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OUTDOOR FITNESS
GREAT ESCAPER
TENTSILE UNIVERSE
3-ELEMENT TENT
f pitching up
on terra firma
is too tame for
you, Tentsile’s unique
multi-purpose tent
will take your outdoor
overnighters to a whole
new level.
This crashpad for
all seasons can be set
up to sleep five on the
ground like a regular
tent, or hitched up in
the trees away from
the damp, the creepies
and the crawlies – the
ones on the floor atleast. But the real killer
feature is an inflatable
paddleboard-style rigid
floor that lets you launch
it onto water.
For fairly obvious
reasons you can’t sleep
in it in float mode, but
a tent that doubles as
a lake-swim launchpad
is pretty neat.
It comes with its
own trolley for transport,
but with a 50kg pack
weight you won’t be
moving too far – or
too fast – on dry landlugging this around.
At least the included
car-powered air pump
makes for speedier
setup on arrival.
Protection from
the elements comes
courtesy of a removable
rain sheet, and bugs
are kept at bay with
a tear-resistant
safari insect mesh.
It also comes with
a giant three-person
hammock for extra
kick-back options.
£1999 / tentsile.comBioLite
Headlamp 330At 69g with a slimline
9mm bounce-busting
strap, this is the most
comfortable headlamp
you can attach to your
dome. It kicks out 3.5
hours of 330-lumen
light, so it’s not the
brightest beam, but
it’s chargeable via
USB and has multiple
modes, including red
light and flash.
£55 / bioliteenergy.comSpace odyssey
The Universe
packs a spacious
9.5sqm floor area
and a head height
of almost 6 feet.
If you’re hitching
up to the trees,
sleep space drops
from five happy
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A central floor
hatch provides
easy access from
the ground, while
three straps with
ratchet buckles
and 2.5-tonne
minimum breaking
strength let you
sleep securely.