On Saturday 24th, we took ‘Old Red’ (our newest canoe, an Old Town Discovery 158) on its 3rd trip, on another ‘over-nighter’ on the River Wye. The river was quite low with the recent fine weather and Spring has now properly arrived at last. We didn’t see the Peregrines this time but were [...]
In addition to the full size campfire tent and lightweight versions we’ve looked at, one of the simplest ways to achieve a ‘campfire tent’ setup would be the ‘half dome shelter’.
Source: Period Shelters -http://poisonriverparty.homestead.com/Shelters.html
In fact this construct was used widely in woodland camping by the North Eastern native American populations. One such construction was [...]
Continue reading about Baker Tent Hunt – the half-dome shelter
Update: See our latest test of the Green Outdoor full size Campfire Tent.
Why does everyone want a Campfire Tent? Well I think this photo below shows why – you’re open to your surroundings, but have the warmth and life-force-enhancing glow of a campfire at the same time!
This is a set-up using a tarp (Wychwood Rogue [...]
Update: See our latest test of the Green Outdoor full size Campfire Tent.
Baker Tent Hunt continues… In our hunt for the perfect Modern “Baker Tent” or camp fire tent we’ve looked at many different options from large heavy tents like the Oztent to simple lightweight tarp rigs and replica versions of the original 19th [...]
Continue reading about Campfire Tent Hunt – Latest: The Bush Shelter
The Wychwood Shelter can be used as a straight tarp, without the shick- corded poles ( which make up the bulk of the size being about 5ft long It’s a good shape for this with plenty of fixing points.
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