Summer base camp: the season is fully open
Long evenings, warm nights and camping season in full swing. Whether you're heading out with family, going wild for the first time or just refreshing the setup, these guides cover every style of outdoor sleeping.
Family Camping Equipment That Works
When the sun’s high and the days are long, it's time to go big with the camping adventures. Do it...
Lightweight Family Backpacking Tents
Family and group tents are designed for comfort and spaciousness, providing plenty of room for 4 people to sleep and...
Canvas Bell Tents and Cotton Canvas Tents: The Complete Guide
With their complex structures, alloy poles and man-made fabrics, backpacking and mountain tents can't be beaten for weight and pack...
How to Prepare for Your First Spring Wild Camp
Kicking off camping in the UK in early spring lets you experience the reawakening of nature. Less crowded than in...
How To Stay Cool While Camping In Hot Weather
Summer’s an idyllic time to be outside. Long days, warm weather, and no need to break the ice off your...
The ultimate guide to wild camping
There's something magical about falling asleep beneath an unobstructed canopy of stars, with nothing but canvas between you and the...
Go lighter: ultralight setups for summer nights
As summer approaches, the case for ditching the tent gets stronger. Bivvy bags, tarps and ultralight shelters let you sleep out without carrying much. These guides show you exactly how to do it.
Essential Summer Wild Camping Bivvy Gear
Summer is a great time to go camping, but if you have already done that why not leave your tent...
How to set up a tarp: 6 different ways explained
Welcome to our guide on how to set up a tarp when camping. We'll explain 6 ways you can pitch...
Complete Guide to Bivvy Bag Camping
Bivvying is camping in its simplest form - lightweight with minimalist gear. It's camping without a tent. Bivvying extends the...
How to Bivvy in the Rain and Stay Dry
How can you possibly stay dry in the rain when you are bivvying? It is a fair question. Unlike a...
Spring Bivvy Equipment for UK Wild Camping
Bivvying, or bivouacking offers a minimalist and lightweight camping experience that brings you closer, much closer to nature. If we...
Mastering ultralight bivvy setups for camping at its lightest
Ultralight bivvying is a minimalist approach to camping, emphasising carrying the lightest and simplest gear possible. This method is especially...
Sleep lighter: bags and mats for warmer nights
Longer, milder nights mean you can get away with less bag and more comfort. These guides cover sleeping bag warmth ratings, down versus synthetic, layering for camping and how to stay cool when it gets warm.
Top Tips for Staying Warm While Winter Camping
Camping in winter is a magical and rewarding experience, and with the sun approaching the peak of its 11-year solar...
What season sleeping bag do I need?
Here’s our guide to help you choose what season sleeping bag you need for your next camping trip: What do...
Down vs Synthetic Sleeping Bags Compared
Sleep warmer, pack lighter. We reveal how the UK's top ultralight down and synthetic sleeping bags keep you warm all...
What to Wear When Camping to Stay Warm
You've just spent an amazing day hiking through the crisp mountain air. But as the sun dips below the ridgeline,...
How To Care For Your Self-Inflating Sleeping Mat
When you get a new self-inflating sleeping mat, the first thing you'll probably do is celebrate - hooray! Self-inflating sleeping...
How To Stay Cool While Camping In Hot Weather
Summer’s an idyllic time to be outside. Long days, warm weather, and no need to break the ice off your...
Camp kitchen: simple summer cooking outdoors
Good camp food doesn't need to be complicated. From stove choice and gas to cookware care, lighting and a dahl recipe worth making, these reads will have you eating well out there.
Camping Stoves for Every Adventure
A great camping stove blends efficiency, portability, and durability. Designed to withstand the rigours of the wild, it should be...
How to choose the right fuel for your camping stove
Selecting the right fuel for your camping stove affects cooking times, pack weight, and the ability to cook under diverse...
Care Guide: Cleaning titanium and aluminium cookware
After an adventure on the hills the last thing you need to worry about is how best to clean your...
Ready for Anything: The Complete Camping Essentials Checklist
Maybe you’re packing for your first backpacking weekend. Maybe you’re stringing together some wild camps on a coast-to-coast journey. Or...
Camping Lights for Every Adventure
A camping light has practical value, allowing you to carry out your campsite chores with ease. But it has so...
10 great recipies for camping in summer | Alpkit
Equipment Dahl Chapatis • AliPots panset • 2 cups of red lentils • 2 cups of flour • Koro stove...
Stories from the community
Solo microadventures, a year in a Scottish forest, a Haute Route and a night in the Alpkit Nest. Community stories from people who got outside and stayed there a while.
Top kit for a solo wild camping microadventure
I love a midweek overnight adventure out to a wild corner – heading out after work to a beautiful spot,...
Your Treasured Moments 2022
'Twas the week of Betwixtmas, and in the office, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. So we...
Where the Wild Things Are
A few years ago, Alpkiteer Katie Tunn spent a year living off-grid in a Scottish woodland. Upon her return, she...
Haute (off) Route
Thank you so much for the Filo down jacket that I ordered 2 months ago - it literally saved my...
Good to go – 5 star comfort in Alpkit Nest
My partner Chris and I have camped our way along the Tour du Mont Blanc, spent a month trekking in...
Castaway
Katie Tunn is an artist, adventurer and marine conservationist living on the Isle of Skye. Best known for her experience...
