A bivy allows you to sleep on tiny patches of ground that would be too small for a tent They don’t require pegs, so can be used on any terrain One of the many beauties of the bivy is that you can set ...

The bottom edges of tent doors and windows are notorious weak points, prone to gaps and drafts if not properly sealed. Make sure to secure these areas tightly, using extra pegs or stakes if necessary ...

Rich Scherr is a seasoned journalist and editor who has traveled across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and spent more than a decade reviewing hotel room.

Rich Scherr is a seasoned journalist and editor who has traveled across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and spent more than a decade reviewing hotel room.

And we’ve been there, a few weekends later, discovering after dark the cat’s pissed on the tent and a thumb isn ... where every single rope and peg is made from something ‘living ...