Camping (17 articles)

Great Sleeping Bear sleeping bag lets you become a Grizzly

We've seen the Tauntaun sleeping bag for kids, but one designer based in Amsterdam has gone one step further and created the "Great Sleeping Bear" sleeping bag.

Unfortunately it doesn't look like it's going on sale any time soon, but made from "fake fur, rubber,...

BT installs Wi-Fi at campsites

BT has announced that it's going to be installing Wi-Fi across a number of traditional British holiday destinations in a partnership with Wicom. 77 Camping and Caravanning Club sites, three Pontin's holiday parks and a number of Coastfields' Leisure sites will be covered.

Selk Bag; the sleeping bag you can walk in

Sleeping bags are great, but they aren't once you've got snuggled in and then realise that you've got to get out of it again, that is until the Selk Bag was invented.

In what has to be the craziest looking sleeping bag of all time, the Selk Bag is a sleeping...

Eco-friendly tent you can leave behind will be ready for festivals next year

There were 15,000 tents left standing at Glastonbury this year - the above average increase thought to be fed-up festival goers not wanting to pack up and cart home their soggy, muddy tents.

The issue of waste is a major concern for festival organisers - so...

A car tent for urban camping?

These pics show a tent that has been designed to look like a car cover, so presumably you can indulge in a bit of urban camping. As long as you're prepared to pay the no doubt outrageous city parking fees.

We would expect a few safety issues if you decided...

Grilliput: the tiniest portable barbecue

Designed for backpackers and travellers, the Grilliput is less than half as wide as the inside of a kitchen roll at 2.2cm and 29cm long yet expands to offer a grilling area of 23 x 26cm. Resilient, the stainless steel “wand” weighs just 560 grams.

Quick to assemble...

Ajungilak’s revolutionary Airbed

Ajungilak’s D-Lux Pump Mat is sumptuously comfortable thanks to insulation and air; it is more packable than others in its class and, thanks to its uniquely placed footpump, eliminates the need for any "oral blowing" of air.

Uniquely, a foot-pump is buried inside...

Blacks Constellation tent range with LED lights

Blacks have teamed up with HealthGuard on an exciting new range of Constellation tents. The diverse range of seven tents are great whether you’re on a two man trek, or part of a bigger group looking for a base camp.

All tents within the range have been improved...

Cocoon Ripstop Silk Travel Sheet makes for impromptu bed

If you don't like to be a burden when you go around your mates house then perhaps the Cocoon Ripstop Silk Travel Sheet is for you.

The double bed (86 x 35 inches) sized silk sheets promise to give you a comfortable sleep sack wherever you are.

The...

R and R Sleeping Bag from Vango charges your mobile while you snooze

Outdoor equipment maker Vango and Virgin Mobile have teamed up to bring weary festival-goers the R&R Sleeping bag.

The Rest & Recharge Sleeping bag functions not only as your traditional pocket of warmth on cold and muddy British summer nights, but also as a handy...

Ajungilak D-Lux Pump Mat airbed: 65 per cent smaller pack

Ajungilak’s D-Lux Pump Mat is a world first. It’s more packable and, thanks to its uniquely placed footpump, eliminates the need for any oral blowing of air drastically reducing the risk of ice developing on the inside of the mat.

Uniquely a foot-pump is buried...

Camping, but not as we know it in a solar-powered tent

It seems that camping is getting just too modern. No longer is a rough night lying face down in the mud enough - oh no. Campers now want it all.

Woods have come up with the Solar Powered EZ-Tent, which if you hadn't guessed from the name, is a tent incorporating...

The North Face puts PrimaLoft in new range of sleeping bags

Three water repellent PrimaLoft filled bags are launched by The North Face this year. The three bags, named Pyxis, Orion and Scorpio, are ultra-lightweight and very compressible so easy for hauling around with you on the move. They are also great for all weathers so should...

Carry on Camping: cool camping - again

Easter is a funny time. Whilst on one hand we are told how significant it is in the Christian calendar, on the other, we all generally ignore it, in favour of DIY, racing to the coast or, it seems, camping.

Over the Easter weekend a strange thing happened in the...

Ted Baker goes camp

Walk into any department store, and you'll probably find Ted Baker lurking in some corner - not the man: the designer label. Now Ted has decided to camp things up a bit.

Endurance is emblazoned all over a whole range of Ted Baker clothing. I've always seen this...