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17/11/2011 at 1:27pm
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I think one of the problems is the UK high street camping stores who seem obsessed with lightweight backpacker, technical type equipment (Blacks, millets, cotswold, etc), its trendier, new ranges in every season and looks flashy, with lots of marketing and product placement with mountineers, etc. Yet when I am on a campsite most people arrive by car. With this obsession the stores carry the backpacker type dome tents and then carry larger versions in the range for families. In my mind the bigger dome or tunnel nylon tents are not ideal when they get bigger and especially if you have space in a car anyway. It would not seem right for an "outdoor" shop to sell a canvas frame tent with cooking area etc that is a design that is 100 years old, when their ethos is all about the "technical" lightweight innovative products. Yet the market for family camping is huge but not really covered by the high steet stores. Someone is missing a trick. I get a lot of my campstuff from a caravan shop, not trendy, half the price but perfect for car camping. Many people go to these stores and have no idea what else is out there. I bet many of you dressed in canvas have got admiring glances and questions where you bought your tent from as I have. However, ususally the marketing wins. Take the example of the person who only camps from a car, yet has a very expensive, small backpacker Vaude tent, a Northface down sleeping bag, a mini expedition stove etc, half his boot is empty but they relish the fact their tent packs down so small, have the latest kit and the expensive name on the side and technical fabric. Of course he will buy next seasons tent when they come up with a new design. We have all seen them. Why? when it just goes in his car! The reason is its flashy, has the name and looks expensive and the high street gets to innovate with new models to sell. Give me anold canvas design that hasnt changed for a century, some comfy duvets etc anyday, but I will keep it for many years.
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. I bought a "cheaper" canvas tent so that's another being used although not as much as I would like
