2024 Holiday Guide: 5 Epic Gifts For Campers

What do you buy for the camper, overlander, or outdoor lover in your life who has everything? After all, you’re not trying to be the person gifting them their eighth hammock…  

Shopping for the outdoorsy and the adventurous is a challenge. Most people who spend a significant amount of time camping or overlanding do have a ton of gear, gadgets, equipment, and accessories. 

Another sleeping pad, headlamp, or novelty item like solar-powered string lights is surely appreciated; but sometimes you just want to give a gift that makes a major impact. You want to see that person’s eyes light up as they tear open the gift they’ll spend the next year stoked to whip out at camp.

That’s what you’ll find in this gift guide. We’ve gathered 5 gifts that campers and overlanders on your shopping list will lose their minds over this holiday season.

For Staying Fresh The Road: Shower Awning

Every overland enthusiast has been asked that same question, “How’d you stay clean while you were out there!?”. Often the answer is simple — you just don’t. Baby wipes can be used to freshen up. The opportunity to bathe in a river or lake is a luxury. But showering? That’s often forgone. But it doesn’t have to be.

A Shower Awning provides a purpose-built, convenient, and most importantly private space to change clothes, rinse off using a portable camp shower, or use a camp toilet in peace. 

FSR’s Shower Awning is a game-changing gift for campers and overlanders. Is it a necessity, like a hatchet or a knife, fire starters and wood, or a Windburner or Jetboil? No. But it’s one of those camp luxuries that, once you have it, you’ll never want to go back. This is the kind of gift that your favorite outdoorsy people will thank you for for years to come.

Freespirit Recreation’s Shower Awning flaunts smart design features that make it stand out. A collapsible floor isn’t standard in most shower awnings, but it should be. 

The Shower Awning includes built-in LED lighting and a collapsible floor with an integrated drain. The awning pops open to create a comfortable camp privy that’s functional day or night. The collapsible floor is a must-have, keeping campers from having to stand in the dirt while they freshen up. 

For the camper or overlander on your holiday shopping list, a Shower Awning is the gift that keeps on giving. Every time they use the bathroom in the backcountry — and actually feel comfortable doing so in the privacy of their own space — they’ll thank you.

Shop the FSR Shower Awning today!

A Comfy Basecamp: Hub 4 Double Tent

No super capable overland rig or rooftop tent needed. 

The Hub 4 Double Tent is a traditional style ground tent that’s sure to stoke out both die-hard campers and new outdoorspeople. It boasts premium materials and high-end build quality to meet the needs of those who take on weeks-long adventures in challenging conditions like hunters and 4-season campers. However, the learning curve and ease of use are friendly enough to offer an easy entry point for rookie outdoor enthusiasts.

The pop-up style design is one of the core reasons the Hub 4 Double Tent makes such a great gift. There are no cumbersome poles to deal with and, although the tent can accommodate a family of four, it can easily be set up by a single lone ranger. The Hube 4 Double Tent offers tons of space inside. This is critical while camping in cold seasons when less of the cooking and downtime is spent outside. It easily accommodates a cot, fold-out table, and even a wood-burning stove — for which it has an integrated stove jack.

The floor is removable for easy cleanup and the roll-down walls let campers choose between maximum insulation or increasing ventilation. A detachable rainfly and a built-in dimmable light panel are included as well. This is a true 4-season tent that offers plenty of creature comforts to make families and novice campers feel at home in the outdoors.

Shop the Hub 4 Double today!

Affordable Overlanding Accessory: Anywhere Camp  Mat

The Anywhere Camp Mat makes a great gift for campers and overlanders — that will actually go to good use — at a price point suitable for “Secret Santa” or “White Elephant” gift exchanges.

Whether put to use outdoors in the dirt or inside the tent for added insulation, the Anywhere Camp Mat is a flexible and functional gift option for outdoorsy people. It measures 8’ x 8’ and is made of FSR’s proprietary insulating Tri-Layer Material on top and durable, moisture-resistant 150D Oxford ripstop nylon on the bottom. It’s hardwearing enough to walk on, throw a table and chairs on top of, resist dog nails, and is easy to brush dirt off of for painless cleanup. 

If you’re on the hunt for an affordable gift for campers (that doesn’t give off “affordable gift” vibes) the Anywhere Camp Mat will be the envy of the White Elephant exchange.

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A Modern Camp Stove: Portable 2 Burner Camp Stove & Wind Screen

Give the gift that nicely says, “It’s time to trade out that 40-year-old hand-me-down Coleman camp stove.” The Portable 2 Burner Camp Stove & Wind Screen from Freespirit Recreation is a modern, updated camp stove that will surely make a much-appreciated gift for your favorite camper.

The camp stove is a staple in any camper or overlander’s gear haul — so they ought to have a good one! The Portable 2 Burner Camp Stove & Wind Screen not only looks slick in FSR’s trademark black-on-black colorway, but the modular design keeps it low profile so it takes up minimal space. 

 Instead of having 2 burners and a lid (the traditional camp stove configuration), FSR’s camp stove uses an innovative design that features a hinge in between the 2 burners, allowing the burners to fold in on one another. With the burners stacked, the stove latches shut, creating a hardy, handy modular cube that’s easy to store and travel with. 

The Portable 2 Burner Camp Stove & Windscreen is made of stainless steel. It’s not only durable but rust-resistant and easy to clean. The integrated ignitor switch makes it easy to use as well. No match or lighter required.

Shop the Portable 2 Burner Camp Stove & Wind Screen today!

For Culinary Enthusiasts: Ultimate Camp Kitchen Set

Perfect for use with the Hub 4 Double Tent, the Ultimate Camp Kitchen Set is a great gift for glampers, campers, and overlanders who like to enjoy the comforts of home while amongst the outdoors.

This set makes no sacrifices, providing everything needed to serve a family of four while on the road or in the backcountry. Five sealing storage containers allow campers to save leftovers or carry along prepped meals so they can spend less time cooking and more time enjoying the adventure. 

The set also contains stainless steel plates (4), 16 oz cups (4), bowls (4), meat trays (2), condiment cups (2), a 13-piece utensil set, and even stainless steel Double Walled Whiskey Cups (4) — great for keeping cold drinks cold and warm beverages hot. You’ll be hard pressed to find a more comprehensive camp kitchenware set out there. 

While stainless steel isn’t the lightest material, it is non-porous — unlike many ultra-lightweight camping utensils made of plastics — making it easy to clean dried food off of and resistant to mold and bacterial growth. Two things that are critical when doing dishes may be limited by the supply of, or access to, water. This isn’t the set for a camper or backpacker who counts every ounce in their pack. However, for overlanding couples or families who love to camp together, the Ultimate Camp Kitchen Set is a top-grade gift that they’ll get use out of for years to come.

Shop the Ultimate Camp Kitchen Set today!