Finding the right camping gear can make or break a trip, especially when you’re camping with kids. At Mom Goes Camping, gear reviews come from real use in the field, not just spec sheets. From the mountains of Serbia to trails across the Balkans and beyond, every product recommendation on this site has been tested in actual camping conditions with children in tow.
This category covers everything you need to camp comfortably and safely as a family: tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, camp kitchens, lighting, backpacks, child carriers, and more. You’ll find honest comparisons, budget-friendly picks, and ultralight options for families who want to move fast on the trail without sacrificing comfort at camp.
Whether you’re outfitting your first camping trip or upgrading gear you’ve had for years, the reviews here are written to help you spend your money wisely. No sponsored fluff, no gear you don’t actually need. Just honest recommendations from a mom who has been camping with her kids for over a decade.
One cool sleeping bag feature is a pad sleeve. It’s a fabric slot sewn on the bottom of the sleeping bag. You put your sleeping pad in the sleeve, making it nearly impossible to roll off your pad. For side sleepers who switch sides, it also prevents your sleeping bag from getting all twisted up.
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Finding a good family backpacking tent is tough. For starters, you are probably carrying most (if not all) of the gear. There aren’t too many ultralight family tents, so your pack will likely end up very heavy. Your tent also needs to meet your family’s requirements for privacy, features, durability and budget. And these requirements
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Tent floors, especially made from UL materials like Silnylon, are very slippery. Add a slippery inflatable pad and a slippery sleeping bag on top of this and you are bound to slide around in the tent. There are a lot of ways you can keep your sleeping bag put though, even if you are camped
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If you are just getting into camping, there is no reason you have to spend a fortune on a tent. Heck, I go camping often and still sometimes bring my cheap tent (I’m less worried about someone stealing it when wild camping). But you do need to be careful with cheap family tents because so
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Want to go backpacking or camping, but need to fly to the location? It can actually be really tricky – or impossible – to bring certain gear on an airplane. I’ll go over all the specifics of flying with backpacking gear, including stoves, bear spray and trekking poles.
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Cooking and eating can be one of the best parts of camping – but not if you have to do it while battling mosquitoes, getting drenched in the rain or standing under the hot sun. That’s where kitchen tents come in.
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