Comments on: Campfire Tent – The Winter Camp Test

By: "Campfire Kev"

"Campfire Kev" — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:26:23 +0000

Hi There – Thanks for your comment: the Campfire Tent is a masterpiece I think, so you’ll enjoy using it enormously. The chairs are “sandcrab folding chairs” from http://www.bearcreek.co.uk/; very good lightweight chair which fold almost completely flat. Mine has just broken after a year of VERY heavy use though, almost daily use! They’re the only ones of this type I’ve seen available, Wynnster used to do a similar one (but without the arms) which I owned for several years, but not anymore I think. Let us know how you get on with the tent! If you go on any trips with it feel free to mail us any photos and we’ll include them on the site for others to see. Thanks!

By: Richard & Cynthia Herbert

Richard & Cynthia Herbert — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:30:44 +0000

Hi,
Just bought a new campfire tent partly on the strength of your review and video. Agree with the comment re fireplace, and your response! Where did you get the cool looking folding seats please?
Richard & Cynthia

By: "Campfire Kev"

"Campfire Kev" — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:41:57 +0000

Hi Noel – Thanks for your comments. To answer your very astute question.. Well it had been raining heavily for a couple of weeks and the firepit there was already huge and full of a deep layer of ash and charcoal: I was concerned that it would be so damp the fire wouldn’t pick up – as when lighting a fire on wet sand: so that was behind it, but I guess I could have tried that first – although it was freezing in that wind and I wanted to get a fire going asap! Also as it’s a farm campsite I wasn’t too concerned with no-trace camping as I would certainly be when wild-camping of course, but you’re right we should always minimise our impact, even at a campground like this, and replacing the turf as you suggest would have been a good idea. But glad that didn’t spoil your enjoyment of the video and yes the Campfire tent is absolutely superb, a great piece of gear. Cheers, “Campfire Kev”

By: Noel

Noel — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:08:00 +0000

Hi there ,
Having just watched the video of the camp fire tent ,
I was wondering Why ..
When there was a previous fire site just there , why you chose to build your fire next to it and on living grass ?
I would have thought it would be good practice to at least have used the same site , or even better to have removed a turf and lit the fire in the hole and replace the turf afterwards,
For some one whe goes by the name of “campfire Kev ” I,m not very impressed mate !
I,m a no trace camper !
otherwise I liked the video and think the tent is great
Cheers Noel