Anyone share their camping capsule wardrobe ? ( including footwear )

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I'm overweight ,short ,burn in the sun .

I need stuff to take me through a day that starts and ends in freezing temperatures ( exposed Devon campsite ) and heats up in the middle .

And I'd like not to have keep changing .

And frankly I'm starting to fancy sleeping in my clothes .

Any top tips ?

Normal clothes is the norm, afaik, with just the addition of thermals for the colder ends of the season. The only reason I mentioned walking trousers is that they are so thin that they pack well, hand-wash and dry quickly and are cheap! Well, the pair I bought from Go Outdoors were, anyway!

I didn't mention shoes - some sort of easy, slip-on sandal (Berkenstocks or supermarket flip-flops) and a pair of wellies. That's it, folks! Unless you're planning on doing a five-mile hike across rough ground...

I don't take walking boots. I just take sandals, flip flops and a pair of nice shoes for when we go to the pub. every night

Aw, see, our camping holidays include walks, hikes and using the National Trust pass to the max and picnic lunches. We don't have enough money to go to pubs and our children are too young (Scottish pubs do not allow underage children in after 8PM as it is). 'Sandal' weather just . . . isn't here.

I suppose it depends what you do when you camp. We just do what we would do on any other holiday. Go to the beach, sightsee etc.

Ah feck - against my better judgement I've just agreed to my first camping trip. It's just dawning on me that I'm going to need to sort clothes both for me and the DD's. One of which still sleeps in a gro-bag. That's not going to be anywhere near warm enough.

Shite - what was I thinking.

So, i am going camping this weekend, the prediction (please be kind to me weather gods) is that the weather will be fine. We have "two season" sleeping bags that were £40 each . What else am i gonig to need to keep me warm?

I certainly wasn't planning on buying new clothes but on the back of this thread im heading out to buy some new socks

I am starting to think like that too Treadsoftly - are we mad??

I just forked out the best part of £400 on tent and sleeping bags and i still need to buy stuff. BUT still cheaper (so far!) than trying to get away for a week in the school holiday! and once i have all the stuff, ive got it? right? or am i going to become a slave to it all? if i don't end up putting it all on ebay next week

Do you have blow up beds LEM?

We threw a quilt in for on top of the sleeping bags. I just wore long sleeved jammies.

last time we went it was to a micro cabin. So more glamping I suppose!!

we dont but will do by the weekend

They make a huge difference. Dh and I once took just the camping mats and we didn't sleep at all. So was sore for says! The beds keep you warm and comfy.

We're fair weather non hiking (but walks and canoeing and pub garden meals mixed with self catering) campers and haven't bought any special clothes. We don't camp in dreadful weather but have never been cold at night despite cheap sports direct sleeping bags :D Sleep in jogging trousers and t shirts or dd wears leggings.

I lie - I have camped before but pre kids and in South America on a trekking holiday and someone else did all the hard work bar blowing up a bed roll. We've got two sleeping bags that will take us down to -20 I think so that will cover a UK summer weekend just about but I can see a scenario where we have to give them to the kids :)

Oh yes - we do have blow up beds! I'm to old and unfit to cope with sleeping on the ground or a thin roll up mat any more! Not being in contact with the ground helps! We just have 2 x 4 man tents (to fit 2 adults and 3 kids).

For an average weekend in this country if the weather is doing its normal British thing I'll go in

Jeggings (so stretchy!)
Long vest top (good for not flashing your bum crack at people when trying to out up tent!)
T shirt
Zip up hoody
Converse

As well as this I'll take an extra t shirt an extra pair of trousers/ jeggings and a stretchy casual pencil skirt very handy if it's a hot day but not revealing. (I don't look good in shorts!)

To wear at night I'll take a thermal t shirt and a pair of fleecy pyjamas I got from primark if I'm still cold I wear the hooded too I find having a good at night keeps me a lot warmer than a hat as I seem to get a draft down my neck.

I take converse to wear most of the time, a pair of thosev£1 flip flops again from primark to wear if hot/in the shower, uggs a for the even

Posted before I'd finished! I also take wellies for obvious reasons and my massive padded hooded coat (asda).
I take wool socks for at night and normal ones for daytime.

We don't do any extreme hiking/water sports etc though just sightseeing, strolls, beach etc

Nice shoes, usual? Are you afraid of what the locals might think of your flip-flops?

You don't need camping clothes but you will need warm clothes for the evening... Wool, fleece, down etc. I ahve a very old waterproof whihc i take and a down gillet (but I get freezing cold in the house!). I tend to have 'camping clothes' but they are just old/warm clothes that I don't mind getting a bit trashed/smokey (we always go where we can have a fire). I like a good thick hoody for the beach/early evening as I find fleece is not very wind resistant. I have thermal leggings to wear under pj's too..

tread my DC slept in the buggy cozy toes on their first camping trips of that idea is any good to you.

Apart from my fleece and waterproof which are proper walking ones I wear normal clothes.

We went for 4 nights (5 full days) over the bank hol and including what I wore, I took:

3 pairs jeans - skinny, straight leg (I wear rolled up), purple skinny (more cottony)
5 tops/tshirts in navy/grey/navy stripe/orange
2 long sleeved thermal tops & 2 strappy vests (for layering)
2 thin jumpers - bright blue and grey
1 navy cardigan
1 hoody
1 fleece
1 smarter top for going out for dinner
normal cotton PJs
flip flops, birkenstocks, sandals, leather converse boots, wellies

Probably a bit more than I needed but very heavy rain was forecast so I packed with that in mind. If forecast had been better I'd have added a skirt and possible even shorts or a dress if really scorching.

I usually wear normal cotton PJs in bed unless v cold in which case I layer up a bit with one of the thermal tops and perhaps socks. We have decent 3 season sleeping bags - they keep you really toasty warm.

Tread our slept in grobags camping when tiny - I used to add/remove extra blankets as required. It can get quite warm if you're all in the inner tent together. Cheap Ikea fleece blankets are super handy for camping.

I prefer SIMs (self inflating mats) over airbeds, much warmer and more comfortable. Whatever you sleep on, a blanket underneath helps insulate you from the ground.

Normal clothes here.

I don't take jeans as they are a bugger to get dry if they get wet and you don't have 'facilities'.
I do take lots of things that can get piled on top of each other (long sleeve t, short sleeve t, vest on top has been known to happen)
I take big thick wooly winter pyjamas
Lots of pair of socks - often wearing two at once (normal ones then fluffy ones on top)
Flip flops or sandals for most of the time and even paddling up the site in the morning dew
Wellies if the forecast merits it
Trainers and walking boots

And many, many blankets and about 5 scarves of different lengths!

I have to be ruthless when camping and not take too much, but we go to beach mostly.

Converse/ beach shoes ( not sand shoes) pumps
Jeans/ yoga pants for evenings
T shirt x3 ( all dark)
Cardigan / jumper
Pashmina
Fleeciy pj bottoms / thermals/ oversize sweats for sleeping and bed socks
Swimmers/ dress or shorts depending on taste/ sweats.

Everything is dark so can be worn again if possible, and doesn't need obvious ironing. For early mornings I wear a bobble hat too, and I have been known to take a dressing gown and uggs - it's cold at dawn, up making bacon sandwiches and coffee:)

I also take straighteners and aim to not look like I'm camping - I'm breathtakingly scruffy otherwise.

Oh, fair point LavenderHoney - no white t shirts here, either!

The important thing is to take clothes that you can layer. If you dont have thermals you could put normal leggings on under a pair of trackie bottoms. Vest top, long sleeve t-shirt, jumper etc.

The type of clothes I take vary on the type of camping trip. I do lots of walking and will take full on trekking clothes on an outdoorsey break when the weather is unpredictable. For hot weekend in July when the main intention is to go to the pub and beach, then normal summer clothes. With the ability to layer if the temp drops at night.

Whatever the trip I always take my long sleeved t-shirt hoody. It fits under any jumper or fleece, it has a high neck, so with the hood up it cuts out any drafts.

I know this is an old thread, but it might be useful at the start of the camping planning season (or even camping season for some).

My general attire is:
Walking trousers and walking shorts
Thermal tops and leggings (for evenings and sleeping)
My thermal winter walking trousers (for evening activities - so I don't get cold and need to try and heat up enough again to sleep)
A handful of t-shirts, technical tops, etc
1 decent (as in, warm!) hoodie for evenings and a fleece (usually a zoodie, and a 1/4 zip fleece)
Woolly Hat for sleeping
Lots of socks - walking ones for day, dry pair only for sleeping in, enough to change as necessary
Buff for around my neck for evenings, very sunny days and to use as a hat if necessary
Togs
Crocs flip flops, hiking boots or shoes, usually a less structured pair of shoes also for around site generally

I have also learned, after the hell that was a bank holiday event with Cubs and Scouts, to put a FULL (bra and knickers and socks out to hoodie and trousers) spare outfit, under the drivers seat of the car in a bag with a spare hand towel. If necessary, after striking camp and packing up car, I can change from horrible wet gear into a dry set - even if I end up slightly damp by doing so in the open, it's much better than driving home for an hour or more in soaked gear (no matter how good your rain gear is, sometimes it's just not quite good enough!). I can drive in my socks if the boots are that bad....

Wellys, stuff that drys easily, down jackets are good for early morning when its chilly and pack up small