A camping hammock with extra utility, the Flying Tent from Austrian startup Startraveller Equipment GmbH lets you better react to the weather and terrain. It can hang lazily from the trees, stand up ...

The deal is this: Sometimes the weather simply makes the usual double-wall tent construction superfluous all you need is a rain fly to deter the odd shower. Or, you don’t care if you lack bug netting, ...

My friends and I are in the middle of a debate about the insulating qualities of single-wall tents versus those with a separate rain fly. We're strictly talking winter tents, and really the only ...

With properly maintained gear, rainy weather doesn't have to spell disaster. Fact: soggy camping is miserable camping. Just because you have a tent and rain fly doesn't mean you're safe from getting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I like to answer interesting questions by writing and programming. A few weeks later, we camped out on the roof of the Forbes ...