Karrimor X-Lite Comfort Self Inflating Mattress and Gelert Quickpitch Tent.

Camping as a child I recall the fun our family had and I consider this a ‘rite of passage’ to growing up – every child must have at least one week camping with their family!

Personally I am all for bringing the kitchen sink literally. Why rough it when there are so many various camping accessories out there to make this activity as much fun as possible – and as comfortable.

Starting with the tent, our camping experience is easy peasy. We have a Gelert 4 man tent and this tent actually has the words – quickpitch on the label – this is so true for you will have this tent both up and down super quick – it basically pops up!

Better still, I found the tent great for keeping light out so the kids find it easier to go to sleep at bedtime. Packing this tent up is a one person job so while I am packing the camping accessories back into the car boot, hubby can easily have the tent packed as well.

Speaking of accessories, there is one I simply wouldn’t be without – a good sleeping mat. We have tried quite a few of these from ones which we manually blow up to the ‘auto’ inflate – trust me, choose the later.

Karrimor have a wide range of super light sleeping mattresses but I would recommend the X-Lite range. You need something easy to inflate, light to carry yet thick enough to smooth away lumps and bumps underneath you.

The X-Lite Comfort Self Inflating Mattress from Karrimor is just the job! A thick mat that simply inflates when you open the air valve. This is one of our most useful and worthwhile camping accessories ever – and an absolute essential for kids.

So, if you have yet to venture camping DO IT ! My kids look forward to camping as much, if not more, than going to Spain – and it certainly is much cheaper.

The equipment I have mentioned is all available online and in store from a number of retailers. For further information visit www.gelert.com or any Karrimor retailer.

Gelert Quickpitch 4 man tent RRP £64.99

Karrimor X-Lite Self Inflating Comfort Mat RRP £39.99