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We've said it before but in outdoor adventure, nothing goes quite so well as camping and hiking. One completes the other, the perfect marriage. At Crua Outdoors, we've put a big focus on helping our community choose their camping essentials. For camping, that means a sleeping bag, camping mattress and camping chairs among a number of other things that we've explored already. There's...

Hiking Backpacks - Using the Knowledge of a Community to Choose The Best Camping Gear     At the start of 2018 we set ourselves a number of goals. One particular goal formulated when we realised the fountain of knowledge we had at our disposal.    In the last number of years we have been steadily building a community of...

Resting Easy: The Crua Community’s Seven Best Sleeping Bags When it comes to buying your camping equipment and making your way through that camping checklist, choosing a sleeping bag is one of the more important decisions to make. Recently, we guided you through all you need to know before choosing the best sleeping bag for you. (If you haven't read...

How Can I Get a Great Night’s Sleep When Camping? The success of any camping trip comes down to two things. How much fun you have during the day and how well you sleep at night. Often, the two are a direct consequence of the other. The key to getting a great night’s sleep when camping is making sure you...

At Crua we are in a great position as we have such an experienced community of adventurers, hikers and campers to learn from. We enjoy hearing about all the trips, adventures and weekends away that our community undertakes. We also love being able to lean on our ambassadors and community members for camping tips and insights on camping equipment. Recently,...

Want to know what the 7 best camping stoves on the market today are? We asked the Crua community (a hardy bunch of experienced outdoors enthusiasts, trekkers and and campers) for their top recommendations, based on their real-world experiences. Here's what they thought. Outdoor Cooking: The Crua Community's 7 Best Camping Stoves Whether you are going on a quiet trip with...