How Do You Dry Your Hair While Camping?
If you have long hair, knowing how to get your hair dry while camping is a big deal. If you have spent time researching the question, you will have come across lots of suggestions about not washing your hair, or to use dry shampoos. That is all good information but pretty much misses the point. […]
What is Best for 2 People to Sleep on While Camping
If you have taken a look at our ‘about us’ page, you know that this website is all about family camping, in tents, in lots of comfort. Nowhere is this more important than ensuring you have a sleeping system that ensures that you can sleep as comfortably as when you are at home. Our choice […]
What is Best for Young Children to Sleep on When Family Camping?
Finding a sleeping solution that was acceptable to our young children took quite a long time. After quite a bit of trial and error, we settled on each child having their own single, self-inflating sleeping pad with sleeping bags. Options for Young Children’s Sleeping Support One of the reasons we struggled with finding an acceptable […]
Is a Sleeping Bag Better Than a Sleeping Pad For Sleeping on the Ground?
Sleeping bags and sleeping pads are designed to be used together as the major elements of your camping sleeping system. They fulfill very different requirements. Unless you have no other alternative, we would never recommend that you sleep directly on the ground. What Does a Sleeping Bag Do? Your sleeping bag has 1 primary role: Keep […]
Can I Use a Duvet For Camping?
For family camping, a duvet, with sheets, pillow and an air mattress, is a great option for your sleeping system. In many cases, the duvet could be swapped out for a blanket. Sleeping System Sleeping system is a great phrase that we learned from the guys over at REI.com. It refers to all the items […]