Choosing Sleeping BagsSleeping bags keep you warm at night. There, that's it. Let's keep it simple, buy a sleeping bag and never by cold again.
What, you want some more info??
Okay, a sleeping bag's main function is to slow down your heat loss. You supply the heat and the sleeping bag stops it escaping..
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Technical Sleeping Bag InformationGelert sleeping bags have been sent to the world renowned Hohenstien Institutes in Germany to conform with EN 13537 standards.
This standard provides a comparison between different sleeping bag manufacturers so that the consumer can evaluate the different temperature ratings.
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Sleeping Bags Tested at the Hohensteiner InstituteThis is an extract about testing sleeping bags from a research document produced by the Hohensteiner Institute
When purchasing sleeping bags, the most important factor is the minimum environmental temperature at which the sleeping bags can be used without feeling cold. "Charlie 3" (a manikin with heat sensors placed inside the sleeping bag, used at the Hohensteiner Institute) provides the answer to this question.
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Gelert Tent - InformationThe Gelert Tent range for 2008 has been further developed and expanded. With new technical features and innovations the tent range caters for everyone.
The tent designs are exclusive to Gelert, with many upgrades to their already successful family tent range and new bolder colours in their small tents.
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Different Tent DesignsFind out more information about Dome Tents, Tunnel Tents, Hybrid Tents, Geodesic, Single Hoop and Pop up tents....
Dome tents have a very simple structure and are available in a wide variety of sizes ranging from lightweight 2-person tents with limited headroom up to 6 or 9-person tents with headroom exceeding 180 cm .....
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Which Family Sized Tent should you choose?Go for the biggest family sized tent you can afford, I'm not saying that so you buy more from us, I'm just speaking from personal experience. A little bit more storage in the tent is always useful. Also airbeds do take up a lot of space.
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Choosing Lightweight TentsEasy question: What's the difference between a lightweight tent and an ultralight tent?
I'll put you out of your misery straight away. It's weight, isn't it.
Like I've always said: the obvious is my speciality. Here's another: don't put toast in your DVD player. Yes, I'm good at it. SO, back to the tents, let's talk about weight. What is the definition of a lightweight tent?
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Gelert Quickpitch Tents - Features and VideosThe Gelert Quickpitch tents pitch in seconds. There is no need for me to describe how because you can just click the video link below for the proof:
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The Best Festival TentsYour average Festival Tent needs to be many things but the three most important features are:
Cheap Price - we all know why?? Your mates have had one too many festival drinks, those tent guy ropes become seriously complicated to negotiate, they inevitably trip and leap headlong onto the top of the tent....
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Camping Equipment Check ListA quick reminder of the camping equipment you might need on your camping trip. A tent is a good start...
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Tent / Camping JokeSherlock Holmes and Dr Watson had taken time off from their busy case load to enjoy a week's camping holiday in the Lake district. On their last evening, after an excellent meal, a bottle of fine claret and a brace of cigars, the intrepid pair pitched their tent lay down for the night, and went to sleep.
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Components of Camping TentsA flysheet or rain fly (found only in double skin tents) is used to protect the inside of camping tents from water. It is waterproof on the outside and also provides a surface to collect condensation on the inside. Condensation then runs down the walls to the ground.
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