"If You Have Only Nature and a Tent..." Essential Camping Items That Double the Fun

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] With just nature and a tent, anywhere can become your own resting space. As overseas travel has been restricted due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), camping has emerged as a new summer vacation trend this year. With the peak season underway and camping gear purchases becoming active, we explored essential items that enhance the joy of camping.

Total lifestyle brand National Geographic Apparel has released the 'Urban Shade V2 Tent,' which features uplighting sunshades on both sides to allow free expansion of space.

As the number of 'Campnic (camping + picnic)' enthusiasts enjoying simple camping in the city increased due to social distancing caused by COVID-19, related product lines were introduced.

The Urban Shade V2 Tent is characterized by its lightweight, practical size, and compact configuration, making it easy to set up. It uses UV-coated fabric throughout, and enhances features such as condensation prevention, water resistance, and water repellency. It is sized for up to four people and comes in two colors: gray and black.

Logos’ ‘Pop-up One-touch Tent’ is a pop-up type sunshade tent that can be set up quickly and easily. The wide entrance makes it easy to enter and exit, and the zipper-type full-closed design allows you to simply create your own private space inside, even to change clothes.

Items full of camping vibes that create a picnic atmosphere regardless of location?whether at the Han River, parks, balconies, or rooftops?are also gaining attention. Portable hammocks, folding chairs, and folding tables are highly versatile as they can be used not only outdoors but also indoors on a daily basis.

The ‘Signature Bench Chair’ is a lightweight yet sturdy folding camping chair made with an aluminum frame material, making it easy to carry and set up. The National Geographic big logo accent gives a vibe as if you are embarking on an adventure into nature.

For camping enthusiasts preparing for proper camping in the suburbs, the 'Odumak' tent series released by Kolon Sports is recommended. The Odumak series is a successor to the popular 2014 tent model ‘Super Palace C’ and is made of 100% cotton, fully embracing a retro sensibility.

It reproduces the 1980s feel with an A-frame structure and preserves the natural color of cotton that resembles nature. Although made of cotton, it does not miss any essential tent functions. Using premium cotton fabric with minimal dye processing, the fabric density is increased and made thicker.

It maintains consistent humidity and facilitates air circulation to keep the inside of the tent comfortable, while preventing condensation (the phenomenon where water vapor in the air condenses into droplets inside the tent due to temperature differences between inside and outside), which is the most important function of a tent. Additionally, it is treated with water repellency, so snow or rain does not leak inside the tent.

The tent poles are made of duralumin 6061. Duralumin 6061 is an aluminum alloy with copper, magnesium, and other elements added, which has steel-like strength but weighs about one-third of steel, making it lightweight and sturdy. The biggest advantage of the Odumak tent is its maximized openness. It is designed to allow you to enjoy nature to the fullest through the lower side panels and the high ceiling of the A-frame shape.