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BT installs Wi-Fi at campsites
Usable free by BT Broadband customers 12 August 2009 10:18 GMT
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
Will keep you warm, but makes you look like the Michelin man 26 September 2007 16:34 GMT
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
Hopes to stop the 15,000 abandoned tents sitch from Glasto 07 9 July 2007 13:31 GMT
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?
Tent designed to look like a car cover 26 June 2007 10:09 GMT
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
Fancy a barbie? 21 June 2007 11:11 GMT
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
65% smaller pack 20 June 2007 21:59 GMT
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
And a whole lot more 12 March 2007 20:49 GMT
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
Silky Comfort 12 March 2007 14:02 GMT
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
Included battery pack ensures you never lose touch 10 August 2006 15:29 GMT
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
Pump it up and drop right off 11 July 2006 16:07 GMT
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
3 July 2006 13:21 GMT
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
Water repellant insulation = warm and dry sack 13 June 2006 12:38 GMT
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
No, not the latest Carry On farce, but a very British tradition 18 April 2006 13:09 GMT
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 3 April 2006 2:11 GMT
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...