Essential gear you’ll need

Car Camping has really taken off this year, particularly with new sites that let you take your

stock 4x2 mid-sized SUV or pickup off the beaten path to some nice sites that allow camping in the dry season. It’s a great escape from being locked indoors and is one activity you can do with friends while keeping socially distanced from each other.

To go car camping, you’ll need shelter, heat, and food. These days there’s an abundance in the variety of camping equipment available to the consumer.

Shelter

Not all campsites will have enough shade or trees for you and your group, which is why you might want to provide your own shade.

An awning on either left, right side or rear of your vehicle, it attaches to compatible cross bars on your roof rails, as most SUV’s and pickups already have these. Awnings are an instant shelter and easily deployed by one person in minutes. Check out the Kins 3x2 Awning from Overland Kings. Price: P14,800. Available at Overland Kings.

You’ll need somewhere to sit comfortably and a surface to prepare and eat your food. What modern day outdoorsman would want to be caught without a sturdy, lightweight folding chair and table? Perfect examples are the Adventure Kings Throne Camping Chair (P4,800) and Kings Portable Rollup aluminum table (P5,800). Available at Overland Kings.

Sleep

If you decide to stay overnight, you’ll need somewhere to sleep. There are many options from a tent, cot, or sleeping bag.

For those that truly want to rough it, there’s the Adventure Kings Single Escape Swag (P16,000).

In that tent, you’ll need the Adventure Kings sleeping bag (P2,500).

If you’d rather be a little bit above ground, there’s also the Adventure Kings Camping Steel Frame Stretcher Bed (P6,800). Available at Overland Kings.

Food and cooking

Naturally, you’ll also need some nourishment. A great way to answer this need is with products for storing or preparing food.

Keeping food fresh and drinks cool are a no brainer and a cooler packed with ice is a common way of doing this. Adventure Kings has a range of Tough Coolers priced from P6,000-P7,500.

For those that want to cook (at campsites that allow it), you’ll need some equipment. Those at campsites that allow fires can grillusing the Adventure Kings Campfire BBQ Plate – Grill and Hotplate (P4,500).

Those that want a little more control over their cooking and fire should opt for the Kings 2 burner LPG Stove (P4,800).

These are the just some of the things you’ll need to get started enjoying the outdoors. You can find them all at Overland Kings, the distributor of Adventure Kings products from Australia.