Tent Buyer’s Guide: Camping Life Reviews 21 Tent Designers
When I was a kid, I counted backyard tent design among my favorite hobbies. My creations often featured paths of cabbage leaves and carrots that led to an entryway, a move to entice any bunnies that...
View ArticleGear Test: KELTY TRAIL DOME 4 TENT and GARMIN RINO 110/120
KELTY TRAIL DOME 4 TENT For many backpackers and campers a quality tent is the most important piece of gear they own behind footwear, a backpack and sleeping bag. No manufacturer of outdoor products...
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CLIMATE CONTROL Four-season tents are built for people who camp in severe weather conditions like monsoon rains, high winds and snow. Three-season tents are built for the rest of us. Their shapes are...
View ArticleFamily Camping: Family Tent Guide
In 2006, the two innovative Johnson Outdoor brands Eureka! Tents and Silva technology teamed up to offer new solar-charged, LED lighting in its expansive family tent line. The new Eureka! Solar Intent...
View ArticleGear Test: Tents & Jetboil Cooking System
Eureka! N!ergy 9 Tent By The Camping Life Staff Square-floored and with only two fiberglass tent poles to worry about, the new N!ergy 9 tent from Eureka! is a snap to set up for camping. Using a...
View ArticleCamping Gear We Use and Then Write About
Lowa Renegade GTX Mid women’s boots By Mark Evitt To me, summer vacation means hiking in Yosemite, gazing across clear-blue lakes at the base of ragged talus slopes, and strolling through backcountry...
View Article2008 Tent Buyer’s guide
New construction methods, new designs and tons more features are what you’ll find in the modern camping tent-it’s definitely not what your father used. Today’s construction is all about light and fast...
View ArticleGear Test: Coleman Northstar X6 Tent
When your busy itinerary is packed with hiking, fishing, canoeing or swimming at a favorite lake, what you’re going to sleep in may not be the most important thing on your mind. But, if a rainy day...
View ArticleHome on the Range: Tent Guide
Whether you’re traveling in a small pack and want to be light on your feet with gear that won’t weigh you down, or your group is larger and you’re looking for some camp comforts and luxuries of home to...
View Article2012 Tents & Shelters
Whether you drive right up to a campsite, or hike to a remote backcountry spot, the new tents, shelters and shades you’ll find as you stock up for your adventures this year will give you plenty of...
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