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Splendor
in the
Grass
Tired of people disparaging
your camping equipment?
Take shelter in a tony tent.
BY JACQUELINE DETWILER
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRISTIAN GARIBALDI
Time and progress have revealed an unset-
tling correlation regarding performance-
oriented camping items: Generally speaking,
the be er a product is at repelling rain,
maintaining warmth or saving space in your
pack, the less likely you’ll want to be seen in
public with it. The phenomenon is so ubiq-
uitous that even the na iest outdoorsmen
think nothing of brewing coffee in unsightly
thermoses while wearing neon green jackets
in front of tents that look like spaceships.
Thanks to the design-minded tent company
FieldCandy, however, it doesn’t have to be this
way. Employing freelance artists, FieldCandy
creates beautiful tents—like this tweed
number—that are as water- and windproof
as conventional high-performance versions,
and wick away moisture with 100 percent
co on interiors. All of which just proves that
even if you pitch a tent in the forest and no
one is there to see it, it can still look nice.
$707 / fieldcandy.com
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