Is a camper on your gift list this year? If so, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve got a list of camping gift ideas for this holiday season that will help your camper enjoy many happy trips to come.
- Customized Nalgene Sustain water bottle. The Sustain bottle by Nalgene is made with 50% recycled content and is BPA free. You can customize with colors of your choice and your own images!
- Patagonia gift card. Outdoor enthusiasts love Patagonia’s durable and stylish products. And you can feel good about buying from Patagonia. It’s a certified B Corporation, meaning it meets rigorous standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and accountability.
- Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur of the Alps. The piney flavor of this liqueur is holiday appropriate and also makes great cocktails to enjoy tent-side. See the recipes at the product link. One of our favorites is the Alpine martini, made of pine liqueur, gin, and dry vermouth.
- Luci Solar String Lights, available with white or colored These solar-powered, lightweight lights on an 18-foot cord can be used camping, in the backyard, or on any adventure. They’re rechargeable with solar power or via USB.
- Moore Collection screen-printed t-shirt. Moore Collection, based in Denver, makes a variety of charming and stylin’ tees and other apparel with outdoor-themed prints.
- The gift of tree planting. The Nature Conservancy is a highly trusted environmental organization that’s working to plant a billion trees across the world, helping to preserve clean drinking water, improve air quality, and halt climate change. $50 can plant up to 25 trees!
- Little Sun Diamond. Designed by world-renowned artist Olafur Eliasson, this lightweight, solar-powered lantern is reminiscent of a diamond and works wonderfully at camp. For each product sold, one is donated to rural Africa.
- The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs. In this well-reviewed book, explorer Tristan Gooley engagingly explains how to learn about your surroundings through close observation of the outdoors.
- Garmin inReach Mini portable satellite communicator. If your loved ones camp or explore in far-flung locations, this lightweight satellite communicator offers the gift of peace of mind.
- Teva Ember Moc. This versatile shoe is advertised as “part sneaker, part sleeping bag” and is perfect for around the house or around the campsite.
- L.L. Bean Personal Organizer Toiletry Bag. These virtually indestructible toiletry kits are perfect for a car camping trip or a weekend getaway. Bonus: they come in fun colors and designs.
- Big Agnes Insulated Tent Comforter. If your favorite camper has been known to get chilly at night, this is a great gift. The comforter, which is water-resistant on one side, can be used under sleeping pads as an added layer of insulation, as a regular blanket, or even as a picnic blanket.
- LifeStraw Water Filter. This super-lightweight water filter is also super-easy to use. It’s an important piece of survival gear, and one that won’t take up much space.
If the camper on your gift list needs a tent, sleeping bag or other equipment, check out our gear pages for other camping gift ideas.
