It is undeniable that one of Australia’s favorite summertime pastime’s is to head to the coastline and camp out, soaking up the rays having a dip and sinking back some refreshing beverages at your favorite beach!

However, for some reason, Aussies retreat by the hundreds, when the temperature dips below, 25 degrees Celsius. When considering the world’s climate, some countries would be lucky to hit 20 degrees during summer, and with the weather being somewhat more stable during winter, you could almost argue that winter camping on the beach is a better time!

Being able to pick your campsite due to the lack of demand, and not being camped on top of all the other campers, you’d almost be forgiven for preferring the cooler weather.

The beach driving conditions during winter aren’t too much different than in summer, the same types of hazards can be encountered, such as washouts, and soft sections of sand, however you have the added benefit if you drive an Automatic transmission 4WD that your transmission temperature is less likely to skyrocket on the roasting sand.

If you are not quite sure, you may want to add a handful of gadgets to get more out of your beach camping setup to be able to setup all year round. So we are going to go over some of the winter, beach camping essentials, that you need to get the edge over all of those who don’t understand the pleasure of beach camping through winter!
Stay toasty warm!

Cozy bedding is critical to make camping through the cooler months much more bearable, one of the most critical things to keeping your body warm and insulated from the elements is by using a quality sleeping bag like the Adventure Kings Premium Winter Sleeping Bag, rated to a minimum of -5°C and with the ability to zip two together, you can share warmth with your better half.

On top of keeping warm whilst in bed, you can add an Adventure Kings Camp Oven/Stove to your setup to make sure that your campsite can stay warm, regardless of the wind, or rain. The Adventure Kings Camp Oven/Stove is extremely efficient, and by internally reflecting the heat of the fire, all of your wood fuel is burnt without leaving much ash, this means that your firewood goes further and burns hotter without needing to restock with new firewood as regularly!

The camp oven also, packs down extremely small with the collapsible chimney being able to be stashed inside the oven body, whilst in transport, and the 3 stable legs able to be folded and locked into place, on the underside for the ability to stash the unit just about anywhere in your vehicle!

Shelter and shade.

Regardless of how cold it is it is a good idea to slip slop slap, with the length of the day feeling much shorter through winter, it is still a solid 9 hours, and when you are out enjoying the day, it is easy to forget to reapply sunscreen, particularly on overcast days, however this is when you are more likely to feel the kiss of the sun. as the clouds difuse the direct UV light but do not block the light completely.

To protect yourself and your family from the sting of the sun, as well as the spray of those misty winter days, putting up a fully protective shelter like one of the fully waterproof and UPF50+ rated Adventure Kings Gazebos, available in 3m x 3m or 6m x 3m you can protect your campsite from anything mother nature has to throw at you.

or if you wanted a faster setup that is a little more versatile for fast and easy trackside setups, an Adventure Kings vehicle mounted awning might help you out, rated with the same waterproofing and UPF50+ rating that the Gazebo range offers, with the ability to set it up wherever you can get your vehicle, an awning offers protection right up to your vehicles doors, making accessing your camping gear inside much easier, it also offers you the ability to setup your awning down wind of your vehicle making camp less windy, using your vehicle as a wind blocker.

No matter what time of year it is you cannot look past the Adventure Kings range for good quality extremely good value camping gear that offers the versatility of year long camping at whichever beach is your preferred setup!