Camping kit shortages

[Pete C]

No surprises here I guess:

UK staycation boom lifts sales of camping gear

Is now the summer of discount tents? Retailers say airbeds, cool boxes and portable firepits in hot demand along with tents

www.theguardian.com

Pete

 

[Loz]

We were in Attwools Tuesday and one of the guys we know in there said it has been mental for 2 months and loads of stuff is selling out, with some popular awnings on backorder with due dates between November and February!

 

[Dellmassive]

All the local GoOutdoors (4 of them) and Decathlon stores just look ransacked every time we go in.

Been like It for months...

People just hoovering stuff off the shelves.

I had to do a web click n collect order the other day for a headtourch as the stock is gone as soon as its in.

 

[Pete C]

Related:

Puddles, soggy tents and gas leaks: the joys of Covid-safe camping

Many holidaymakers have been bitten by the camping bug after lockdown but things don’t always go as planned

www.theguardian.com

 

[$immo]

Check out eBay and similar sites in Sept for the "only used once" camping kit and outdoor cooking sets for sale.

 

[sparkywig]

We were in Attwools Tuesday and one of the guys we know in there said it has been mental for 2 months and loads of stuff is selling out, with some popular awnings on backorder with due dates between November and February!

I'm going to Attwools this weekend, better ring first to see if they've got stock.

 

[Nigel W]

We had a delivery today by parcelforce of a tent canopy, when he opened his van to find my parcel I could see it was packed to the roof with lots of wheelbarrows and tents/camping gear - I could see all the manufacturer/supplier name on the boxes.
he said it’s all he has been delivering for weeks.