Nothing Has Improved My Camping More Than This!

Nothing has improved my camping experience more than this one shift.
Over the past few years, I’ve tested all kinds of camping gear, from big-name essentials to niche finds—and these 25 flat-pack items made the biggest impact. They’re lightweight, efficient, and completely changed how I organize my camping setup—especially in a small camper trailer.
Whether you’re just learning how to go camping, or you’ve been out there for years, this list is packed with camping tips, tricks, and gear ideas that will help you camp lighter, smarter, and more comfortably. You’ll see how I organize my gear for maximum space and simplicity, and I’ll walk through the car camping gear essentials I never leave behind. These are real-world tested picks—and they’ve become the kind of essential gear I rely on almost every single trip.
✅ If you’re looking for the best camping gear in 2025, this is where I’d start.
🔽 Gear shown in this video:
🟢Collapsible Buckets Square:
🟢Collapsible Buckets Round:
🟢Collapsible Dish Drying Rack:p
🟢Collapsible Dish Washing Basin:
🟢Collapsible Water Container:
🟢TailGator Tire Table:
🟢Hanging Table Shelf:
🟢Folding Picnic Table:
🟢Camp Table with Storage: I couldn’t find the brand I use, but here is an alternative I found
🟢Tembo Tusk Fire Pit: Seems to have a number of negative reviews on Amazon. But, we love ours. If you read the reviews they all seem pretty nit picky, which makes sense when you are spending this kind of money on such a simple camp item I have also heard there are diy ammo can fire pit kits out there. You might want to look into something like that to save some money and space.
🟢Skotti Grill:
🟢Skotti Grill Hood:
🟢Nature Hike 2 Burner Folding Stove:
🟢BRS Foldable 2 Burner Stove:
🟢Deluxe Kitchen Organizer (My favorite):
🟢Non-Deluxe Kitchen Organizer (packs smaller):
🟢Omnia Oven:
🟢Omnia Silicon Muffin Ring:
🟢Griddle Lid aka poor man’s oven:
🟢Gerber Cook Set:
🟢Gerber Cutting Board Set:
🟢Thunderbox Toilet:
🟢Ironman 4×4 Bush Toilet (on sale for $89):
🟢Deuces Wild Vegas Overland Toilet: I reached out to Joanna because they are a small business. She gave us a 25% off code. You can use the code at the website or click the long link below. Code is PWS25 and the website is www.lasvegasoverlanding.co. I do not get a kickback for the link or code. The code might be worth holding onto though, I think that code works for everything on their site. Here is the long link for the toilet with the code built in
🟢Dometic Bench:
🟢Lightspeed Privacy Tent:
🟢DOD Camp Chair:
🟢Here is the Airlounj Website + more affordable Amazon version: and
🟢Camp Shower:
🟢Mini Cornhole: I couldn’t find my version. Here is a high end version that looks quite nice and here is an amazon choice version
🟢Jartoo Electric Blanket:
🟢Biolite Sitelite XL: I couldn’t find any online. Sorry guys!
🟢Biolite Stuff Sack: I see these online, but they are from retailers I am not familiar with. I don’t want to give you a link to a potentially shady site.
🟢Trifold (actually quad) Solar Panel: This is an Amazon Choice Version
🟢200 watt panel from a brand I trust and is affordable:
🟢Solar Blanket:
🟢Vire Rocket Stove Mini:
🟢Vire Rocket Stove Regular: Regular is more effective drawing air, mini still works well and is incredibly small to carry.
🟢Kids Self Inflating Sleeping Pad:
🟢Collapsible Water Bottle:

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