Forget the need to worry about whether your gear is waterproof, breathable or even lightweight “The only question cool campers will be asking of their equipment this summer is whether they should opt for Ted Baker’s flying duck-motif tent or Cath Kidston’s cowboy-print tipi,” The Observer told us in ‘Cool Camping’. And that was only … Read more about Cool camping: cowboy-print tipis and other chic accoutrements
A Mongolian yurt, luxury tented cabin, wooden wigwam, or plain old pup tent… wherever you choose to roll out your sleeping bag know that (just like caravanning), camping is cool. Or so the media has been insisting for a while now. More Brits were taking their tents to the country than ever before, BBC News … Read more about Cool camping: creature comforts, clever marketing and celebrity campers
So then, is caravanning really cool? The UK media told us it was back in 2004 when The Guardian assured us it was safe to mention the c-word. For ‘Go on admit it, my van’s the man’, writer Tom Templeton spent a weekend driving a sleek silver ‘teardrop of a caravan’ and was converted. It … Read more about Cool caravanning: it’s okay, it’s safe to mention the c-word