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[31 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Vango Storm Shelter 800 – Bivy Sacks

The Vango Storm Shelter 800 Bivy sacks are made of a waterproof fabric and are designed to accommodate a sleeping bag and pad. This form of tent is very light and compact and they are particularly popular with climbers and mountaineers. Some hikers will carry these on trips in case of being caught in foul weather and they need an emergency shelter.
The most light weight bivy sacks do not have poles and lie over the top of your sleeping bag. Some come with hooped poles to keep the tent off …

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[27 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Outwell Vermont XL

The Outwell Vermont is a very large, family camping tent. It has three bedrooms and sleeps seven very comfortably.

Firstly, this tent has a large porch at the front, perfect for storing all the gear that comes along with family camping. There are plenty of windows, allowing in lots of light as well as ventilation. The sealed in ground sheet makes the tent easier to clean as well as preventing anything getting inside the tent that is rather undesirable.

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[24 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Choosing a sleeping pad

Investing in a quality sleeping pad will vastly improve your camping experience, but with so many on the market it can be hard to choose. At Tents Camping we advise that you spend as much as your budget will afford on this essential piece of kit. Not only will it improve the warmth of your sleeping bag, it will also provide you with a comfortable base to sleep on. See our buying guide below to see the pads we recommend and the best prices. In the coming months we will …

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[7 May 2009 | No Comment | ]

I know this is jumping on the bandwagon a bit, but for many of us this summer Swine Flu is a real concern. If Swine Flu does kick off this summer I think the last place I would want to be is sitting cooped up in a plane breathing everyone else’s germs! So should we all forgo our summer holidays?
The obvious answer to this question is yes, but I say yes in that I’ll not be making plans for flying this year. Avoiding flying is my uneducated way of cutting …

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[1 May 2009 | No Comment | ]

In the past, at this time of the year, many of us would be looking forward to our expensive overseas holiday.  But with the credit crunch biting more and more into our disposable income many of us are searching for cheaper alternatives ways to get our R&R.   This is why camping has become so popular this year and I am willing to bet for the next few years at least.
Camping used to have a poor image, soggy socks;  rain dripping into your tent; dull campsites and that horrible smell you …