A toddler, a tent and a pile of stones: our surprisingly creative camping kit tests | Camping holidays
R.It can make a suitable set or break the camping journey or festival. But what is the secret of his test? If the book of the candidates is Sian Louis and Linda Gidis, nothing they go through, open -air, and ready aid (including a friend with a field) – and some very creative test scenarios.
“You will never have to convince me that camping is the best night ever,” wrote, who tested Best tents and Camping chairs For the candidate (as well as stoves, which will appear in the next two weeks). “But I accomplished my share of uncomfortable nights under a canvas, starting from the pillars of the stormy wind tent in the Scottish highlands to festivals in a 5 -pound £ 5 -pound shelter. I am sure that my husband will love him if I mentioned the time when the new camping stove does not realize.
“I have learned a lot since those disasters in camping, and now I have an army of tents and trusted stoves. I used some of my best recommendations for years, such as boutique camping Luna Bell tent (Wonderful wedding parties), MSR is difficult Hoba Hoba tent consists of a manAnd Kelty’s Loveseat comfortableThat has a permanent spot in my garden.
“I have tested new products in my friend’s field in Sumrest. Several stoves have turned to be a great way to finish a huge barbecue as soon as we are Helenox chair is one smallAnd it was a pleasure to obtain her own bedroom in Al -Faq Outwell Montana 4 Air“
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Linda, who tested The best camping ranks For us, its lines were gained as camping fans and festival. “Age brought wisdom, painful hips and deep intolerance to sleep on anything, not the neighboring cloud,” she wrote. Fortunately, over the past 15 years, a quiet revolution has swept the world of camping.
“But how do you test the comfort scientifically?
“The last of the tests created the” clumsy cart “scenario: the inevitable moment when a person stumbles in the tent at one in the morning, and they rotate through the bed, and it collapses-perhaps mired in the wine-somewhat in the sleep mat. Modifyly, most of them survived.
While you can spend hundreds on a whisper camping rank (such as the best choice, Thermal thermal thermal) There are also great budget options if you are ready to sacrifice a little rest: they still put in ancient air lines in shame. The selection of the higher budget was Decathlon’s 44.99 Simond Mattress“
Linda also tested The best boxes. “These, too, have come a long way since the amazing abstract buckets of weights,” she wrote. “It may be inspired by the born American brand, and the high -end models today promise to be rugged durability and keep the ice ranging from magic. Eliti Model You have tested the integrated outlets to stop them and make them completely resistant, still feel that it can survive a nuclear winter (and The summer is endless). But at a price of 400 pounds, not to faint the wallet.
Fortunately, I discovered many of the budget friendly heroes as well. 30 pounds sterling Campingaz Icetime Plus The expectations exceeded with its isolation, while 25 pounds Quechua backpack back It kept its contents refrigerated from almost a full weekend, although a modest demand to cool seven hours. Both made the 14 -year -old Dalona look like a bad joke.
“The final winner? Cool Coleman Bero FundWhich can be captured for about 130 pounds. As for the ranks, I doubt that advanced camping ranks today can escape a gray attack. Or a small child waving the marshmallow stick. “
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