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15 Great Items to Take You From Camping to “Glamping”
June 15th, 2011
It’s the June edition of our Lucky 15, and just in time for the Canada Day long weekend (and Father’s Day) we’ve collected 15 pieces of outdoor gear that will get even the most uneasy campers into the tent.
Plus, one lucky respondent will WIN a Coleman Coffee Maker, courtesy of Canadian Tire. To enter, simply leave a comment below letting us know which of these gifts your main man would like most for Father’s Day.
1. Best Made American Felling Axe, $400
This axe makes wood chopping look good, sans hunky lumberjack.
2. Trailwood Camping Stove and Oven, available at Canadian Tire, $200
Dish out more than just hamburgers and doggies with this propane-powered camp stove.
3. Pottery Barn Kids Freeport On-The-Go Folding Chair and Umbrella, prices starting at $24
Available in four patterns and with the option to monogram, these chairs make the perfect summer travel accessories for when a log just won’t do.
4. Campfire Cookery: Adventuresome Recipes and Other Curiosities for the Great Outdoors by Sarah Huck and Jaimee Yong, photography by Tara Donne (Abrams), available at Anthropologie, $30
Add a little culinary prowess to the campsite with this cookbook, full of delicious recipes that can be made over an open fire.
5. Wilderness Serenity’s Cedar Heartwood Compass, via Etsy, US $10
Dial up your camping style with this compass, which would also make a great gift for the dad who loves the great outdoors.
6. Luvali Convertible’s Sun Hat, prices starting from $21
Sunburns aren’t cute, especially on your four-year-old. This sun hat is reversible, so they can keep looking fresh all weekend long.
7. Green Beaver Certified Organic Sunscreen, available at raspberrykids.com, $21
Show other campsite moms your green roots with this certified organic (and non-chemical, non-nano, non-silicone coated, fragrance-free, waterproof) sunscreen.
8. Coleman Camping Coffee Maker, available at Canadian Tire, $60
No need to make a Timmie’s run in the morning. This drip-brew coffee maker works on camping stove burners and it also makes cocoa, cider and instant soup. (Win this!)
9. Melisa & Doug Happy Giddy Picnic Basket, $30
Turn frowns upside down with this fun bug-faced set that can stow away snacks, sandwiches and found-in-the-woods treasures.
10. Lodestar Lantern, available at Anthropologie, $28
Not quite ready to make the leap to full-on roughing it? Lighten up a backyard camping experience with these beautiful terracotta lanterns that will also look smashing at your next dinner party.
11. Roots Tuffer Boot, $168
Your guy will look wilderness-ready with these snazzy kicks, which feature the same rubber sole as used in the Canadian Forces.
12. Aquapac’s waterproof iPad case, £20.83
Because you don’t want to get your iPad dirty or wet while you’re tweeting about the great campfire you had last night.
13. Tivoli iPal, $250
This small-but-mighty speaker can be hooked up to your iPod, CD player or other audio devices, plus it has a water-resistant exterior and provides up 16 hours of tuneage.
14. Vapur Flexible water bottles, available at raspberrykids.com, $13
Staying hydrated is obvious, but this collapsible, reusable water bottle alternative also makes it pretty. Plus, everyone in the family can choose their favourite hue.
15. Melissa & Doug’s Mollie Sleeping Bag, $30
It ain’t hard to stay stylish all night long with this super-cute polyester sleeping bag.
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We camp all the time and my husband would love the outdoor camp stove by trail wood, that would make his outdoor cooking job a lot easier and less time to drink beer lol.
The roots tuffer boot and of course the axe for the wood on the fire!
Any of these prizes are amazing and worth winning! Thank you!
My husband would like the compass because he doesn’t have one and now that his two boys are getting a bit older (2 and 4! ha ha) I’d be happy that they don’t get lost on their adventures! But the camp coffee maker would really be loved by him as well because he loves his coffee (me too!) and we love camping! Thanks for the great prize!
my husband would love the Trailwood Camping Stove and Oven,he loves outdoor cooking1
My husband would love the Tivoli iPal so the whole family can dance around by the lake as we camp. Mind you he would love the axe and stove & oven. He is pretty easy to please. Very nice products.
My husband LOVES Roots and I know he would LOVE the Roots boots. Thanks for being a great magazine!
We’re going camping at the end of the month for the long weekend and for a week in August. The Trailwood Camping Stove and Oven would be so amazing to cook with.
We like to go tent camping, so for us the Trailwood Camping Stove and Oven would get a lot of use.
My husband needs a new pair of hiking boots, so I would pick the Roots Tuffer Boots.
I would pick the Best Made American Felling Axe…I would love this!
The boots look very practicle.
My husband would really like (and use) the Roots Tuffer Boots.
My husband would love the Coleman Camping CoffeeMaker, we just can’t start the day without our coffee. What a fantastic idea!