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Camping with a baby

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Winnie87 · 07/02/2026 17:44

I’m wanting to take our baby camping in the summer. He will be about 6months at the time. We have 2 older children 4 and 7. Is there any advice we need for making camping easier with a 6 month old?
Or any camping sites around Yorkshire anyone can recommend?
thank you!

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Overthebow · 16/02/2026 19:53

It depends how well your baby sleeps at that time. A holiday cottage is probably easier whilst they’re a baby.

SheSpeaks · 16/02/2026 23:31

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 16/02/2026 17:08

Huh? How light is your tent?! The highchair is 4kg which really isn’t much for what it is and how useful it’s been for us.

We go camping with a large 6-man tent because we have three kids. We’re not backpacking. We put the high chair in the car with our other camping gear (we have a people carrier) so weight is not an issue.

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I have 3 tents (and 3 kids) Lightest of my tents is under 1kg but the one I used most when I was out with the oldest and middle when they were a baby, as per the chat is about 1.8kg or thereabouts. Now we tend to take both tents and a tarp for the middle as the kids are a bit older so we like to have more room, also the kids can split the tent weight between them so it’s not so much extra.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 17/02/2026 06:02

SheSpeaks · 16/02/2026 23:31

I have 3 tents (and 3 kids) Lightest of my tents is under 1kg but the one I used most when I was out with the oldest and middle when they were a baby, as per the chat is about 1.8kg or thereabouts. Now we tend to take both tents and a tarp for the middle as the kids are a bit older so we like to have more room, also the kids can split the tent weight between them so it’s not so much extra.

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We do different types of camping. That’s fine and we do what works for our families.

I shared a product that I’ve found really useful for my son. Not just for camping either; we keep it in the boot all the time for when we need a highchair and one isn’t available. If the product I shared isn’t something you (or anyone including the OP) would want, that’s fine. I get no commission. 🙂

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