Like all things in life, technology upgrades continue to change the face of industries. The camping industry in Australia has benefited from many new and improved technologies in recent years.

Compared to how people may have gone camping 50 years ago, today’s campsites have all sorts of gadgets and technologies that were not commonplace in decades past. But don’t worry – the essence of camping hasn’t changed! It is still Australia’s favourite past time to unwind, relax, enjoy our great outdoors, and connect with nature and the family.

Let’s take a look at a few of the Adventure Kings products on the market that are big improvements on traditional camping gear. You’ll see these are still just as easy (or easier!) to use than the older designs, and come with many benefits.

Anyone who’s used a traditional air bed in the past has probably had a bad experience with it at some point. You won’t when you upgrade to a Kings queen or king sized self inflating mattress.  First up, these are self-inflating in every sense of the word. All you do is unscrew a valve, put it on the ground, and go and have a beer. Come back and it’s inflated! No slaving over an inefficient manual pump, and no need to plug a noisy 12v pump into your cigarette socket of your car that wakes the neighbours at camp and still takes a long time to blow your mattress up. The seals on these Kings self inflating mattresses are very good as well, so you won’t wake up in the middle of the night with a deflated mattress and a rock digging into your back!

These mattresses are also built very tough thanks to new developments in material manufacturing. They have a supa heavy duty PVC base which is puncture resistant and easy to wipe down. And their soft flock top is much more comfortable to lie on compared to traditional mattresses that were plastic which either got very cold or very hot and sticky. The soft flock top is easy to clean and wipe down with a damp cloth as well.

Forget gas or oil burning lanterns, and put your old torch that runs of DD batteries back on the garage shelf – there’s a new way to light up camp and it’s much more affordable and efficient than ever before! Kings LED camp lighting couldn’t be easier to use. A 1.3m LED Strip Light With Dimmer Switch will light up your campsite much better than an old lantern, and for much less hassle. Simply plug it into your 12v socket or connect the alligator clips to your battery and you’re in business. No fuels to carry or spill risks to worry about. And, with the inbuilt dimmer switch, you can control how much light you need at any time. Crank it up while playing board games with the kids and dim it right back to its lowest setting to run all night as a night light while you sleep. You’ll love not having to buy expensive DD batteries before every camping trip once you convert to the Adventure Kings range of LED camp lighting.

Aussies love things that are easy, and we love to cook a barbie at camp. Combine the two and you know you’re onto a good thing. This is where the Voyager Portable BBQ by Gasmate comes into its own.

This is a portable gas BBQ that can fit in a backpack – how easy is that to bring with you! It’s got a half grill half hotplate design so you can cook bacon AND eggs, and comes with a high lid with in-built temperature gauge so you can whip up a roast as camp! Lightweight, easy to pull apart and clean, and able to fire up and get cooking quickly, portable BBQs like this sold at 4WD Supacentre are leaps and bounds ahead of traditional cooking methods at camp. Leave the heat beads at home, don’t worry about looking for wood at popular campsites where it may be scarce – you can cook up a big, tasty feast for the family quickly and easily with the Voyager Portable BBQ.

This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how Adventure Kings has changed the way we camp. Our swag range is unlike any other on the market, our mesh floors leave traditional tarps in the dark ages, and our solar kits keep you powered for days at a time. We’ll explore them in an upcoming article soon!