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Tentsile Christmas Gift Guide

Tentsile Christmas Gift Guide

This Christmas, we’ve got you covered. From the Family Camper to the Solo Explorer there’s a Tentsile Tree Tent or Hammock for everyone!

Read our Gift Guide on how to choose the perfect present...

— Alex Shirley-Smith
5 Ways to Stay Warm in Your Tree Tent This Winter

5 Ways to Stay Warm in Your Tree Tent This Winter

You don't have to pack up your tree tent just because the temperatures are dropping. Get outside and stay warm with these reliable cold-weather tips.
— Alex Shirley-Smith
#Echo Chamber Disruption: Tentsile explorer in Tanzania

#EchoChamberDisruption: Paying the Price for Conservation in Tanzania

Tentsile's conservation explorer, James Borrell, continues his travels across Africa. In this instalment of #EchoChamberDisruption, James tackles conservation in Tanzania and how eco tourism has potential to improve environments.

— Alex Shirley-Smith
Tagged: Conservation
#ChallengeTony: 3 Essential Steps To Start A Tentsile Experience Camp

#ChallengeTony: 3 Essential Steps To Start A Tentsile Experience Camp

Now one year on - and 5 Tentsile Experience Camps up - Tony reflects on the lessons learned and what’s next in store for the future of camping!

"We’ve learnt you can't start a Tentsile Experience Camp without these 3 elements, so here’s the behind-the-scenes knowledge and what makes these camps exciting for all of you to visit… "

— Alex Shirley-Smith
5 Awesome Careers for People Who Love Trees

5 Awesome Careers for People Who Love Trees

Here at Tentsile, we're passionate about protecting and celebrating trees. That's why we love to sleep in them! If you share our passion, you might want to consider one of these tree-related jobs...
— Alex Shirley-Smith
Connect 2 person Tentsile tree tent camping over a waterfall and river

How To Clean Your Tentsile

After a season of adventures into the great outdoors, it’s not always fun to think about cleaning your gear. We’ve put together this simple guide to help keep your Tentsile fresh and clean, ready for many years’ outings...

Plus, if you've got any tips and tricks of your own, let us know in the comments section below!

— Rosie Murphy
#EchoChamberDisruption: Conservation And The Aftermath Of Conflict In Mozambique

#EchoChamberDisruption: Conservation And The Aftermath Of Conflict In Mozambique

We nearly skipped Mozambique altogether. If driving a Landcruiser across Africa wasn’t scary enough, the spectre of sporadic violence and unrest lingering on after two decades of civil war was enough to make us just a little nervous. I’m so glad we didn’t, and here’s why...
— Guest Blogger
The Best is Yet to Come: 5 Reasons to Look Forward to Fall Camping

The Best is Yet to Come: 5 Reasons to Look Forward to Fall Camping

Contrary to popular belief, the best camping can often be found after summer is over; when the leaves start changing colours and the crowds thin out. With fall right around the corner, here are five reasons why the next few months are the best time to rally some friends, load up the car, and discover new places to camp.
— Guest Blogger
3 Reasons We're Thrilled to be in Oregon

3 Reasons We're Thrilled to be in Oregon

Tentsile was born in the UK, and it's crazy how far we've come since then -- all the way to Bend, Oregon with the opening of our newest store this past June! Oregon is the perfect place to share our love of the outdoors, surrounded by endless camping opportunities in all directions. 

There are so many things to love about Oregon. But here are 3 big ones that will inspire you to get out there and discover your own! 

— Alex Shirley-Smith
#Challenge Tony happy camping in Stingray 3 person Tentsile tree tent

#ChallengeTony: Hitting The Half-Way Mark

With great fanfare, trumpets and celebrations- Congratulations Tony on hitting the half-way mark of your challenge! That’s right folks. There are FIVE official Tentsile Experience Camps live and operating around the world!

We've put together this handy list so you can pick your favourite, plan your holiday and let us know where next to send #ChallengeTony...

— Alex Shirley-Smith
#BecomeOneOfTheMillion: The Truth Behind Tentsile's Tree Planting Pledge

#BecomeOneOfTheMillion: The Truth Behind Tentsile's Tree Planting Pledge

So you’ve bought your Tentsile Tree Tent. It’s been packed up and whizzed to your door. You eagerly open it up, and read: ‘Tentsile: we plant 18 trees for every tent sold.’ Perhaps you’re familiar with our environmental aims. Or perhaps, unknowingly, unintentionally, you’ve become part of a movement to reverse worldwide deforestation!

But how, you ask? For this week’s blog, we want to take you behind-the-scenes of Tentsile’s tree planting pledge…

— Alex Shirley-Smith
#EchoChamberDisruption: Overfishing In The Warm Heart Of Africa

#EchoChamberDisruption: Overfishing In The Warm Heart Of Africa

As we travelled up the lakeshore on our journey across Southern Africa, we were pointed towards Joseph Makwakwa; Malawi’s home grown talent seeking to tackle this fishing crisis. He wasted no time in explaining his plans, flicking through piles of papers to highlight rules and agreements, or digressing into consequences and ramifications of various ideas. Tackling overfishing is a social, political and ecological challenge, and all these considerations were swirling in his mind as he choreographed a strategy...
— Alex Shirley-Smith