I’ve written for this magazine on and off for 30 years, and here’s a confession that might end my run: I don’t like tents very much. In fact, I dislike almost everything about them. The cramped ...
Canvas tents have fallen out of style with the rise of lighter, cheaper materials. Nowadays, you might only use a canvas tent if you’re glamping, visiting a yurt, or at a semi-permanent hunt camp. But ...
Last week, for the first time in more than a month, all the workers at the tent manufacturer Springbar were back in their Millcreek factory, where they usually make the canvas tents that have been the ...
The proliferation of automobiles and the advent of leisure activities during the middle of the twentieth century gave rise to the road trip, and with it, car camping. Debuted in 1961, the Springbar ...
What if I told you that the advent of fall’s freezing rains doesn’t need to be the end of your camping season. Hot tents, or tents that are compatible with a wood-burning stove, are the best way to ...