New outdoor gear lets you hike faster and farther—and then get a good night’s sleep
Posted 07.07.2008 at 5:04 pm
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SWEET DREAMS Titanium oxide—the same ingredient in tooth whiteners—coats the inside of this sleeping bag to help kill odor.
Greg Neumaier
Camping's a blast. That is, until your sleeping bag turns into a sweat-soaked biohazard, the massive boots rip up your feet and a weak headlamp sends you stumbling through a patch of poison oak. Enter technology. The newest camping gear utilizes ultra-advanced material—everything from high-lumen LEDs to ceramic particles to chemical coatings—to make the lightest, strongest, and most comfortable gear yet. Meaning you can devote your energies to something important. More s'mores anyone?
Launch our guide to the summer's best camping gear here.
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from Montreal, Quebec
What happened to old school camping? :P hah
I remember camping out in a tent made from 3 sticks and a impermeable on top; lying down on a 2xFolded rug and covering myself with another one. The good days :))
But I have to say that with new technology coming out, I would rather sleep on a mattress-like sleeping bag :P
- DiGGY
from Neenah, Wisconsin
The point of camping is getting to the outdoors and having a challenge. If technology makes renders camping easy and it is like you are at home what's the point?