1.7-lb hammock tent pitches in seconds, stands up to hurricane winds

Outdoor gear startup Thecatal has some unique ideas about camping. Last year, those ideas drove the design of an absolute fortress of a vehicular tent built to shelter both man and machine. Now the company has slimmed its camping conceptualizations way… Continue reading 1.7-lb hammock tent pitches in seconds, stands up to hurricane winds

Inflatable hammock uses an insulated air gap to keep users warm

There are already inflatable-frame tents, so why not inflatable hammocks? That’s exactly what the Atmos is, and it’s claimed to keep users warm at night without adding to the bulk and weight they have to carry.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, Lifest… Continue reading Inflatable hammock uses an insulated air gap to keep users warm

Crua Culla Hammock Wrap Around V2 puts campers in an insulated cocoon

Generally speaking, if you want to be warm and snug while sleeping outside, you sleep in an insulated tent. Crua Outdoors’ new Culla Hammock Wrap Around V2, however, now brings the same sort of coziness to hammocks.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, L… Continue reading Crua Culla Hammock Wrap Around V2 puts campers in an insulated cocoon

Tentsile streamlines tree camping with Stingray Lite suspended tent

For over a decade, tree tent innovator Tentsile has been growing its lineup of hanging and floating tents, hammocks and shelters. Its original Stingray tent remains its flagship and now it’s welcomed a sleeker, more affordable “Lite” variant. The three… Continue reading Tentsile streamlines tree camping with Stingray Lite suspended tent

Hive portable hammock stand doubles the hang wherever you roam

We’ve seen many different takes on the portable hammock stand over the years, and virtually all of them share at least one thing in common: they hold just one hammock. The new Hive stand from Yobogear sets up anywhere to make hammocking a couples-frien… Continue reading Hive portable hammock stand doubles the hang wherever you roam

Hovering Tentsile cabin creates multi-story winter tree camp

Spending the night in a Tentsile tree tent can be a truly inspiring way to camp, but hovering over the ground in a big mesh dome isn’t so ideal once the frigid, wet, howling weather of winter hits. With the all-new Insulated Cabin, Tentsile supports th… Continue reading Hovering Tentsile cabin creates multi-story winter tree camp

Vehicle-supported hammock stand pitches base camp in seconds

We first saw the Kammok Outpost vehicle-supported hammock stand a year ago on a special-edition Taxa camping trailer. Now Kammok is pitching it more widely as a standalone off-grid hammock and shelter solution for car campers, overlanders and other mot… Continue reading Vehicle-supported hammock stand pitches base camp in seconds