Archive for the ‘Camping’ Category

Choosing a Toilet Tent

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
posted by admin 4:06 PM

When embarking upon a camping trip or any outdoors adventure, be it a family holiday or a weekend music festival, there is no doubt that nobody wants to be caught out without the use of toilet facilities. Often privacy can be hard to find and so to avoid any potentially embarrassing situations it is important that you come prepared. This means bringing along a portable camping toilet and a toilet tent in which to gain privacy from the outside world. A toilet tent can also double up as a shower tent, with conveniently located openings for a water pipe built in. Even when not needed for its primary functions you can be sure that it will make a great storage facility.

There are various toilet tents on todays market, which are available at more than reasonable prices, some will even double up and house two portable camping toilets. Most are waterproof and relatively lightweight making it an easy addition to your camping gear that you can rely upon. Should you be thinking of taking a camping trip then you will find a great range at Toilet Tent.

In general it is best to find a toilet tent with a sloping roof as this will help to keep water from settling and leaking through. You may also find double skinned products which are very good as the double barrier gives that extra level of protection from the elements. Also try to ensure it has a waterproof groundsheet. Ideally the tent will also feature fibre glass poles to make it as lightweight as possible. Luminous guy ropes also help to prevent you tripping up when making that midnight stop in the dark.

Following this simple advice will help you pick out a more than adequate toilet tent and will ensure you don’t get caught short in the outdoors.

Making Use of a Bivi Bag

Thursday, July 2, 2009
posted by admin 2:22 AM

The advantages of choosing a bivi bag as your form of insulation and protection from the elements are numerous. Whether you are a weekend camper or a serious mountaineer, it’s always a good idea to have a bivi ready. Should you happen to become stranded unexpectedly and be forced to face a night outdoors, a bivi will keep you warm and dry, taking up very little space in your backpack and also adding only a little a weight, which will be barely noticeable when compared to that of a tent.

There are various types of bivi bags to choose from on today’s market, ranging from the cheapest survival bags for one time usage through to the expensive yet extremely effective bags that will perform in even the harshest of weather conditions faced by professional climbers and mountaineers. Due to new innovations in Gore-Tex technology bivi bags are not only waterproof and windproof but breathable, as the fabric allows for an exchange of carbon monoxide and oxygen to give optimal breathability. This means that the problems of excess condensation inside the bag are now no longer an issue. The seams of a bivi are now often hot taped and so there will be no tiny holes in the fabric from stitching as there was previously. This in turn ensures that the bivi will be fully waterproof.
Should you find that a bivi bag is too claustrophobic then there is the option of a hooped bivi or bivi tent, which makes use of poles or hoops to provide extra room for maneuverability and storage giving its occupant some of the advantages that a tent would provide but at the same time being far lighter and taking up considerably less room in your backpack.
All in all a bivi bag is a great option to consider and the purchase a high quality bag will save its owner money in the long term due to its durability for long term usage. It may also save your life should you ever become trapped in extreme conditions. So choose carefully and find the bag that is best suited to your individual needs.