Is the Glow-in-the-Dark Tent Stakes worth buying?

Skip it — they’re a novelty item that turns tent stakes into a midnight toddler obstacle course. Camping with toddlers is genuinely one of the best things you can do as a family — it’s chaotic and exhausting and also somehow produces the best memories. Rosie still talks about the trip where she found a salamander under a log like it was a National Geographic expedition she personally led. The right gear doesn’t eliminate the chaos, but it does reduce the number of things that can go sideways at 11pm when everyone’s tired and it’s forty-five degrees. My honest advice: build your kit slowly, buy quality on the things that affect sleep and safety, and accept that some trips will still go sideways despite your best preparation. That’s kind of the whole point. If you’ve got a camping setup that works well for your family — especially something I didn’t mention here — drop it in the comments. Rosie and I are always in research mode for the next trip, and she has already started lobbying for one that involves ‘a real waterfall.’ So we’re going to need all the help we can get.

Note W000764. Filed.