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Tips and skills
Camping is more than just pitching a tent on a campsite.
Outwell Skills & Tips will guide you to a comfortable and safe camping experience.
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Tips and skills
Camping is more than just pitching a tent on a campsite.
Outwell Skills & Tips will guide you to a comfortable and safe camping experience.
Find tips about buying optional extras such as awnings - learn how to best repair and protect your tent from the sun while at the campsite. You will find our camping expert tips for maintaining, cleaning and storing your camping equipment.
Use our Family Camping Packing List to ensure you never again arrive at the campsite without the essentials. Or find out which camping cooking gear is best your family camping holiday.
Like all good tools every item needs to be looked after if you want to protect your investment, ensure peak performance and get the most out of your holiday. Our skills and tips section contains a wealth of knowledge that will help you enhance your camping experience so that every outing will be fun and enjoyable for all.
How to control condensation
Our polyester tents are designed and tested to stand up to storms and keep out water through use of PU-coated fabrics with taped seams. However, if our materials keep water out then it stands to reason that water cannot escape. And this leads to – condensation!
Read moreBuying Guide
When choosing a new tent many factors need to be taken into account to find the right kit, so you can get the most out of this highly enjoyable pastime.
We guide to how to pick the right tent and which awning, extension, carpet and footprint to fit your tent.
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Ten Camping Questions
Outdoor advocate and TV presenter, Julia Bradbury, answers 10 Questions and gives you great advice for family camping and outdoor adventure with the kids.
Read moreWorkshop
Your tent is an investment in happy holidays. But just like any investment, you need to look after it.
A little care and attention will keep your tent waterproof and comfortable, year after year. We give you tips to how to do just that.
Go to Outwell WorkshopCooking
We guide you to how to make the most of your summer BBQ's
- Gas, Coal or Firewood?