Pitch your tent in a gale

January 2016

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Ensuring your tent doesn't fly off is a good start! Photo: Wilderness
This can lead to infuriating – sometimes hilarious – situations. What normally takes a couple of minutes can turn into an ordeal half-an-hour or longer. Nylon can end up a kilometre away and stuck halfway up a tree, while clipping the fly down can be as tricky as trying to catch a swarm of bees. […]

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