You probably won’t notice this when you hit the playground and unleash the beast from its cage, but it’s easy to remember when it’s time to go home. An elastic loop holds the zipped poles together so you don’t have to strap them into its carrying case. The circular sections are actually rolled using ultra-light telescopic poles into the canvas, in a double ring, or folded eight shape, until they are stacked compactly on top of each other. It’s no surprise that festival-goers and casual campers go for this triple bounty giveaway, who are also likely to sip around a bulky backpack, sleeping bag, and camping chair.įrom camping to criminology, the tent also offers more practical uses-for police crime scenes, and, as Conrad explains, as an immediate disaster area shelter: “Thousands of airplanes can be shot down in an isolated area, even if we expand them in size.” Read more
The idea of ”a tent that you can throw in the air and that will collect itself!” It was engineered into existence. After six months of development, it has launched a double-skinned pop-up tent, which will provide campers with more protection and insulation against the elements. Gelert competitor Quechua claims to invent the 2 Seconds tent, dreamed up by its tent project manager Jean-François Ratel in 2003.
There are three big reasons for its popularity: it’s lightweight at around 2kg, affordable at around £35, and takes just seconds to install and install. Brought to market with outdoor company Gelert, it’s the tent you’re most likely to spot on festival campgrounds. Read moreīournemouth University graduate Francesca Konrad is credited with inventing the Quick Pitch SS in 2004 as part of a product design project in the final year. That all changed in 2004, when the modern pop-up tent was invented and changed the nature of camping forever. Tent-building used to be an art apparently known by a few types of Bear Grylls, and classic designs remained unchanged for centuries.
Or campers for the first time, the idea of fiddling with poles, ground covers, and indoor tents can make them have a totally outdoor adventure.