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Car camping gear that fits your car

Open a ready-to-shop kit, then tailor it to your car and group.

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Example kit for two

$964 total

For two · midsize SUV · warm weather

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+6 more items in the full kit

Open this exact kit in the builder → 9 items · Amazon prices

Start with your car

The trunk decides the kit

A compact car gets a tent that packs to a duffel and a cooler of 35 quarts or less; a full-size vehicle fits any tent, cooler or chair we list - nothing has to pack small. Pick yours.

Or start with your trip

Find a place, then pack for it

Explore campsites near our pilot areas See free versus fee-required options and check booking with the park.

Camping guides

Car camping in a sedan

What fits a Civic trunk, what to swap, and the kit that packs into it.

Gear for two

Share the tent, cooler, lantern and kitchen; buy two of the rest.

Family of four

Four bags, four pads, four chairs and the cooler that feeds them.

First trip ever

The three things that matter, the mistakes that ruin a night, and what to skip.

What it costs

See a complete kit priced item by item.

The full checklist

Everything to bring, and the kit that ticks it off.