Biggest Camping Prize Draws in the UK This Week

The camping draws still open after the weekend

Camping competitions move quickly in July, and this week’s shortlist needs one important bit of housekeeping: several of the largest outdoor prizes in the snapshot closed before Monday 27 July. The draws below are the entries still open after that cut-off, ranked by the scale and usefulness of the prize rather than by ticket price alone.

The data was captured on Friday 24 July, so closing dates matter. A Yeti chair or a proper cool box is handy for the remaining school-holiday weekends; a tent is a more substantial prize, but only if it is still available when you check. For a wider look, Find Competitions’ fishing and outdoor competitions category is a useful place to browse beyond this small camping-focused list.

Prices are shown per entry. Do check the individual listing for the full terms, the question, the draw mechanics and any free entry route before committing a few quid.

1. The Outsunny inflatable camping tent

Prize: Outsunny inflatable camping tent
Entry: £6.45
Closes: Saturday 25 July at 8pm in the captured data

This was the most substantial camping prize in the shortlist: a complete tent rather than one item of kit to add to a cupboard already groaning with pegs and mallets. The catch for readers arriving on Monday is the closing date. It had already ended before publication, so it is included as a useful benchmark for what counted as a headline outdoor prize in the late-July snapshot, not as an invitation to enter.

Inflatable tents appeal for obvious reasons. The structure is generally quicker to pitch than a conventional pole tent, which has its uses when the British summer produces sideways rain five minutes after arrival. At £6.45 per entry, it also sat at the upper end of this particular group, making the closing date and the operator’s terms especially important.

For live alternatives, the broader home competitions section sometimes includes garden and leisure equipment, although the prize category will not always be camping-specific.

2. The School Summer Holiday Survival Kit

Prize: School Summer Holiday Survival Kit
Entry: 49p
Closes: Sunday 2 August at 7:30pm

This is the only draw in the surviving list with a closing date after Monday 27 July, and it is the practical budget pick. At 49p, it costs less than a packet of decent crisps, while the prize name suggests a bundle designed for the messy middle of the school break: days out, long car journeys and the familiar search for something to occupy everyone.

The listing does not spell out the individual contents in the supplied snapshot, so it would be silly to pretend we know whether it leans towards picnic gear, games or camping accessories. Check the live page for the full prize description before entering. That is particularly sensible with a bundle prize, where the headline can hide the useful detail.

The draw closes on Sunday 2 August at 7:30pm, giving it a little breathing room rather than the frantic same-day deadline attached to much of the late-July outdoor stock. You can compare it with other cheap competitions under £1 if keeping the school-holiday spend modest is the priority.

What dropped off the list before publication

The captured data contained a much fuller Yeti-heavy group, but the dates do the editing for us. The MEGA nine-piece charcoal Yeti cooler and bag bundle was listed at £2.97 and closed Friday 24 July at 10pm. The Yeti 32 wheeled cool box was £3 and closed the same day at 5pm.

Two charcoal Yeti Trailhead camp-chair listings, each priced at £2.97, closed on Friday 24 July at 10pm and Sunday 26 July at 10pm. A pair of Yeti Hondo beach chairs was priced at 99p and closed Tuesday 28 July at 7pm in the snapshot, which is the one date that needs careful handling: because publication is Monday 27 July, it remains open and appears in the next section.

The point is simple: a list headed ‘this week’ should not quietly send readers to closed draws. Find Competitions’ competitions ending soon page is the sensible check before entering anything found in an older round-up.

3. The Yeti Hondo beach chair pair

Prize: Two Yeti Hondo beach chairs
Entry: 99p
Closes: Tuesday 28 July at 7pm

This prize sits in an awkward but useful place: it was still open in the Friday snapshot and closes on Tuesday evening, so Monday readers have a short window. The chairs are aimed squarely at beach days, garden lounging and the sort of festival field where sitting on a damp jumper stops being funny after an hour.

At 99p, it is the lowest-priced live outdoor entry in this shortlist. The listing also presents the prize as ‘2 x Yeti Hondo Beach Chair or £450 Cash’. We are focusing on the chairs themselves here, as that is the camping and outdoor prize described in the draw. Read the terms carefully before entering, particularly the wording around the prize and the closing process.

For more kit-led browsing, the site credit competitions category may be useful if you would rather choose outdoor gear yourself, though site credit is a different sort of prize and should not be compared like-for-like with a named chair bundle.

How to judge a camping prize beyond the headline

A recognisable brand is a decent starting point, not a guarantee of good value. First, identify what is actually included. ‘Two chairs’ is clear enough; a ‘survival kit’ needs a contents list. A nine-piece bundle sounds generous, but the pieces may vary considerably in usefulness.

Next, check the entry price against the ticket cap and the draw format. A cheap ticket does not automatically mean a strong chance of winning. Find Competitions’ odds calculator lets you work from the ticket cap and the number of entries you hold, which is more informative than judging a draw by the price printed on the button.

Finally, check delivery, draw timing and the operator’s published terms. The camping category is full of physical prizes, and a chair or cooler is only useful if it can actually be delivered to you without a surprise tucked into the small print.

The summer timing is doing some of the work

Late July is a natural period for outdoor prizes. The school holidays are under way, the weather has at least made an effort on some days and the Summer Bank Holiday is due on Monday 31 August. That leaves time for a new tent or chair to see proper use, rather than sitting in the shed until next year.

There is also a practical distinction between a prize for an immediate day out and one for a planned trip. A pair of chairs can be used in the garden or taken to the coast at short notice. An inflatable tent needs transport, space and a weekend in the diary. That difference matters more than the word ‘premium’ in a listing.

The wider ticket competitions category can be worth a glance for summer events, but keep the same discipline: check the date, the seat or ticket details and any restrictions before treating the prize as a ready-made day out.

Keep the budget tidy while browsing

Camping draws are particularly good at encouraging ‘just one more’ entries. A 49p kit, a 99p chair draw and a £2.97 cooler can look harmless in isolation. Add them across a fortnight and the total becomes less decorative. Set a small spending limit before browsing, then stick to it.

Find Competitions’ spending calculator turns a weekly ticket habit into a monthly and yearly figure. It is a useful reality check ahead of the back-to-school squeeze in early September, when household costs tend to have other plans.

Free entry routes should also be checked where they are offered. The free competitions hub brings those options together, although free entry does not remove the need to read the terms or follow the route exactly.

What to do before entering

For this shortlist, the practical order is straightforward. The School Summer Holiday Survival Kit remains the cleanest live option after the weekend, closing Sunday 2 August at 7:30pm for 49p. The Yeti Hondo chair draw has the sharper deadline, closing Tuesday 28 July at 7pm for 99p.

1. Open the live listing and confirm the prize contents.
2. Check the closing date and draw method, rather than relying on a search result.
3. Read the terms, including the entry question and any free route.
4. Decide your limit before buying entries.

Those checks take a minute and prevent the most common mistake in fast-moving outdoor draws: entering a prize that has already closed, or assuming a bundle contains more than the listing actually promises. For the complete live picture, browse live UK competitions and filter by category and end date.