There are few campsites that are more rewarding than a remote desert campsite – far from the light pollution of the cities and towns, a desert campsite offers hours of endless star gazing, and during a full moon, the complete lack of necessity to bring with you any camp lighting, as you can see campsite obstacles with ease without any additional lighting.

So to help more and more people have the experience of starring at the starry night sky in the middle of the desert, Adventure Kings offers affordable and accessible 4WD and camping equipment that is not only easy to use and access, but also extremely practical and built to high quality standards. Check out this list of must have camping accessories for your desert camping experience!

1.Kings Escape Swag

Available in both an Escape Single swags and the Escape Double Kings swag, these swags offer comfortable 50mm thick mattress and wide see through mesh paneling, the Adventure Kings Escape swags offer the perfect place to kick back and observe the milky way and shooting stars.

The tough base is made from 550GSM PVC which offers extreme durability for the shale and rocks found on the desert floor.

2.Cozy Warm Sleeping Bag

The temperatures in the red center through the colder months drop well below zero and can cause quite a chill so by adding a cozy warm Adventure Kings Premium Winter/Summer Sleeping Bag you can ensure that you stay toasty warm and enjoy the nighttime stars even during those freezing cold winter nights!

There are plenty of benefits to choosing an Adventure Kings Premium Winter/Summer Sleeping bag, with the tough 270GSM polycotton canvas it easily repels frost and morning dew, allowing you to fall asleep watching the stars.  With the ability to zip 2 (left and right) together you can share body warmth and share the experience with someone close to you.

3.CAMP OVEN

When setting up camp, anywhere in Australia there is nothing better than the smell of a campfire, they are great for warmth when the sun drops, and are excellent to cook dinner on,  when you are out in the arid regions you will find it quite difficult to find firewood, so bringing your own wood is almost imperative.

This means you need to burn the wood you carry in a more efficient manner, there are a few different ways to improve the efficiency of you campfire, the most efficient and cost effective, is to add an Adventure Kings Campfire oven to your setup.

with an adjustable flue, you can slow down the rate at which your wood burns, and by elevating smoke up and away from your campsite you can prevent stinging eyes at night. As an added benefit to containing your campfire within a campfire oven, you will also reduce the amount of light pollution from your campsite, making UFO spotting and chasing meteors with your eyes, much easier whilst still staying warm.

4.LED CAMP LIGHTING

With more and more methods for seeing your way around a dark campsite, one thing you shouldn’t leave home without, particularly during a new moon cycle, is a reliable bright and dimmable LED camp lighting system.

The Adventure Kings Illuminator range of LED Camp Lights offers plenty of dimmable and easy to operate lighting to make absolutely certain you can find your swag zipper when its bedtime, and also that you have the ability to blackout your camp when you are ready to stargaze!

5.MESH FLOOR

This one is a simple one but comes in way more effective than many would realize. The ability to let sand and dirt fall away from your campsite, whilst keeping your campsite tidy seems more suited to coastal beach campsites, but with the necessity of keeping the red dirt out of your swag and vehicle being just as important as when you are on the coast.

An Adventure Kings mesh floor is one of the most affordable campsite flooring systems available and by utilizing an extremely efficient polyester weave, can keep your desert campsite looking tidy and clean, no matter how sandy and dusty it may be.

With all of these pro tips on setting up a desert campsite, you are now armed to head out and hit the desert highways, with the right gear to enjoy the vast open skies, and freedoms that the desert has to offer you!