Help choosing tent and sleeping bag

PiKe · 16 Apr 2021 at 22:03

Absolute camping beginner here.

I want to try camping and don't want to break the bank, what kind of tent should I get? As for sleeping, should I get a sleeping bag and blow up mattress or is one or othe other enough?

Do I need a ground sheet? Do tents come with the pegs that anchor the tent to the ground?

Probably really basic questions so hopefully someone can help!

PiKe · 16 Apr 2021 at 23:37

Would be car camping.

Does this look reasonable for the money?

https://www.halfords.com/camping/tents/urban-escape-3-person-tent-449558.html?

PiKe · 17 Apr 2021 at 11:49

Thanks all, I got a Cairns 3 DLX and a silent night blow up mattress, the sleeping bad is a double and only 2 seasons but we have a dog to keep us warm too :cry:

PiKe · 18 Apr 2021 at 21:08

ci_newman said:
A couple of years ago we bit the bullet and bought a folding camper / trailer tent, no more sleeping on the ground for us Buying second hand was cheaper than some of the 6-man tents too (we paid £450 for our folding camper). Proper sink, proper mattresses - arguably not camping though!

I'm going to guess that £450 was prior to covid!