Are you and the kids bored of lockdown life? Have a mini-Outdoor Adventure camping trip, just a wee hop, skip and jump from your own back door.
Camping in the back garden (or front garden, or balcony or under the stairs) can be a lot of fun and a great way to break up the monotony of home life at the moment. We might not be able to go far, but we can still have a camping experience to rival the best of them! When the weather is good and the skies are clear and bright, a night camping at home will give the whole family a taste of the things to come when movement restrictions end and we gain back the freedom we once enjoyed. You can think of it’s the ultimate staycation and a perfect way to check all your camping equipment for the wonderful outdoor adventures that lie ahead.
What you will need:
- Tents
- Sleeping Bags (or duvets)
- Fire Pit
- Goodies to roast, toast and munch on
- Torches or head sets for the ghost stories and the stumblings in the dark
- Buckets of enthusiasm and a determination to have the craic together!
The classic pop up tents are perfect for nights in the garden campsite and we have special offers on a whole range of tents in a variety of prices to suit all needs on our website. But this may well be the time to splurge our on a deluxe tent like the Vango Tent range. These tents are super easy to erect, durable and comfortable and they could provide an extra outdoor room for the family, even when you are not all sleeping al fresco. An investment tent such as these is a joy to behold. They almost put themselves up and are so classy that you may never go back in the house again!
Sleeping bags are never wasted in a house full of kids. Even when not snuggled up in the great wilderness of your urban garden, the comfy sleeping bag has been a mainstay of every Saturday morning chilling on the couch watching cartoons and eating cereal. Buy a good brand that does both this luxury past time and then comes into its own when you and yours can finally get out to the big wide world, to camp once again. If you haven’t camped in a while (since your days of crazy music festivals and mad long hikes), then you should consider air mattresses or sleeping mats for your older and more fragile bones!
Fire Pits are fantastic for making the evening glow with the warmth of outdoor fun and the best place to toast marshmallows, squash them between biscuits and declare Smores to be the greatest outdoor food ever! Again, the investment in a good fire pit is a great addition to outdoor living both for home and away that will pay back in the days and night ahead
There isn’t a child in the world that doesn’t love a good torch or head torch. Rechargeable torches make good sense when little folk forget to turn them off or use them constantly for hiding under beds and finding insects in the hedges. We stock a fantastic extensive range of torches for all uses. Even when not camping at home, a young child can spend daylight hours exploring the world with a torch, and who knows you might even get a quick cup of undisturbed tea while they are distracted.
There are lots of reasons for taking the tent to the garden at the moment. We all agree that it might break the potential tedium of lockdown life. It’s also a good way to check your equipment in advance of all those camping holidays that we will eventually enjoy again. For the little people who have never camped before, the positives about introducing them to the ‘wilderness’ so close to home are multi-fold. The magic of waking up in a tent, with the sun light filtering through and the sound of birdsong is the same whether you are a million miles away or just a few feet from your own shower, TV or fridge. If you need something, the house is just a shout away!
The special experience of gathering around the lit fire pit to chat and watch the shooting stars is no less wonderful when you don’t have to drive miles to enjoy it.
The Covid-19 pandemic might have put a stop to our gallop, but we have learnt to enjoy the small things. Make some wonderful memories in your own home camp site and enjoy your outdoor adventures no matter how the world is turning!