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A simple tarp is one of the most versatile items you can carry into the backcountry. It can be used as a ground or table cloth, a barrier from the sun and wind, a backpack, or in a pinch, as a ...

When people start to geek out about the best camping gear, they’ll usually first start talking tents: “Just five pounds of trail weight, yet it’s rated for four seasons!” Or maybe they’ll want to show ...

Sleeping under a camping tarp is a magical and minimalist experience. Unlike a tent, which cocoons you from the environment behind twin layers of the inner and flysheet, a tarp leaves you gloriously ...

It starts to rain badly while I am out in the forest. Combined with the wind it gets cold fast, so I quickly start to set up a tarp shelter under a perfectly leaning tree I found. This will be my camp ...

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Camping can be an all-weather activity, especially if campers are prepared. Britons haven’t packed up their tents for the year and are braving the rain this autumn. Article continues below ...