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Where’s all the stylish camping gear?

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Jauntyangles · 19/10/2025 18:50

I dress wi the style, my interior is curated so wtf can’t I find even vaguely stylish camping gear? Why is it all grey plastic? Help a woman out!

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Giggorata · 19/10/2025 22:15

I agree OP, I like things to be as pleasing to the eye as possible.
Admittedly, some of these items live in my van and can be used in there, or lifted into a tent.
What I use depends how long I'm camping for, or how large I want to go
Here are some of my nice camping things:

vintage Cath Kidson striped folding chairs
Cath Kidson floral hanging shelves
Indian brass topped tables with folding wooden legs
a rainbow bell tent
rag rug
dyed sheepskins
folding wicker and iron shelves
tent pole and fish windsock
strings of coloured led lights
coloured bead curtains
brightly painted Ikea children's wooden kitchen, with cupboards, usb tap and water tank underneath, tiled space for stove.
floral melamine plates
bright enamel mugs and teapot
plastic skull shaped goblets for wine, found in a pound shop one Halloween.
floor cushions
fold up chairbed
collapsible ornate clothes rack

one year, we brought my friend's canary with us, not to mention plants, dog bed, etc.

It does help, having the van...

Peridoteage · 19/10/2025 22:25

You can just buy stuff in any style you like? It won't necessarily be specific stuff designed for camping but if how it looks matters more to you, then that's your choice.

Specific camping stuff looks the way it does because practical considerations are prioritised over aesthetics. Pastel colours get grubby fast! You want water/windproof fabrics cope with the sun as well. Dark bedrooms so you aren't woken at 4am dawn in summer. Bulky/heavy things are hard to transport & clean. Campers like equipment that makes their lives easy on holiday, lightweight, functional, comfortable.

soupyspoon · 19/10/2025 23:05

I remember now I had a chest of drawers which were those canvas type folding ones, you put little plastic rods in each corner to keep it up

And on one of them I had my toiletries and make up etc. Mirror hanging from the central pole with a scout lamp, battery powered, hanging at the top of it so I could see.

We had a lot of fold down ottomans. We had fishing chair/beds for our beds, with inflatable mattresses, fitted sheets, duvets and proper pillows. We were never never cold, had a hot water kettle that clipped on the wood burner so it warmed water for hot water bottles etc.

Like another poster we had padded garden chairs for seating inside the tent, in nice colours, candy striped. I used to put a throw over the toilet so it just looked like another seat.

We had a lot of lights, bed side lamps, on folding bedside tables, plus lamps around the pole and the sides of the room. OUtside the tent of course at the entrance.

GrinchWithAConscience · 19/10/2025 23:13

Do you want to go camping with Jack Frost you are looking for an igloo not a tent

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