Sea to Summit Escapist Tarp $320 Used by: Happy camper Hazel Phillips Used for: 10 months Sometimes, when things get too in-tents, you need to fly camp. I was sold on using a fly after camping under the Sea to Summit Escapist tarp shelter whilst on the slopes of Ruapehu. I bought the large size, […]
About the author
Hazel Phillips
Hazel Phillips is an alpine adventurer and the author of Fire & Ice, Solo, and Great Hearts. A firm believer that ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’, she’s passionate about representation in the outdoors. She is a self-confessed Ruapehu addict, and she’s never met a topo map she didn’t get along with.
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