If you’ve never experienced the joys and challenges of camping through the cooler months of the year, then you are definitely missing out. Getting out and setting up camp can actually be more rewarding and enjoyable during winter.

With some of these helpful tips you will be ready to start planning an awesome winter camping trip. Using this guide, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about getting ready for your first true winter camping experience.

Getting Prepared

1. Get Your mates together!

If you are not sure about what you are going to need to do, you shouldn’t try to tackle your first winter camping trip on your own. You should start by getting together a small group of your mates.

Even if they’ve also never gone camping during winter either, you’ll have an easier time navigating some of the difficulties you may encounter.
Plus, camping is a lot more fun when you are in a group, as everyone shares the responsibilities!

2. Do Your Homework

Next, thoroughly research the area where you want to go. There are plenty of free online resources that can help you to find out everything you need to know about the area.

By using a VMS Touring 700HDX you can find the best way to get to camp and receive turn by turn navigation directions, making sure you never get lost!

The VMS Touring 700HDX will help you to get a better idea of what your travel time to camp will be like, and the relative distances you will need to travel.

A good quality GPS Navigator can also help you to find out where the nearest resources are, from the nearest shops to the local emergency services.

3. Check the Weather

Before leaving home you should check the weather bureau for detailed, location-specific weather predictions to help you plan ahead. Even with a reasonably accurate forecast, it’s important that you should still plan for unpredictable weather fronts and drastic changes.

When setting up with an Adventure Kings campsite, no matter what the weather is doing, you should be covered. From solid weatherproof gazebos and awnings to heavy-duty rooftop tents and swags, the whole range can cop whatever weather this country has to offer!

4.Pack warm!

When you are gathering your campsite gear for a winter camping session, it is a good idea to pack more warm clothing than you think you need, although warmth clothing can be restrictive, it can keep you comfortable when the temperature drops down.

It’s also a good idea to get yourself, an Adventure Kings Premium -5C sleeping bag, made for cold weather, this cozy sleeping bag has an integrated hood, and a zip out flannel lining, making it extremely comfortable in cold weather, if you were sleeping with 2 people inside your Big Daddy Swag, you can zip a left hand and right hand together turning it into an extremely comfortable, cozy, double sleeping bag, perfect for keeping warm when the mercury drops below 0

5. Leave a trip plan

This is important for nearly any trip away, make a list of where you are going and what you are doing when you expect to arrive and return and include the names of your party and information about the vehicles you’re taking.

It can be beneficial to leave this info with someone at home, and if you are concerned you could even leave your information with the local national park rangers, or the local police station, you usually will have to visit these locations again to “sign out” and let them know that they do not need to come and look for you.

6.Keeping warm at camp!

Cooking over a woodfire stove like the Adventure Kings Camp Oven/Stove during winter camping is a great way to stay warm at camp whilst also putting your firewood to good use.

Whilst using the adjustable flue to restrict or open up airflow, the camp oven stove you are easily given full control over the airflow through the unit, meaning you can crank up the heat on those super frosty evenings or turn the heat down to conserve firewood and not burn your food!

Coupling your Bedourie Camp Oven with your Kings Camp Oven/Stove, you can cook roasts, BBQ your favorite campsite meals, and stay toasty warm, even when the mercury drops down.

To get out camping at winter you do not have to sacrifice comfort or the simple pleasures thanks to Adventure Kings versatile camping gear range