Grasshopper Leisure

Grasshopper Leisure: camping and caravan equipment from a UK family business

Grasshopper Leisure is a family-run retailer based in the United Kingdom that supplies equipment for camping, caravanning, campervan and motorhome use, as well as outdoor furniture and watersports. The company describes itself as having decades of experience in the outdoor leisure industry and says it selects products from established brands and manufacturers.

The catalogue is organised around several main areas: camping, campervan/caravan/motorhome, outdoor furniture, watersports, tents, sleeping bags, stoves and cool boxes. Within each area, the range extends into specific subcategories, from pitch essentials to vehicle fittings.

Camping range

The camping section covers equipment for setting up and staying at a campsite. It includes BBQs and camping stoves (portable stoves and ovens), camping and fishing cool boxes, camping heaters, storage units, outdoor cooking gear, lanterns, lights and torches, outdoor accessories, portable toilets and showers, shelters and windbreaks, survival gear, and tables and chairs. Trolleys and washing-up equipment are also listed. A separate hiking, cycling and walking section groups gear for those activities.

Sleeping and tent equipment is divided into air beds and inflatable mattresses, air pumps, camp beds and hammocks, sleeping bags and pillows, and tents. The tent range includes backpacking and expedition tents, Coleman tents, family camping tents, roof tents, tent accessories and toilet tents.

Campervan, caravan and motorhome equipment

This is the most extensive part of the catalogue. It covers air conditioning and ventilation (air conditioning units, rooflights and vents); awnings (adapters and brackets, awning and privacy room accessories, campervan and motorhome awnings, caravan awnings, drive-away awnings, privacy rooms, skirting and rain guards, sun canopies, front and side panels); and campervan construction supplies such as fixings and fittings, furniture trims, handles, knobs and catches, hinges and stays, lining carpet, sealant and adhesive, seat swivels, tables, legs and bases, and vents and clips.

Consumables include cleaning products and moisture absorbers. Door locks and accessories are listed separately. The electrical section covers 240v hook-up, CBE charging and distribution, electric vehicle accessories, electrical accessories, solar equipment, and TV, satellite and aerials, plus WiFi. External equipment includes bike carriers, caravan movers, drip stops and mud flaps, fixed and electric steps, jacks and plates, ladders, levellers and ramps, rails, roof rails and racks, towing accessories, and vehicle and caravan covers.

For refrigeration and gas, the store lists fridges and cool boxes, fridge vents, fridges, gas alarms and accessories, changeovers, gas connectors, gas heater ancillaries, the Gaslow system, manifolds, regulators and adaptors, and tubing and hoses. Heating options include diesel heating, electric heaters, gas heaters, solid fuel and water heaters. Interior equipment covers carpets and mats, curtains, rails and runners, and furniture and beds.

The kitchen equipment category includes combination units, cooker hoods, cookers and ovens, grills, hobs, kitchen taps, low-wattage kitchen appliances and sinks. Lighting is divided into downlighters, exterior lighting, LED lights, spotlights and strip lights. Safety and security covers health and safety, locks, reversing cameras, safes, and smoke and gas alarms. Storage and organisers, tables and legs, table bases and legs, and table tops are also listed.

Toilets include cassette toilets, portable toilets, toilet chemicals, and toilet paper and sanitary products. TV equipment is limited to TV brackets. The washroom and bathroom section covers shower trays, sink basins, water fittings, hoses, showers, tanks and carriers, taps and shower mixers, water pumps, and water purification and filters. Windows and blinds include blinds, Dometic Seitz S4 opening windows, Dometic Seitz S4 sliding windows, miscellaneous windows and thermal screens.

Outdoor furniture, watersports and marine

Outdoor furniture is presented as a category of its own. The watersports section lists kayaks and paddle boards. A marine section covers cabin and deck equipment (anchors, fenders, poles and hooks, ropes and bungees), electrical items (galvanic isolators, gauges and instruments, inverters and battery chargers, switch and circuit breaker panels), fridges and freezers, heating, toilets and spares, and water and gas equipment (gas hot water, pumps).

Brands and featured products

The site names Coleman, Dometic, Fiamma, Outwell and Thule as popular brands, and the company's own description also mentions Robens, Quest, Easy Camp, Truma, Sevylor and Campingaz among the established brands it stocks. Featured products at the time of writing included the Campingaz Camping Chef CV folding double burner and grill stove, the Campingaz Tour & Grill CV Plus gas BBQ, Coleman camping tables and chairs, Coleman Vail 4L and 6L family tents, the Easy Camp Bolide 400 tipi tent, Leisurewize air windbreaks and portable gas heater, the Lifestyle camping kitchen box, the Mestic low-wattage air fryer, the Outwell Milestone Shade drive-away campervan awning, the Outwell Selby electric griddle grill, an Outwell self-inflating mat, a Powerparts Zephyr rooflight, the Quest portable camping oven and stove, Royal Leisure inflatable air windbreaks and charcoal BBQ, the Sevylor Tahaa two-person inflatable kayak kit, a Sunncamp children's sleeping bag, and the Truma Combi 4E gas and electric heater with iNet X control panel.

Loyalty scheme and shopping information

Grasshopper Leisure operates a loyalty points programme in which £1 spent earns 1 point. The site also provides sections for delivery and returns, and highlights what it describes as over 30 years of proven expertise, competitive pricing and a fast, reliable delivery service.