Red's Family Camping Essentials For 2025

Being properly equipped for family camping can make all the difference when it comes to having a trip that allows for genuine family time. From being prepared for the day’s activities to ensuring a smooth-sailing time back at camp, there’s a lot to take with you. Here are our top recommended family camping essentials to make sure you’re ready for anything.

Waterproof Soft Cooler Bag

Heading up our list of camping must-haves is a waterproof soft cooler bag from Red. Built for phenomenal levels of durability and waterproofing, the Red Equipment waterproof soft cooler bag is a fantastic pick for keeping your food and drink safe and dry while you’re on an outdoor adventure. Our premium Armour Tech fabric and reinforced base make the bag sturdy in the most hostile of terrain, while the IPX7 diving spec zip and TPU coating ensure that it won’t leak even when fully submerged in water.

Adventure Waterproof Backpack

The next of our family camping essentials is the ever-reliable adventure waterproof backpack. Packed full of awesome features, this bag stands out for its exceptionally flexible storage capacity, incorporating MOLLE webbing to attach additional gear, a removable padded organiser and a variety of both internal and external pockets. You can bring plenty of gear and keep it all well-organised in this robust, durable and comfortable waterproof backpack.

Waterproof Kit Bag

A waterproof kit bag rounds off the collection of storage gear in this list of family camping essentials. It’s similarly waterproof and durable, thanks to the awesome features of Armour Tech fabric, its welded seams and diving spec zip, but where it stands out is its generous capacity, being able to store a huge 60L of equipment, and its versatility. It can easily be set up as a backpack, duffel or shoulder bag as you require, using its fantastic carry strap system.

Lightweight Water-Resistant Adventure Blanket

Camping with the family can make it tough to ensure that there are enough comfortable spots to sit for everybody, but with a lightweight adventure blanket, you won't have that problem. It’s fully abrasion-resistant and very comfortable thanks to the quilted 3M Thinsulate insulation, big enough to accommodate a small family by itself, and arguably the best part is how useful it is for dogs owing to the fact that pet hair won’t stick to the Ripstop fabric.

Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle

One of the simpler of our family camping essentials, but nonetheless vital, is an insulated water bottle. This is a great piece of equipment to have while you’re on the go, with a generous 750ml capacity and anti-rust and corrosion stainless steel construction. You’ll be able to carry a drink of your choice around with you, either hot or cold as you prefer.  When you’re out camping, you can’t always rely on having easy access to a drink all of the time, so be sure to pack one with you.

Kids Quick Dry Changing Robe

One of the camping must-haves for your little one is a quick dry changing robe. This is a great thing to have with you, providing a lightweight and highly absorbent means of getting changed on the go or when coming and going from the shower block. If your camping trip involves water activities, make sure you have enough of these on hand for all the kids.

Microfibre Towel

If you’ve been camping before, you’ll be well aware that a decent towel or two is going to be one of your family camping essentials. The ultra-absorbent properties of a Red Equipment microfibre towel allow you to hold up to four times its weight in water and dry much faster than a regular towel, too. It’s big enough to fit around a person comfortably but also folds down very compactly, meaning it won’t take up too much storage space.

Waterproof Pro Dry Change Robe EVO

The waterproof Pro Dry Change Robe EVO is a fantastic performer as well as being stylish. The 15k waterproof and 8k breathable rating keeps you totally dry and very comfortable while wearing it, and the moisture-wicking sherpa fleece is plush, warm and great for helping you dry off after getting yourself wet. The extra features, such as the side stretch panels, ventilated hem and adjustable cuffs, all come together to provide you with a changing robe of very high quality.

Having the family camping essentials will help you ensure you have the most enjoyable camping trip possible. If you have any questions about any of the above camping must haves, then feel free to get in touch with the Red team for expert advice today.