Outdoor gear specialists MSR have a great range of ultralight shelters, known as their Essential Series. One of their more interesting new designs is the Fast Stash Tent. What is a Fast Stash and is it any good? In summary, its a 2/3 season, single-walled, ultralight tent that sleeps two people. The design is somewhat unusual. It looks something like a cross between a ridge tent and a caravan awning. There is not a pole along the ridge however, just one lightweight DAC pole at each end. The structure is held up by the tension of guy ropes.
MSR Fast Stash with side awning open for ventilation.
CheapTents Now Stocking Snugpak Product Ranges
Based in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, Snugpak have been part of the outdoors industry for over 30 years. Designing, Manufacturing and Supplying sleeping bags and insulated clothing across the globe, to personal, professional and military sectors.
Today we are proud to announce that CheapTents is stocking even more of the Snugpak product range. The expert team at CheapTents are well placed to be able to give great advice and technical information about the Snugpak range.
Snugpak's Scorpion 3 Dome Ten
CheapTents is known for it’s amazing all year round camping discounts, and for it’s amazing blog obviously. However, did you know you can save even more when you buy with CheapTents … if you are a member?
As a member you will receive some amazing benefits including:
- 10% off your first order as a member (excluding tents).
- Advanced notice of new products and upcoming sales.
- Exclusive Discounts available only to members.
- A monthly newsletter including all the above and more!
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Buying a new tent is never an easy task, there seems to be so many technical features these days that it can be more than a little bit confusing. So to cut the daunting task of buying a tent down to size, here is the CheapTents buying guide.
This article on buying a new tent is by no means exhaustive but is meant as a starting place by which you can get an idea of what features and requirements you have for a tent. Once you’ve read this article, if you have any questions or need some more advice simply leave a comment below or if you are looking for more detailed advice visit our camping tent advice section.
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With the school (summer) holidays now upon us, it is that time of year we’ve all be waiting for, the family holiday. This year, as with the previous few, has seen a massive decrease in foreign holiday bookings, meaning that more and more people are staying in the UK for their family holidays. However, as with all things camping holidays take a lot of preparation - you’ve already found a camp site and booked your pitch… you’ve planned what attractions and walks you may do together… it’s now time to pack up and get on the road.
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It is fast becoming apparent that unless we want to exhaust all the resources on our shared planet, sustainability is the way forward. With an emphasis on re-use and recycling we thought it would be fun to come up with some ideas for re-using old camping equipment. Here are some ideas that we had…
Tent Flysheet or Groundsheet protector
- sail for a sailing boat
- curtains
Tent Poles
- wind chimes
Tent pegs
- cooking / kebab skewers
Tent mesh inner
- bee keeping hat
- light boxes for photography
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The North Face Mica 12 is a 3 season one man, lightweight tent perfect for mountain marathons or solo hikes and cycle tours. The mica 12 is fairly lightweight weighing only 1.39kg. The tent looks great with striking asymmetric lines.
The North Face Mica 12 Lightweight tent with and without flysheet
In this series about bicycle touring, we have looked at the types of cycle tour and sleeping and shelter issues. In this article the question of clothing is examined.
The Mountain Equipment Mistral like the Salomon Fast Wing Hoodie is versatile, lightweight, windproof and stowable.
Clothing
The order of the day is versatility. Versatile clothes are essential when space and weight are important, Zip-Off Trousers are ideal when travelling light as they can be worn as a pant or shorts. Wicking items can be easily layered, washed and dried.
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How does The Salford City Reds Rugby League Team and my mum show the usefulness of one of the camping industries unsung heroes? Confused? Then read on…
We spend a lot of time in this industry, and in life lauding the most prominent, products and people. When Cheryl Cole wore a Berghaus Cascade GTX hat for Comic Relief, everyone wanted one. Thermarest released the NeoAir range in a blaze of industry publicity and demand outstriped supply. We demand innovation, new technology, cutting edge features and too often we all forget the unsung non-glamorous products and just take them for granted.
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- Sleep at night on your cycle tour, with these handy hints
Image by Greg Williams
Bicycle Touring is an exciting, healthy way to spend your free time, either on your own, with friends or even your family! In my previous article An Introduction to Bicyle Touring the main forms of touring were defined. For most Cycle Tours the gear needed will essentially the same, although it will depend upon how much each individual cyclist is prepared to carry, what they view as essential items, what level of comfort is required, what terrain and distance the tour will cover and whether there are any support vehicles to carry equipment.
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