About

CampTier helps first-time and family car campers choose gear by comparing what manufacturers actually publish: capacity, weight, packed size, season and temperature ratings, R-values, lumens, cooler quarts and price.

What we are

A spec-comparison site. We gather numbers from official product pages, put them side by side and let you filter. Our “Build my starter kit” tool turns a budget and a group size into a priced checklist.

What we are not

A testing lab. We haven’t pitched these tents in a storm or slept in these bags at their rated temperature, and we won’t say we have. If we add hands-on testing later, those pages will say exactly what we did, with original photos and measurements.

How we make money

Once affiliate programs approve us, some “Check price” links will pay us a commission if you buy. That never changes the specs we show or the order of results. See our affiliate disclosure.

Contact

Spotted a wrong spec or a stale price? Corrections are welcome. A contact address will be published at launch.

Illustrative photo

Photo credits

Product and category images on this site are illustrative stock photos. They are not photos of the exact products listed, and no brand supplied or endorsed them. Each one is used under its license:

• Therm-a-rest Haven, Top-Bag Bodenansicht.jpg by Schoschi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Ticket to the Moon - Moonblanket Pro 650 - als Quilt um Isomatte.jpg by Schoschi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized; manufacturer label obscured)
• Boots (Unsplash).jpg by Daiga Ellaby daiga_ellaby, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Boots (Unsplash 0tTycfO61xs).jpg by Don Ross III drossthethird, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Tales of a Short Walk (2992266978).jpg by cogdogblog, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Hiking Boots (51079648778).jpg by ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Larca Wanderschuhe-seite.jpg by Riquix, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Wanderlust.jpg by Amanda Sandlin, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Camping-Chair 001.jpg by Ocdp, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Gfp-lawn-chair.jpg by Yinan Chen, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Camping chairs hoh campground d archuleta march 05 2015 (22553413058).jpg by Olympic National Park, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• 2010-365-155 Road Gear (4670513078).jpg by cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country (28828006956).jpg by Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized; manufacturer label obscured)
• It tastes better cooked over a fire (Unsplash).jpg by Teddy Kelley teddykelley, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Caiman crocodilus, Golfito.jpg by Danny S., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Jake Ingle 2016-09-22 (Unsplash tZaA8VqJG3g).jpg by Jake Ingle ingle_jake, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Sunrise hiking views (Unsplash).jpg by Aneta Ivanova anetaivanova, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Rustic stovetop (Unsplash).jpg by Clem Onojeghuo clemono2, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Boiled senses (Unsplash).jpg by Soroush Karimi soroushkarimi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Boiling Tea Kettles (165873).jpg by Shubham Sharma on Unsplash, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Child with a lantern (Unsplash).jpg by Daiga Ellaby daiga_ellaby, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Stelios Kazazis 2015-06-08 (Unsplash).jpg by Stelios Kazazis kazste, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Hiking Gear Cypress Falls (Unsplash).jpg by Andrew Ly nineteen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Weston-super-Mare backpack (Unsplash).jpg by Felix Russell-Saw frsphoto, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Isomatte Querschnitt Detail.jpg by Pedalito, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Self-inflating mat.jpg by Pierrelagrange, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Cooking While Camping (Unsplash).jpg by Dan Edwards de, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Folding Picnic Table 2.jpg by Steven Groves, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Picnic basket (Unsplash).jpg by Bonnie Kittle bonniekdesign, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Bayou Segnette State Park.jpg by Hal Kent, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Around Four Corners Road Trip (15089640455).jpg by cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Mel Elías 2017-04-25 (Unsplash 0RanOcSEpAo).jpg by Mel Elías mieldalabeja, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Cristian Grecu 2017-05-23 (Unsplash xQYW7brEauY).jpg by Cristian Grecu taguwan, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Night Photo at Vantage (Unsplash).jpg by Adam Eggleston madera_outdoor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• August 2009, Tent in Daisetsuzan.jpg by Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• A tent in the snow at Stevens Pass (Unsplash).jpg by frigid frigid, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• 500px photo (41288220).jpeg by Roddy Mcdowell, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Camping in the mountains (Unsplash).jpg by Christopher Jolly chris_jolly, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)
• Camping lasy.jpg by Mizrahim23, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized)