Sleeping mat and cool box

The Thermarest Ridgerest SOlite is the mother of all non-inflatable sleeping mats, textured against roots and rocks, very comfortable and silvered on one side to reflect body heat. Plush enough for the roughest base camp … and will never get a puncture (£31.99, amazon.co.uk).Kampa 25L Chilly Bin cool box There’s nothing worse than pitching your tent then reaching inside your cooler for a cold one, only to find the ice packs gave up hours ago. The Kampa Chilly Bin is made from high-density insulation that can keep ice frozen for four days (£37.95, purelyoutdoors.co.uk)

Pillows

Affordable and comfortable, the compact Hippychick travel pillow comes with memory foam filling and a waterproof cover made from biodegradable wood pulp (£20, hippychick.com). Inflatable pillows come in all shapes and sizes but the Aeros, in three sizes, add a little luxury while still being compact. With a layer of sleeping bag down on one side, it feel like a proper pillow, especially if underinflated to be a bit squidgy. It compresses to the size of a pack of cards and is also great on long-haul flights (from £55, seatosummit.co.uk).

Light, speaker and solar charger

The Coleman 360 Light & Sound LED lantern and bluetooth speaker is a portable disco light with a built-in Bluetooth speaker that streams music for up to 20 hours. The 400-lumens LED light gives seven hours of illumination at its high setting or five hours of light while streaming music. USB port for charging (£60, halfords.com).RAVPower 16W solar chargerLight and water-resistant with up to 16W charging via two USB ports, RAVPower’s smallest solar charger will keep your phone topped up in the middle of nowhere (£39.99, outdoorgearlab.com)

Cookware kit and coffee-maker

The 10-piece lightweight MalloMe campfire cookware mess kit is in anodised aluminium and collapses into small bundle. It includes a non-stick, two-litre pan, frying pan, bowls, folding spork, soup spoon, wooden spoon, spatula, cleaning sponge and travel bag, plus a 10-recipe ebook (£30, amazon.co.uk). AeroPress coffee maker Small and easy to transport, and the coffee grinds can be shot out as a puck, so there’s no faff cleaning it. All you need are the pre-cut filter papers, then fill with coffee and hot water and plunge away (£24.75, yorkemporium.co.uk).

Water carrier and bottle with filter

Water is a precious commodity when camping, and there’s nothing worse than having to join the long queue at the campsite standpipe, or endless trips to the stream, just to get your morning brew under way. The Vango foldable 8-litre water carrier packs flat (£4, millets.co.uk). LifeStraw Go: If you’re heading to places where finding clean water may be a problem, this bottle could be really useful. It comes with a replaceable Lifestraw filter capable of purifying 1,000 litres (£29.99, decathlon.co.uk).