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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lily Smith

‘Worth every penny’: 13 camping essentials you can’t live without

View from inside a tent showing an orange sleeping bag, with mountains and Loch Tulla visible through the entrance.
Happy campers … or at least you might be if you deploy our readers’ tips. Photograph: Justin Paget/Getty Images

One thing we’ve discovered here on the Filter is that our readers are an outdoorsy bunch. Few topics have driven as many enthusiastic write-ins as when we asked for your best camping tips.

From a strap that turns your mattress into a chair to a super-smart peg-free washing line, here are your top tips and tricks. (And no, none of you has any commercial links to these companies or products – we always check.)

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