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#ChallengeTony: Costa Rica on the Horizon

#ChallengeTony: Costa Rica on the Horizon

2017 just seems to be getting more and more exciting! Certainly, in the world of Tony and his global challenge, things are getting off to a flying start...

— Jethro Shirley-Smith
#EchoChamberDisruption – Expand Your Tree Knowledge

#EchoChamberDisruption – Expand Your Tree Knowledge

As promised, this series - #EchoChamberDisruption - is about recommending organisations, groups and individuals for you to follow / like / share, who are doing amazing work in this field, so that you can discover more.  This month we have the first 3 recommendations for you. We sincerely hope that you learn something – we certainly did!
— Alex Shirley-Smith
Tagged: Sustainability
#EchoChamberDisruption

#EchoChamberDisruption

Last year we all became aware of the “Echo Chamber” effect, when we find ourselves presented on social media only with news and posts that closely align with our existing views and beliefs - thus reinforcing them. This year, we are going to smash that Echo Chamber!!! Join us, for #EchoChamberDisruption.
— Alex Shirley-Smith
#BecomeOneOfTheMillion - Who To Pick To Plant?

#BecomeOneOfTheMillion - Who To Pick To Plant?

So it’s one thing saying we want to plant trees; it’s quite another actually doing it. Turns out, repopulating the planet with trees is not as straight forward as one initially thinks – even for people in the tree-loving business!
— Jethro Shirley-Smith
#ChallengeTony - Nordics. Beach. Jungle. Mountain.

#ChallengeTony - Nordics. Beach. Jungle. Mountain.

So, as you will know from the launch of #ChallengeTony, we’ve challenged Tony to set up 10 Tentsile Experience Camps by the end of 2017...
— Jethro Shirley-Smith
#ChallengeTony - A New Year, A New Dawn for Tentsile Experience Camps

#ChallengeTony - A New Year, A New Dawn for Tentsile Experience Camps

And so it begins: Tony’s Tentsile Challenge – or #ChallengeTony. The question is can he do it? Can he set up 10 Tentsile Experience Camps by the end of 2017? Who knows? We don’t know. He doesn’t know. But we’re going to try!...
— Jethro Shirley-Smith
#BecomeOneOfTheMillion Part 2

#BecomeOneOfTheMillion Part 2

And you can plant trees too. Go out there and have a go. And tell us about it! Add to our count! Or if you can’t be bothered or don’t know how, help us do it. Help us create homes and habitats for species around the world. Help us help the world breathe freely again. Simply follow our story, and you will be helping to #BecomeOneOfTheMillion.
— Jethro Shirley-Smith
#BecomeOneOfTheMillion

#BecomeOneOfTheMillion

A New Year’s Resolution: Tentsile aims for 1 MILLION people in trees!

We’re setting ourselves a new challenge, a Tentsile Challenge: From January 2017, we will aim to get 1 MILLION people camping in trees within the next 5 years. That’s right, 1 million people, 5 years. Who said ambition was for the faint-hearted?...

— Jethro Shirley-Smith
Secret Spots

Secret Spots

The clever design and easy handling of our Tentsile Stingray meant we managed to set up camp within a few minutes. As you can see, a Tree Tent was perfect for this terrain. Hidden by branches, we were invisible. From this unique secret spot, we could see the stars through the tree tops as they lulled us to sleep after a hard first day...
— Alex Shirley-Smith
The Waiting Game

The Waiting Game

As the summer season kicked into gear, and as more and more campers all around the world heard about Tentsile for the first time, it happened; orders came in, tents sold out, waiting lists went up...

— Alex Shirley-Smith
One step closer to ending child hunger

One step closer to ending child hunger

Colina and I (Amelie-Rose) have been close friends since we were about 8 years old. We are both from France originally, and currently live on the Isle of Wight. We share the same passion, which is to travel.

From an early age we have also both wanted to support various humanitarian associations, and we thought it would be a fantastic idea to combine our travels with fundraising, partnering with a non-profit to raise money for them on our way. For our first trip we have decided to support the outstanding work of Action Against Hunger. We are about to embark on a 1,200 km adventure to circle the Pacific island of New Caledonia by whatever means available to us. This two-month journey will see us cross different landscapes and terrains, hugging the coast and climbing hills, through forests and across beaches – no doubt encountering many challenges on the way! Let us tell you more about the motivation behind it.

— Alex Shirley-Smith
Feeling 'in tents' about Architecture...

Feeling 'in tents' about Architecture...

Everything they say about studying architecture is true: we work laughably long hours, and adopt ridiculous routines and habits over the many years it takes to complete the course. I’ve been one of those people for 2 years now, hiding to keep working overnight in the studio, choosing to buy expensive paper instead of lunch, and exclaiming over a particularly pleasing timber joint. Studying architecture teaches you to question the spaces around us and, for me personally, how to define a ‘home’.
A home can be many things: a city or a forest, or not even a fixed place at all. I think I’ve found a home in Tentsile, and look forward to being a part of sharing it with the world!...
— Alex Shirley-Smith