Best mobile phone apps for campers

Even though camping often means going off the grid, here are some great apps that will change your mind and better your camping experience.

Animated Knots

Tying knots is one of the most important skills every camper needs. If you don’t know what you’re doing, even the easiest thing like setting up a hammock can turn into a frustration. Animated Knots provides frame-by frame instructions for tying hundreds of knots, complete with a list of uses, as well as alternatives, strengths, and weaknesses.  

Starchart app

One of the most unique experiences you can have while camping away from the city lights is gazing at the stars in you hammock. Starchart offers a virtual planetarium in the palm of your hand. All you have to do to unlock the night sky is point your phone to the sky and discover stars and planets!

Road Tolls app

If you’re travelling through Europe, it’s useful to have all the info on road tolls and vignettes in one place. Road Tolls app features include highways vignettes, toll roads, driving requirements by countries, local rules and advice, and emergency calls.

ACSI Campsites Europe app

When you’re travelling long distance, you can get tired of driving or fall in love with the scenery of a certain place. In these cases it’s super convenient to know if there are any camping spots in your vicinity. With ACSI Campsites Europe app, you have access to information about more than 8600 campsites. All you have to do is choose one of the country packages or the complete package in the app. You can also use this app simultaneously on three devices.

The RV Checklist app

Going on vacation with your camper is an exciting thing, but the reality is that we most often forget to take something on our travels. This is where the The RV Checklist application comes in.

This app comes with pre populated checklists that allow you to be well prepared for camping trips and not forget some important tasks.

Google Maps – GPS Navigation

A big part of camping includes travelling, and discovering new places is better when you have help with it. Google Maps helps you navigate roads during your entire trip and save you time with automatic re-routing based on live traffic, incidents, and road closures. This app also gives information on where to find pit stops, and offers reviews so you can pick and visit top-rated places.

 

With tech on your side, it’s time to download, install and book your next camping vacation!