Used camping gear in Dubai typically sells for AED 99 to AED 740 (about $27 to $200). Camping gear sells best as a coherent bundle for one type of trip, so group by use rather than throwing everything unrelated into one lot.
Selling camping gear in Dubai
Dubai has one of the most transient populations of any major city, and that is the whole story for second-hand goods here. Expatriate residents arrive on fixed contracts and leave when they end, and a departing household typically sells everything it owns in the space of a fortnight rather than shipping it.
Contract cycles drive everything. Departures cluster around the end of the school year, which is reliably when the most furniture and white goods come onto the market and when prices are softest for a buyer.
The city is built around the main highway spine and almost everything is collected by car, so which side of the city someone is on matters. Most residential towers and compounds require the buyer to be registered at the gate, so agree access before anyone sets off.
Dubai has around 3.6 million people in Dubai, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Dubai
Bank transfer and cash on collection are both normal. Confirm funds have cleared before handing anything over.
What camping gear is worth
What lifts the price
- Recognised outdoor brands
- Original stuff sacks and pegs
What pulls it down
- Mildew from being packed away damp
- Missing pegs, poles and guylines
Working out what yours is worth
- Lay everything out and photograph the full bundle
- Check every item is dry and mildew-free
Getting it ready
- Sort into a coherent set: what someone would actually take on one trip.
- Air everything and make sure nothing was packed damp, since mould is the usual problem with stored gear.
Photograph
- The full bundle laid out so every item is visible
- The two or three best items individually
Put in the description
- Exactly what is included, item by item
- Brands of the significant items
April through August, peaking before summer holidays and the festival season. A camping bundle listed in November sells slowly.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Elsewhere in UAE
Common questions
Where can I sell camping gear in Dubai?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city is built around the main highway spine and almost everything is collected by car, so which side of the city someone is on matters. Most residential towers and compounds require the buyer to be registered at the gate, so agree access before anyone sets off.
Does everything work?
Test each item and say which you have verified. Untested is acceptable when stated; implied working is not.
How much is camping gear worth in Dubai?
Most used camping gear change hands for AED 99 to AED 740 (about $27 to $200). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling camping gear across the United Arab Emirates, what camping gear is worth, everything second hand in Dubai, or Sports & Outdoors in Dubai.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.