Casual Camping Podcast

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week Tim and Ade bring peak sibling chaos to the mic before eventually remembering they’re meant to be talking about family camping. Between the tangents, questionable stories, and at least one argument about snacks, they somehow deliver a cracking guide to making trips with the kids fun instead of feral. They chat about surviving the journey without losing...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review In this episode, Ade and Tim take a step back and look at their micro adventure with fresh eyes. A few days have passed since their night ascent of Mount Snowdon — the climb, the camp, the sunrise breakfast — and now it’s time to reflect. They talk through what went well, what they’d do differently, and how the whole experience has settled in now that the dust h...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review In this episode, Ade and Tim finally put their plan into action. After a full day at work, they jumped in the car, headed straight for Mount Snowdon, and began their night ascent. What followed was a mix of tired legs, head‑torch‑lit paths, unexpected moments of calm, and the kind of quiet excitement that only comes from doing something slightly unhinged on a we...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week, Ade and Tim dive into the planning stage of their upcoming micro adventure — a simple but brilliant idea that’s been bubbling away for a while. The plan is wonderfully straightforward: finish work one evening, jump in the car, head straight to Mount Snowdon, climb it in the dark, camp on the summit, and wake up ready to cook breakfast as the sun rises...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week Ade and Tim unpack one of the biggest — and most surprising — trends from last week’s Outdoor Trade Show in Liverpool: the explosion of day coolers. While the industry has spent years obsessing over multi‑day, expedition‑grade cool boxes that promise to keep ice frozen for 3, 4, even 5 days, this year the pendulum swung the other way. Everywhere the la...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week Ade and Tim take the listeners behind the curtain of the UK’s most exciting, most secretive, and most tantalisingly off‑limits event in the camping calendar: The Outdoor Trade Show in Liverpool. It’s the show you can’t buy tickets for. The show where everything is shiny, new, and won’t hit the shelves until next year. The show that turns two grown men...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week Tim and Ade unpack their wild weekend running The Barter Barn at The Bushcraft Show — a stall that somehow became the busiest spot on site and raised a small fortune for charity in the process. Think constant crowds, premium gear flying in and out, and trades so bizarre they’ll live forever in podcast lore (yes, including the wedding dress). From a kid...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week on Casual Camping Podcast, head with us to Shell Island in Wales — officially Europe’s largest campsite — to find out whether 400 acres of camping paradise really deserves its legendary reputation. From clifftop sea views and giant sandy beaches to woodland hammock spots and dunes that make you feel completely off-grid, you’ll hear why this place keeps...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week on Casual Camping Podcast we’re building the ultimate camp cooking HQ in Camp Kitchen Setup! From where to put your stove, to how not to spend half your evening rummaging through bags looking for the spatula in the dark, we chat through the little tweaks that can turn a chaotic camp kitchen into a smooth-running outdoor café… or at least somewhere you...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week on Casual Camping Podcast, Tim packs up his camping kit, boards a plane, and heads north to Scotland for a wild camping adventure on the cliffs overlooking the village where his dad once lived. Along the way, he meets up with sister Laura, turning the trip into a memorable family adventure as well as a camping challenge. With airline luggage limits, ai...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review Gourmet cooking… in a tent… with Ade and Tim. What could possibly go wrong? In this week’s episode, they boldly attempt to elevate their campsite cuisine from “questionable beige” to something approaching fine dining . Yes, really. Armed with questionable confidence, a few ambitious ingredients, and the usual lack of coordination, they set out to prove that even...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week, Tim and Ade face their biggest challenge yet… fitting two full camping setups into one vehicle. No pressure. In The Great Pack Down , they’re planning a Cumbria getaway and, thanks to a 4 hour car sharing journey, are forced (yes, forced) to rethink their usual “bring everything just in case” approach. With limited space and big ambitions, it’s time t...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week on Casual Camping Podcast, Ade and Tim are, quite literally, full of hot air. The lads are chatting all things air beam tents — those magical inflatable marvels that seem to pop up in minutes while everyone else on the campsite is still arguing with a bag of poles and a set of instructions written by a madman. Ade has taken the plunge with his first ev...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review In this week’s episode of Casual Camping Podcast, Ade and Tim are talking about Stand Up Camping — making camping easier, smarter, and far more practical when squeezing into tiny tents and crawling around on the floor just isn’t cutting it anymore. This isn’t just about getting older or chasing extra comfort; it’s about camping smarter right now so you can keep...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week on Casual Camping Podcast, Ade and Tim tackle one of the biggest frustrations for outdoor lovers everywhere: how do you actually get out camping more often when life keeps getting in the way? With work, family, social commitments, and the general chaos of modern life, finding the time to escape outdoors can feel like a challenge in itself. In this epis...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review In this week’s episode of Casual Camping Podcast, Ade and Tim tackle a topic every camper has probably grumbled about recently — the rising cost of camping fuel. From gas canisters that seem to empty your wallet faster than your stove, to the ever-changing price of petrol, and even the not-so-“free” cost of firewood, it’s getting harder to keep things cheap and...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review In this week’s episode of Casual Camping Podcast, Ade and Tim share a more personal conversation. After the recent loss of their dad, they reflect on how getting outdoors and spending time camping has helped them process their grief. They talk about how stepping away from the noise of everyday life—sitting around a campfire, walking in the woods, and simply bein...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week on Casual Camping Podcast, Ade and Tim head out into the field for one of the most unique events in the outdoor industry — Outdoor & Social . Outdoor & Social is a trade show with a difference. Rather than being aimed at buyers, press, or influencers, the event is designed specifically for retail store staff who sell outdoor equipment every day...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review In this special episode Tim and Ade are joined by legendary wilderness filmmaker Joe Robinet , whose solo camping adventures and cinematic storytelling have inspired millions of people to get outside. We chat with Joe about his journey into filmmaking, his love of canoe trips and winter camping, and what it’s really like spending long stretches alone in the wild...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week on the Casual Camping Podcast, Ade and Tim welcome listeners into The Cult of Bell Tents. What begins as a discussion about canvas and centre poles slowly reveals itself to be something far more committed. From their disciplined military origins to their modern rise as the sacred structure of glamping, bell tents are examined with the reverence they cl...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week on Casual Camping Podcast, Ade and Tim head to one of the biggest events in the outdoor calendar — the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show 2026! Joined by friend of the show Richard, aka The Fixer , the team take a wander around the largest public-access camping and outdoor show of the year. From tents and campervans to gadgets, gear, and everything in...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week on Casual Camping Podcast, Ade and Tim are Reading Between the Guy-lines. From the books that first planted the seed for getting outdoors, to the dog-eared guides that live permanently in a rucksack, to the slightly sauce-splattered cookbooks that fuel campfire feasts, the pair chat about the words that shaped their camping journeys. Expect fond nostal...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review This week, Ade and Tim return with the Season 4 Opener of the Casual Camping Podcast, and they’re more fired up than ever to be back behind the microphones. After the winter break, they launch straight into an exciting year ahead, packed with big plans, bold ideas, and plenty of time outdoors. In this episode, they share what’s coming up in Season 4 — from the c...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review As we all roll into the New Year, we’ve put together something special to keep your campfire glowing… our Best Bits of Season Three ! This episode is packed with the funniest moments, standout soundbites, unexpected tangents, and all the classic chaos that made Season Three our best one yet. Whether it’s gear mishaps, campsite stories, or the times we completely...

Send us your Mediocre 5 Star Review For the final episode of Season 3, Ade and Tim settle in with mince pies, warm drinks, and a crackling imaginary campfire to look back on a brilliant year of camping chaos and podcasting fun. They chat through their favourite moments from 2025 — the big laughs, the bigger mishaps, the standout listener reviews, the shows we loved, and all the camping adventures...