‘It’s Glasto’ Home Bargains fans shout as they fill the shelves with camping gear & there’s tons of festival essentials
SHOPPERS are racing to get to their nearest Home Bargains store, eager to check out the new camping buys.
So if you’re lucky enough to be heading to Glastonbury festival and need some last minute buys, or have a summer camping trip planned, then you’ve come to the right place.
And especially if you’re on a budget as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, fear not, as you’re bound to be impressed with the price tags of these new cheap buys.
Home Bargains took to social media to give shoppers a close-up look at the new festival essentials, leaving many open-mouthed.
Posting on Instagram, the chain shared the short clip showing off the fully stocked shelves, with the caption ‘New in-store! Camping essentials.’
So if you’re going camping and need a tent, luckily for you, Home Bargains has just the thing.
Not only is there a pop-up, two person tent for just £19.99, but there’s also a three person pop-up tent for £29.99.
As well as this, you can pick up kids’ camping chairs for only £5.99 and a roll mat for £4.99.
If that wasn’t enough, there’s also a beach shelter for £8.99, as well as a large pop-up sun shelter for £14.99.
If you’ve forgotten to buy a blow-up bed, you can nab a single mattress for £9.99, and a double for £14.99.
In addition to this, there’s a range of different coloured sleeping bags for just £9.99 each and if you haven’t got loads of space or arms to carry your bedding, there’s a compact and lightweight inflatable pillow for only £1.49.
There’s a lightweight foot pump for £3.99, a handy foldable wagon that can carry 80kg for £49.99, and a foldable water bottle with a carabiner clip for just 99p.
If you’re planning on having a BBQ or cooking some meals whilst you camp, there’s enamel plates for £1.49, bowls for 99p, camping mugs for £1.29 and stainless steel cutlery sets for £1.29.
Home Bargains are also selling lamps for £3.99, waterproof dry bags for £3.99 and hooded ponchos for £1.79.
And to top it all off, if it’s the lack of showers that puts you off camping, fear not, as you can say goodbye to the baby wipes thanks to the portable solar shower that’s just £3.99.
Glastonbury 2024 line-up
Pyramid Stage
- Dua Lipa
- Coldplay
- SZA
- Shania Twain
- LCD Soundsystem
- Little Simz
- Burna Boy
- PJ Harvey
- Cyndi Lauper
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Janelle Monáe
- Seventeen
- Paul Heaton
- Keane
- Paloma Faith
- Olivia Dean
- Ayra Starr
Other Stage
- Idles
- Disclosure
- The National
- D-Block Europe
- The Streets
- Two Door Cinema Club
- Anne-Marie
- Camila Cabello
- Avril Lavigne
- Bombay Bicycle Club
- Bloc Party
- The Last Dinner Party
- Nothing But Thieves
- Confidence Man
- Headie One
West Holts
- Jungle
- Jessie Ware
- Justice
- Heilung
- Masego
- Nia Archives
- Danny Brown
- Black Pumas
- Brittany Howard
- Sugababes
- Nitin Sawhney
- Jordan Rakei
- Asha Puthli
- Noname
- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Steel Pulse
- Squid
- Sofia Kourtesis
Woodsies
- Jamie xx
- Gossip
- James Blake
- Sampha
- Sleaford Mods
- Romy
- Declan McKenna
- Yard Act
- Arlo Parks
- Alvvays
- Fat White Family
- Blondshell
- Kenya Grace
- Soccer Mommy
- Remi Wolf
- Mannequin Pussy
- Newdad
- High Vis
- Kneecap
The Park
- Fontaines DC
- Peggy Gou
- London Grammar
- King Krule
- Orbital
- Ghetts
- Aurora
- The Breeders
- Mount Kimbie
- Dexys
- Lankum
- Baxter Dury
- This Is the Kit
- Arooj Aftab
- Mdou Moctar
- The Mary Wallopers
- Otoboke Beaver
- Barry Can’t Swim
- Bar Italia
The official @homebargains post has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly amassed over 2,000 likes in just two days.
Bargain hunters were gobsmacked with the cheap buys and many took to the comments to express this.
Some great buys
Instagram user
One person said: “Some fab bits.”
Another added: “It’s Glasto camping.”
A third commented: “Running to Home Bargains.”
Whilst someone else agreed: “Some great buys.”
Three camping tips from an expert
David Scotland owns camping equipment retailer Outdoor World Direct and knows all about how to make a camping trip run smoothly.
When visiting any campsite this summer it’s important to make sure you’re not making simple mistakes that could ruin your holiday.
Check your tent
David recommends putting your tent up a couple of weeks before you’re due to travel to give you enough time to repair or replace any damaged parts.
He told Sun Online Travel: “You’d be surprised how many people turn up with broken tents.”
Test the ground
Picking a good spot to pitch your tent is difficult, with lots of things to consider.
One of those should be the condition of the ground you’re putting your tent on top of, according to David.
He said: “Once you’ve found the perfect spot, test the ground with your pegs before you commit to camping there to make sure the ground is soft enough.”
Don’t nap in your tent
It may seem the perfect place for it, but a nap in a tent could end badly, if it’s done at the wrong time of the day.
David explained: “If the sun’s shining and it’s hot inside your tent – don’t do it!
“One of our friends nodded off in his tent during a heatwave at Glastonbury and ended up at the medical tent with heatstroke.”
Instead, he recommends finding some shade outside or somewhere well ventilated.
Not only this, but another shopper beamed: “I did not know they had this, thank goodness I discovered it before my son’s residential. Home Bargains is the best.”
At the same time, many Instagram users tagged their friends and loved ones to alert them to the camping essentials.
Festival Essentials
FESTIVAL season is just around the corner - and if you're a camping first-timer, here's the five items you mustn't forget.
- Tent
- Sleeping bag
- Roll mat or air bed
- Camping chair
- Torch
One shopper alerted a friend and wrote: “We need to go!”
A second tagged a camping fan and expressed: “Camping stuff!! The airbed is only £15!!”
Meanwhile, one savvy shopper mentioned a bargain hunter and advised: “Get yourself to Home Bargains.”
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