Camping Equipment

Nomad Tours provide Car Hire, Roof Top tents, camping equipment for rent, camping tents, Tours in Oman, 4WD cars, Muscat city Tours, Overnight Tours, Adventure Tour, Dolphin watching & Dhow Cruises etc services.

Over the years, we’ve discovered that a “Dual Skin” Pop up Tent is the finest form of Ground Tent for Oman’s temperature and terrain. These can be set up in seconds and taken down in two minutes once you’ve become used to them.

Off-Road recovery equipment is recommended while traveling across the desert or to Bar al Hickman. However, you might easily become stranded on any beach with soft sand. So having this gear protects you against a potentially long, hot, and dry walk to obtain aid.

A tire deflator, a compressor, a set of Sand Boards, and a Kinetic towing line with shackles are all included in our package.

Camping in Oman

The size of the car you should select depends on the number of people and on the type of Car Hire and Roof Top tents camping gear you choose. If you go for standard tours camping equipment, you have the option of using a roof rack. We have two types of Roof Top tents service. Type One is the smaller one and is good for two Adults. We can actually fit a Type One is onto a 2.0 Litre Renault Duster, but this is a small car so along with all the camping equipment we supply this option is really only good for two people.

Over the years, we’ve discovered that a “Dual Skin” Pop up Tent is the finest form of Ground Tent for Oman’s temperature and terrain. These can be set up in seconds and taken down in two minutes once you’ve become used to them.

Camping Equipment for Rent

Also note the Duster can be taken on “some” Mountain Roads but it must not be taken into the Wahiba Sands or the Empty Quarter. The car does not have sufficient ground clearance.

 

roof top tents

 

Camping & Off-Road Recovery Equipment

Standard Camping Tents

Over the years we have found that the best type of Ground Tent for the climate of Oman and the very diverse terrain is a “Dual Skin” Pop up Tent. These can be put up in seconds and once you are familiar packed away in 2 minutes. We also have many famuly tents.

Cost of Ground tent/Standard camping Equipment for 2 People Day 

  • Base Charge 40 Rials First 4 days No Charge From 5 days to 10 days 7.5 Rials per day
  • After 10 Days cost per additional day 5 Rials

Cost of  Standard camping Equipment for 3/4 People Day 

  • Base Charge 60 Rials First 4 days No Charge From 5 days to 10 days 7.5 Rials per day
  • After 10 Days cost per additional day 5 Rials

Camping Equipment

All Tents come with a comprehensive set of camping equipment. This includes :-

  • Ground tent + Mattresses + Sleeping Bags + Camping Mat + Chairs + Table
  • Rechargeable LED Lights. + Cool Box (Not a Battery killing Electric one) + Water Jerry Can + Pressurized hot water Shower
  • Shovel + Gas Stove with Gas bottle. This is a large bottle of gas not the normal tiny Gas canister
  • Frying pan + Saucepan + Kettle + Knives & forks + Plates & Bowls & Mugs + Chopping board + Wash Bowl + useful kitchen utensils

Tail Gate Tents

With a Tailgate tent you can turn your car into a Base camp. They can be installed on any car that the rear door opens vertically. So on our cars they can be installed on The Renault Duster, The Nissan Xterra, The Nissan Pathfinder, The Toyota 4Runnner and the GMC Yukon.

The Tailgate tents do not have a sewn in groundsheet (floor) so like the roof top tents they can be erected anywhere the car can go. For sleeping in these tents it is best to sleep on camping cots which we provide. Because the tents are secured to the car they are very stable in windy conditions and make much less noise than other types of tent. They make an ideal base camp for Kite Surfers in the Summer And if you choose the Pathfinder or the Yukon 2 [people can sleep in the back of the car in comfort.

Tail Gate Tents + camping Equipment for 2 People

  • Base Charge 60 Rials First 4 days No Charge From 5 days to 10 days 15 Rials per day
  • After 10 Days cost per additional day 10 Rials

Tail Gate Tents + camping Equipment for 3/4/5 People

  • Base Charge 100 Rials First 4 days No Charge From 5 days to 10 days 15 Rials per day
  • After 10 Days cost per additional day 10 Rials

Camping Equipment for Tailgate tents

All Tailgate Tents come with a comprehensive set of camping equipment. This includes :-

  • Two or Three Camping cot Beds + Sleeping Bags + Camping Mat + Chairs + Table
  • Rechargeable LED Lights. + Cool Box (Not a Battery killing Electric one) + Water Jerry Can + Pressurized hot water Shower or Bag type
  • Shovel + Gas Stove with Gas bottle.
  • Frying pan + Saucepan + Kettle + Knives & forks + Plates & Bowls & Mugs + Chopping board + Wash Bowl + useful kitchen utensils
Duster with Tailgate Tent
Pathfinder with Tailgate Tent
Toyota 4Runner with Tailgate Tent

Off-Road Recovery Equipment

If you are going across the desert or going to Bar al Hickman it is wise to take Off-Road recovery Equipment. But you can of course easily get stuck on any beach with soft sand. So having this equipment is an insurance against a possible long hot dry walk to get help.

Our package includes a Tyre Deflator, a compressor, a pair of Sand Boards and a Kinetic towing rope with shackles.

Before leaving:-

  • Check tyre Deflator gauge  is working
  • Check compressor is working
  • Check towing points on the car
  • Check shackles can be attached to the towing points

Cost of Optional Equipment rental

  • Child seat 1 Rial per day
  • Offroad Equipment :- Sand Boards, Compressor, Kinetic Rope, Tyre Gauge,Tyre deflator 5 Rials per day
  • Car Roof Rack :- Installation cost 5 Rials Rental cost 2 Rials per day
  • Car Awning :-  Installation cost 30 Rials Rental cost 5 Rials per day
  • DC/AC Invertor (for charging Laptops etc ) 2 Rials per day
  • Petrol Jerry cans 1 Rial per day per can
  • Safety Helmets for Wadi Canyoning 5 Rials per Trip
  • Walky Talkys 1 Rial per set per day
  • Satellite Phone :- Ask for price

Nomad Tours Car Hire Service

The size of the car you should select depends on the number of people and on the type of camping gear you choose. If you go for standard camping equipment, you could choose a 2WD car but you will be very limited to travel into the mountains and you will not  able to take a 2WD car into the desert. Visit our car hire page to see list of the available cars to rent.

If you select a 4WD car with roof rails you have the option of installing a roof rack  But PLEASE NO MORE THAN 4 ADULTS PER CAR. we have just seen enough of people cramming into cars and then piling stuff over 1 metre high onto the roof rack and then loosing it on the highway as they drive along.