Summer vacation is in full swing and many of us are heading to the campsite. Good news: the time when we spent hours struggling with tent poles and pegs seems to be slowly becoming a thing of the past. More and more we are coming across innovative solutions that make our lives easier. We have listed three futuristic tent designs for you.
The cardboard tent
At festivals, people often leave their tents behind, leading to a lot of environmental pollution. The cardboard tent offers the perfect solution to this problem. Not necessarily high tech, but certainly a step forward. A few years ago, KarTent introduced their cardboard two-person tents at festivals across Europe. They come as a kit and are therefore easy to set up and take down, in just a minute. And for those who were wondering: yes, they are waterproof!
The inflatable tent
Tent poles seem to be a thing of the past with the rise of inflatable tents like the one from Heimplanet. This tent has an inflatable exoskeleton instead of traditional tent poles. Just like a bouncy castle, the Cave inflates and transforms into a sturdy tent. No poles, no clips, nothing complicated. Just five pegs in the ground, and you’re done.
Tent that generates energy
Even when camping, we need to be able to charge our phones. The companies Kaleidoscope and Orange have teamed up to design an innovative tent. They use a photovoltaic fabric. This contains solar cells that can generate electricity from sunlight. The solar cells are made of thin, flexible materials that can be woven into the fabric.
One of the biggest advantages of the solar cell tent is its environmental friendliness. By using solar power, campers reduce their dependence on traditional power sources such as portable power banks.
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