Comments on: 5 incredible camping gadgets

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:38:22 +0000

I’ve been looking for some camping gadgets like this for ages so thanks for putting this up.

Just wanted to do a quick review of the camp shower! I bought one of these for Glastonbury and whilst it was muddy for the first few days when the sun came out on Sunday I quickly filled the bag with water and wacked it in the sun. Couple of hours later I had the most amazing shower of my life!

After three days of festival grime I can’t recommend this baby enough!!!

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:23:54 +0000

Just found this site luv the design! I’m going camping for the first time this year and wanted to find some cool gadgets that will make my trip a little easier. Just ordered the solar charger… can’t live without my iphone lol. Hope it charges it!

I was wonderinf what you’d recommend as the best camping gadget for 2011? I want something nobody of the campsite has seen before!!!

By: Paulo

Paulo — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:41:49 +0000

Some of these gadgets are hilarious although I’m not sure I’d ever use a sh*tbox. I agree with Gary on the solar showers, they are amazing! For such a cheap buy they will make your camping holiday feel like a glamping one at a fraction of the cost.

By: rodney

rodney — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:20:37 +0000

What happened to the old dig a hole and burry it, sh~~ shovel from my scouting days. 5″ folder ideal.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:49:41 +0000

Hi all, Just a few quick thoughts about the notebook grills. We have had one of these, we used it only once during which time it distorted so badly that the grill rack no longer fitted and we could not close the thing back up when it had cooled. Now I guess that it could be that we used brickets rather than plain charcoal, which does tend to reach higher temperatures for longer or the fact that perhaps we would have been better off going for one made by Outwell as these seem to be made of heavier gauge metal.

Oh and whilst I am about it, Solar Showers, they are a must must must try item for anyone who wants to experiance the most refreshing and oddly arousing sensation that is legal whilst in the woods.

When we got our solar shower it was due to the fact that a busy bank holiday last minute get away meant that we could only get a pitch on a site with limited facilities. Grabbing the shower on route in an attempt to negate the wife’s obvious disapproval, along with an inflatable shower cubical, which she insisted on ! I didnt really hold out much hope for when the time came to put it into action. However, the squeal of delight that came from the brightly coloured orange and blue cubical that I had suspended from a nearby tree with the solar shower over head as the wife turned on the tap was a shock to say the very least. “You have got to try it” she beamed “its wonderful”. True enough having cheated and filled the shower with water from the kettle I jumped into the cubical, whipped of what I didnt want too get wet and turned on the tap and wow, forest floor, trees overhead, birds singing a gentle summer breeze and a hot shower, she was right it is wonderful.

By: thecampden

thecampden — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:29:13 +0000

I love the notebook grill very nice for saving space on any outdoor adventure. Not sure about the S–tbox being that everyone wants there kids learning that kind of language, but good idea none the less. I am not sure about the charger either, isn’t that why we are camping to get away from electronic things and just live simply for awhile. Do we really need our phones and ipods on camping trips. lets just pitch a camping tent and have fun!

By: Quinton Quiet

Quinton Quiet — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:37:54 +0000

Saw the notebook bbq at a services yesterday, it was bigger than I expected! Also looks surprisingly sturdy so more of a goer than I thought.

Gotta admit I love camping gadgets, probably comes from being a gadget nerd the rest of the year so when the sun is shining I need something battery powered to keep me quiet. And the misses… (down at the back!)

With this weather I think I’m going to have to get a Freeloader, the iphone is power hungry but I’m on a good level with angry birds and can’t be away from it for more than five minutes.

Not sure about the shit box though…

By: Freeloader Globe Trotter | Campr - Everything Camping

Freeloader Globe Trotter | Campr - Everything Camping — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:07:09 +0000

[...] We’re more eco friendly but also more gadget dependent. It is truly glorious to wake up in a pristine meadow with only the birds for company but after brewing the first tea of the day wouldn’t it be great to read the day’s headlines on the iPhone? Enter the Freeloader Globe Trotter, the big brother of the Freeloader Solar Charger we’ve previously covered in our gadgets roundup. [...]

By: James

James — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:31:05 +0000

@in-a-tent True! Maybe we should start a campaign to leave the gadgets at home anyway…

By: in-a-tent

in-a-tent — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:27:27 +0000

The Freeloader Solar Charger gets some terrible reviews on Amazon. The Globetrotter looks more useful as it has a bigger solar panel but even then it’s only useful if you are really nowhere near your car, which is a far better way to recharge phones and other gadgets. So for a festival or backpackers perhaps it’s a good idea but for family car campers it’s not. (In my opinion obviously)