Want to try a non-tent camping experience? More and more places are offering cabins and huts. Camping Cabins UK – More Refined Camping Experience Camping Cabins are a great way to enjoy the wonderful British outdoors in a comfortable pre-erected shelter Enjoy a star lit evening around a camp fire then retreat to the...
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Juxtapoz Magazine – The Camper Bike One of our favorite exhibits in San Francisco this year was Kevin Cyr’s Home in the Weeds at 941 Geary. It was a transformative experience, and one of the elements that was touched on was this Camper Bike, which is exactly what it sounds like it would be;...
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Margate now has two great attractions: the Turner Contemporary and a Grade II listed rollercoaster. Get out there! BBC News – Margate’s Scenic Railway’s listed status upgraded The oldest rollercoaster in the UK has been given Grade II* listed status. The Scenic Railway was built in 1920 for the Dreamland amusement park in Margate....
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Great review of Matthew de Abaitua’s new book about camping in the Guardian today. I won’t quote the best line in the piece as it’s a bit rude, but read it for yourself. And it’s funny! The Art of Camping by Matthew de Abaitua – review | Books | The Guardian What De Abaitua...
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The Pop-Up City seems to take our pop-up camping movement in a different direction, and I particularly like the density-solving idea and execution of Vertical, Mobile, Urban, Camping from Antwerp-based firm Import Export. It’s looks almost like they are cultivating tents and/or campers. Seems like the structure has been exhibited round Europe a few...
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Having blogged about some photos I found of my family camping in the 60s, I’ve found some of my mother’s Birtwistle family caravaning in the 30s in Treaddur Bay near Holyhead. I can’t actually work out whether it was my mother’s family doing the caravaning or their friends/relations. Certainly, nearby Rhosneigr was a favourite...
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My favourite nutty clothing store is looking to borrow a vintage tent for their photo shoot. So, if you’ve got grandad’s canvas number in the attic, now it can get some exposure! howies – brainfood Does anyone have an old tent we can borrow for a prop for our Spring Summer 2011 photo shoot...
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Interesting report on camping in the US by outdoor equipment manufacturer, The Coleman Company, Inc., and The Outdoor Foundation. Amazingly, the study revealed that 44 million Americans participated in camping in 2009, with the average camper spending just under 2 weeks a years camping. I though the following comments by Christine Fanning, executive director...
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So I noticed that the Camping and Caravanning Club are the arbiters of camping sites and you can apply through them to set one up. I didn’t really understand how they can be both arbiters of who can set up a site and beneficiaries of those sites, so I sent off for their booklet...
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If you ever wondered where all the abandoned tents went to (though who would abandon a tent!), here’s an answer: WiTHiNTENT uses fabric from the tonnes of broken and damaged tents that are left behind at the end of music festivals, to create shower-proof clothing and accessories for the festival market. Each item is...
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