One of the biggest advantages to camping while road-tripping is cooking your meals. These are the basic essentials to bring on every camping adventure. There is a wide variety of camping cooking products on the market to make camping trips with kids easier and more organized. They do not provide the same blackout effect as reel car window curtains, but it still works great, especially if you stay in the woods with lots of mosquitos.
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It’s a good alternative if you need to open the windows overnight. If you’re looking for window curtains that are specifically made for your car, Luno offers an excellent option for screen windows for car. Luno has a model of car privacy curtain specifically made for car camping. You can get a car privacy curtain if you want to add some privacy. We can buy a roll on Amazon or any hardware store. This is what we did for our converted campervan. You can use reflective aluminum sheets that you cut to the windows’ size. It will make sure the car is in dark early in the morning. If you are converting the back of your car into a bed, you’ll want to have some window curtains for cars. HeyTrip also sells a model of car camping air mattresses on Amazon. While you can use a standard air mattress or regular camping sleeping pads, some options are explicitly made for car camping.įor example, Luno has a car camping air mattress available in multiple size configurations to fit over 1,800 vehicle types. You’ll need a mattress if you plan on sleeping in your car.
If you are planning on a car camping road trip, there here are a few extra items you should plan for: Car Camping Sleeping Pad They are lightweight and small when stored, but still keep you warm. They prefer soft blankets, so we also pack a few soft blankets from home.Ĭamping blankets like the Rumpl puffy blankets are also great. Our own kids don’t really like sleeping bags. Decathlon has a nice model as well as MEC. You can find more camping sleeping bags at Decathlon, REI (USA only) and MEC (Canada only).
It shouldn’t be too warm in the summer (depending on where you camp, of course), but it should also be comfortable for fall and spring camping. The Hiking Sleeping Bag 5☌ – MT 500 from Decathlon is a good option. But try to choose a sleeping bag with a compression sack. These sacks have compression straps that enable the sleeping bag to be squashed into a small, compact size. Mummy-shaped, tapered camping sleeping bags provide the best warmth. But make sure to add an electric air pump to speed up the blowing process. The Decathlon 2-person self-inflating camping mattress is perfect when camping in a tent. But they are usually thinner than big double camping sleeping pads. Those self-inflation camping sleeping pads don’t require a pump or electricity. I recommend camping sleeping pads that are self-inflating. A good night’s sleep is essential, which means your sleeping pads or mattress our one of the camping must-haves.ĭepending on the type of camping you’re doing (tent camping or car camping), you’ll need different types of camping sleeping pads and mattresses. Camping Sleeping Pads & MattressesĬamping and road trip adventures with kids can be exhausting. Otherwise, Crua Outdoors designs great quality tents that are easy to set up and lightweight. The Quechua pop-up tent is perfect for a small family. It will protect you from the rain and cold, and don’t forget to practice putting the tent up before embarking on your trip. We have the Decathlon Arpenaz 4.2 Tent, which is perfect for families, but not really easy to set up.ĭecathlon has many options for easy-to-set tents. I ended up renting one of their yurts.Īlso, ideally, choose a tent with a flysheet and groundsheet. I just wasn’t able to set the tent (and the kids couldn’t/woundn’t help me).
The last thing you want is a tent that is hard to set up.Īnd trust me, I’ve been there on a solo camping trip with my kids. When making a camping road trip, there are good chances that you’ll be moving around often, changing locations almost every day (maybe every two days). First Tent Camping Trip with our 18 month oldĪ quick and easy tent to set up (and pack away) will save valuable time and stress on a camping trip.
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