[MrsGoo]

The only time I've been camping, on the last night, the tent leaked during a sudden rain storm and all my belongings were soaked

My "friend" (who I was sharing a tent with), got up locked herself in her mum's car and left me soaking wet, trying to stop the tent leaking. Then she moaned all day that I was in a crap mood and that her things were wet.

[Bromymbollile]

Just give me a tent, a sleeping bag, a good outdoor knife for getting branches and shit, and a cooler. I don't need all that high tech shit for camping. That's for pussies, same with RV camping. (no offense to anyone)

you pussy,..i sleep on a rock in the open with my nuts hanging out so i can attract and eat beaver

[dogdesign]

Well you guys need to teach me the ways of camping!

Since you have plans this summer. Come visit me next summer, we will go camping up near my folks lake house, so we can take the boat out fishing.

[GaryBulguihb]

Glastonbury Solar Powered Concept Tent

by inotes on January 30, 2012

The UK mobile services company Orange in association with the American product design firm Kaleidoscope designed the Orange Solar Concept Tent; a high-tech tent that harnesses solar energy to charge your gadgetry through a wireless charging pouch. This tent will allow campers to keep in touch and power their essential gadgets such as GPS or mobile phones.

The solar-powered futuristic tent captures the rays of the sun via “photovoltaic fabric” – specially coated solar threads woven into conventional fabric. The Solar Concept Tent uses this revolutionary new technology to full effect with three adjustable glides, which can be rotated throughout the day to follow the sun and capture the most sunlight. Not only that, the tent has a wireless control hub to provide Wi-Fi, wireless charging, and a touchscreen LCD display that keeps track of the energy generated and consumed.


Another advancement is a cool feature called “glo-cation technology”. This enables campers to find their tent using an SMS message or automatic active RFID tech. So if you’re having trouble finding your tent, sent a text, and the Glastonbury will glow gently for you, guiding you back to your sleeping bag.

There is also a feature known as groundsheet heat. This is an internal heating element controlled by the central hub and it is embedded within the tent’s groundsheet. The under floor heater will automatically come once the interior temperature drops below a certain level.

http://stephenkey.com/2012/01/30/gla...-concept-tent/

[tevyrefficy]

That's cool as hell (specifically the glow crap...that's fucking awesome) but I'm w/ the ones who said just give them the basics and they're good. As connected as I stay when I'm at home, I like being out at a campsite w/o much contact w/ the outside world. I just started camping again last year and everytime I went it was in teh mountains where I didn't have any cellphone reception. It was awesome. Of course, the awesome company didn't hurt. Funny how something as simple as using a cereal box for target practice for a slingshot can amuse a group for hours.

[Baromaro]

I want one

[xresultsearch]

Never been my parents had no interest, and I've never been with anyone that had a desire to.


Plus, not a huge degree of wilderness where I live