Since the dawn of mankind tents have pretty much remained the same: a pole holds up the entire thing. There have been solutions to refining the system but most still revolve around a tent pole! Setting up a tent can thus cause some tension around the camp site.
However, Brooks-Range takes the concept of “Tension” in a different direction with a tent that sets up easier and reduces the stress involved. While the Tension 30 Tent doesn’t completely ditch the poles it does lessen the reliance on how these hold up the tent and more importantly does so by providing more space.
It does so by featuring a single carbon pole and two cross poles that provides headroom and creates an open space inside. Best of all this means a large tent for two people that weighs just a fraction of similar sized tents. More space, less weight and fewer poles – that might mean less tension thanks to Tension in the poles.
Geese like water, but their feathers in the form of “down” do not. A little water in a down jacket and it is a lumpy waterlogged garment no one would want to wear. But Brooks-Range, which touts itself as having “gimmick-free designs” has reportedly introduced the Mojave Jacket, which is insulated with a new type of water-resistant goose down.