retrieving footballs from rivers.

Joules pink wellyA good pair of wellies are great especially if it’s going to be a wet one, and for the kids they are essential for playing in streams/ splashing in puddles plus the comedy value of seeing one of them stepping out of theirs into the mud just after you told “stay out of that deep mud” is priceless.

We usually take hiking boots for longer walks (but only because we have them) and if you are going to the pub or restaurant a pair of whatever you would usually wear. So in conclusion, Crocs and wellies are all the kids will need, oh and don’t forget to bring their trainers