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Tents come in all shapes and sizes. From palatial inflatable family tents and geodesic basecamp HQs to coffin-esque solo shelters and lightweight, freestanding backpacking designs, choosing the right ...

The Observer Plus, by Carinthia European Cold Weather Specialists, is a simple, intuitive shelter that is less a bivy bag, and more of a tent. It's easy to use, versatile and very well constructed.

A waterproof shelter, sleeping bag and sleeping pad are three of the most important pieces of kit you'll need when bedding down in the great outdoors on a cold night. Usually those three things are ...

The term "bivy" (or bivouac) immediately inspires images of very basic camping, possibly with no shelter at all, possibly with a very compact, narrow shelter for one. French company Bivy Life lives up ...