The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Vango are proud to be an official manufacturer of Recommended Kit for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. For 60 years the Duke of Edinburgh's Award has been inspiring, guiding and supporting young people in their self-development, recognising their potential and awarding their achievements.

Completing an expedition is integral to achieving each level of the Award, and for many participants one of the first challenges is finding the right kit. To make this easier Vango work closely with the DofE to develop tents, sleeping bags, rucksacks and sleeping mats that meet and exceed the high standards set by the DofE. Vango and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award work closely with one and other by conducting extensive field testing, ensuring that our DofE Recommended Kit is performance led, easy to use and suitable for the variable conditions encountered by DofE participants and leaders.

Keep an eye out for the DofE Recommended Kit on product pages: not only will this tell you that you’re getting great quality products suitable for DofE expeditions and beyond, but for every item purchased Vango will make a contribution to The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Charity to help enable them to work with more young people across the world.

DofE RECOMMENDED TENTS | DofE RECOMMENDED SLEEPING BAGS | DofE RECOMMENDED RUCKSACKS | DofE RECOMMENDED COOK KITS | DofE RECOMMENDED FOOTWARE

View the kit list on the DofE website here