Best Camping Gear for Families

Ready for a camping adventure?

Going camping with your family can take you to amazing places and create life-long memories that your children will cherish. But how do you find the best camping gear for families? There is so much to choose from these days, so we’ve done all the hard work for you! Our buyer’s guides compare a range of similar products, listing out the pros and cons, and the features and benefits so you don’t have to spend hours and hours trying to decide which option is best for you and your family. Our product reviews look at specific products and help you hone in on specific options, and our camping tips make sure that your next trip goes off without a hitch!

So get started, get your gear sorted, then get out and enjoy the great outdoors!


Looking for the best camping gear for families? Try our buyer’s guides

Wow, there is a lot of camping gear on the market. A gadget for everything, and hundreds of options for the basics such as chairs, beds and tents!

So you don’t have to feel overwhelmed, we’ve cut through that clutter and compiled lists of the best of the best, comparing like for like and outlining the factors you need to consider to best meet the needs of your family.

We suggest you start with the buyer’s guides, then move on to the individual product reviews.

buyers guides

Got your eye on something? Check our product reviews

So many products to choose from! One by one, we’ve done the research so you don’t have to. Find out which camping product is best for you and your family, then check the price right here! You could be sitting on your new camping chair, outside your new tent in no time!

Note that we do have affiliate links on this site, so if you like a product and purchase it after clicking on a link we make a small commission. We only review products we’d use ourselves, and our commission doesn’t add to the purchase price of your product – win-win!

product reviews
Best tents for families
Best camping beds for families
Best camping chairs for families

Not sure what you are looking for? Our tips and tricks will show you all you need to know

What do you even need to consider when buying camping gear? All sorts of things! How heavy it is, what you’re going to use it for, how to carry it, how long it takes to set up, whether it will keep you dry and warm…so many considerations.

Not only do we teach you all about these, but we give you the tips and tricks you need to make an informed decision on a product-by-product basis.

camping tips

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We’re all about sharing the love here at Camping Gear for Families which is why we’ve put together this handy camping packing checklist.

Because there’s nothing worse that turning up and finding you’ve forgotten something vital! (like your bed…)

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Who are we?

We’re just like you! A family who loves to go camping and get into the great outdoors.

We decided to start our website Camping Gear for Families to combine two loves – writing about camping and going camping! It isn’t always easy camping with kids, but we hope that with the helpful tips and tricks and product reviews we provide on this site, you’ll have the confidence to start taking your family camping too.

So please enjoy the site, and hopefully we’ll see you at a campground, somewhere, sometime soon!

PS: This website contains affiliate links. If you click on one of these links and then make a purchase from the linked advertiser, I’ll make a commission at no extra cost to you.

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