Table for camping

A table for camping has one job that matters: give you a flat surface outdoors when the ground is uneven and the picnic blanket has stopped being enough. By our assessment, its best quality is simple usefulness, especially when it folds flat, sets up fast and stays steady for food, a stove or a mug that should not tip over. The compromise is carrying it and finding room for it; even a light camping table is still one more thing in the boot or pack. In practice it changes a campsite from improvised to orderly, and it is much nicer for cooking or shared meals than balancing everything on a cooler lid. Compared with a ground sheet or the top of a crate, it is the cleaner and more civilized option, though it only earns its keep when you actually stop to sit and use it. A table for camping is for people who want a proper camp setup rather than a snack on the grass.