If you want to enjoy the great outdoors then summer is the ideal time to head off and take the family camping. What with the cost of fuel and pitch fees shooting up around this time of year though, great value camping gear is often a top priority for family campers.
When it comes to great value camping and outdoors gear, Decathlon is pretty hard to beat. From kayaks to camping, swimming to cycling, if it’s active and outdoors, Decathlon’s probably got it.
Love family camping this summer with our top picks from Decathlon
QUECHUA Air seconds family tent, sleeps 6 £339.99
Spend less time on camping set up and more time having fun! Inflatable tents still command a premium, but the Quechua Air seconds is great value. See it here.
QUECHUA Arpenaz Family 4.2 4 Person Tent £99.99
We’ve been raving about the Quechua Arpenaz 4.1 Family tent for some time now – it provides outstanding value and a decent amount of space. If you are looking for a standing-height tent, then the new 4.2 is for you! See it here.
QUECHUA Forclaz 10/15° Ultralight Sleeping Bag £34.99
Available in 3 different colours, this sleeping bag is designed for sleeping in temperatures between 10°C and 15°C when bivouacking, trekking or on a hiking trip. See it here.
QUECHUA Inflatable Double Camping Air Bed 140 £24.99
Get a comfy nights sleep whilst camping on this fast inflating, supportive air mattress – ideal for summer camping. See it here.
QUECHUA Camp bed L100 £34.99
If you don’t fancy an air mattress, how about this sturdy, folding camp bed? It’s easy to transport and fast to put up. See it here.
QUECHUA Camping/Hiking Table with 4 Seats £29.99
If you’re camping for more than a couple of days, camp furniture makes life much easier and this table and chairs is great value. See it here.
This is a great little storage unit we’ve had our eyes on for a while! Tidy things away inside the tent and see what a different it makes to your family camping set up. See it here.
QUECHUA Aluminium Camping And Hiking Cookset With Non-Stick Finish – 4 People (2.5 L) £29.99
This lightweight aluminium cook set is ideal for camping, with a non-stick finish it’s easy to look after and has everything you’ll need to feed 4. See it here.
Sitting on the floor day after day is rubbish, so making sure you have a comfy chair is a great way of ensuring your camping trip is a pleasure and not a pain! See it here.
QUECHUA Helium Pillow £11.99
Save space, but don’t scrimp on comfort with this light, compact and extremely comfortable camping pillow. See it here.
QUECHUA Dynamo 50 Lumen Rechargable Camping Lamp £11.99
Fed up of endlessly buying batteries for your camping lantern? This rechargable camping lantern from Decathlon means it can be charged via USB and it provides 9 hours of light at 25 lumens. See it here.
Shell Robshaw-Bryan is an outdoor and travel writer, journalist and the founder of Camping with Style, one of the UK's longest-running camping and glamping blogs, now in its twelfth year.
A nature-loving, comfy-camping kinda girl at heart, Shell launched the blog following a serious snowboarding accident that left her with a broken back. Rather than retreat indoors and accept the gloomy prognosis she was given, she turned to the healing power of nature and the outdoors to aid her recovery. She's been writing about it ever since.
From open water swimming, riding, kayaking, snowboarding and hill walking to glamping, meditation, luxury travel and microadventures, Shell writes from genuine first-hand experience and has been featured in publications including The Telegraph, Guardian and HuffPost.
She believes wholeheartedly that the outside world is the best therapy there is and she continues making the case for it, one adventure at a time.
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