4 high-tech camping gadgets to upgrade your summer experience
Camping is one of the many great ways to spend summer days in Saskatchewan. And it just got a little easier.
Gone are the days of sleeping on a sagging blow-up mattress and spending hours in the hot sun pitching an old canvas tent. And no more hauling heavy equipment to a remote camping spot.
Camping gear has gotten a high-tech upgrade in the last few years. From two-pound tents to space-blankets, here are some new options that make 'roughing-it' not so rough:
- Water Filtration: Forget the water pump at home. A handy filtration system like Gravity Works Water Filtration makes purifying lake water a lot less difficult. It works by filling a special bag with water and hanging it on a tree. The water drains through a filter and into the attached bag.
- Luxury camping cot: A comfortable sleep is key to having a great day out in the wilderness. If you want to get really fancy, there are now luxury camping cots available. Aluminum stays prop the cot off the ground to give you a more comfortable sleep.
- Space blanket camp cot: Sleep like Chris Hadfield. Camp mats are being made out of space blanket material. They are very light weight and compress down to fit inside a water bottle.
- The two-pound tent: No more breaking your back hauling a heavy tent to your camp site. Now there are tents that weigh as little as two pounds. Colour-coded poles also make it easier to set up the tent and less likely to test your marriage.
