Tentsile Blog

Measuring our Impact with Verified Tree Planting

The very foundation of our brand is built upon Tree Planting. From the outset, we have pledged to protect global forests from deforestation with every Tree Tent we sell. In the decade since we started out, we are incredibly proud to say that we’ve helped plant over 967,000 trees across Zambia, Madagascar, India and the United States with partners including leading restoration experts WeForest, Eden Reforestation Projects, and Arbor Day Foundation.

April 28, 2023 — Kirstie Grego

Tagged: Conservation Sustainability Tree Tents Trees

National Parks Week 2024

Every April the National Park Service joins with the National Park Foundation to give people the opportunity to discover and explore the incredible and abundant wild spaces found all over the USA. From April 20 - April 28 2024, this annual celebration will shine a spotlight on the vast and varied landscapes of National Parks - from the unique geological features of Yellowstone, Zion and the Grand Canyon National Parks, to the breathtaking majesty of the Redwoods and so much more.

April 24, 2023 — Kirstie Grego

Tagged: Conservation Family Camping Sustainability Travel Tree Tents Trees USA

Happy 10th Birthday Tentsile!

We’re celebrating 10 wonderful years of Tentsile! And what an incredible adventure it has been. We could not be prouder of what we’ve achieved this past decade. From our first gigantic prototype, hand stitched in our Founder’s living room, to the entire range of suspended Tree Tents and Giant Hammocks we have now - we’ve come very a long way!

March 16, 2023 — Kirstie Grego

Tagged: Events Partnerships Tree Tents

Design and Craftmanship

The idea comes first, then you hone that until you get all the wrinkles out. It is only after that, you can start perfecting the craftsmanship. A tweak here and a tightening of the details there. It takes a while just like learning how to paint. You can’t hope to get a masterpiece out on your first try. With products, you need to send it out into the world, listen to the feedback, refine it and go again, until everyone’s experience of it is the same. So that’s what we did! We took on our customers’ feedback – good and bad - and used it to develop the range by adding new features.

February 20, 2023 — Kirstie Grego

Tagged: Tree Tents

The Perfect Pitch: Finding The Right Trees for Your Tree Tent or Hammock

Tentsile invented Tree Tents so you can expand your appreciation of trees. Plus, camping suspended off the ground, as any Tentsile fan will know, offers supreme comfort. And setting up a tree tent or hammock isn’t as hard as you might at first expect. As with all tents, it takes time to get to grips with how to perfect their set-up and a Tentsile is no different.

August 24, 2022 — Jessica Reading

Tagged: Advice & Guides Car Camping Hacks Stacks Tree Tents

Tentsile: Designed by a Father and Architect

You can never underestimate the importance of playing. Fun, love and inspiration; what else do we live for? We have designed our products with these emotions front and centre of everything we do. The products are fun, and you share them with those you love, in places that inspire.

June 13, 2022 — Alex Shirley-Smith

Tagged: Mental Health & Wellness Tree Tents

The Big Canopy Campout 2018: Join the Journey to the World's Tallest Rainforest!

Our friends at The Big Canopy Camp Out are busy gearing up for the tree top event of the year.

Join us as we catch up with them before they set off, once again, to far-flung corners of the world to camp out in the canopy…

September 4, 2018 — Alex Shirley-Smith

Tagged: Conservation Mental Health & Wellness Partnerships Sustainability Tree Tents

Tentsile's Future of Camping

Tentsile Camp Outs gives us a look at what the future of camping could be. This summer, you’re all invited to get unplugged, get outdoors, and join the worldwide Tentsile Tribe in the trees!

Read More to find out how you can join the international movement and start making the future a little bit greener...

August 1, 2018 — Alex Shirley-Smith

Tagged: Conservation Europe Events Family Camping Leave No Trace Partnerships Sustainability Travel Tree Tents Trees

How To Leave No Trace, with Tentsile Tree Tents

Our environmental goals don’t just end with planting trees, oh no! We are also dedicated to taking care of the amazing forests that already exist…

April marks the 3^rd year anniversary of Tentsile as proud partners of Leave No Trace, an organisation that protects the outdoors by teaching people to enjoy it responsibly. To help you all camp with care, here are the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace with Tentsile Tree Tents:

April 23, 2018 — Alex Shirley-Smith

Tagged: Advice & Guides Conservation Hacks Hiking & Backpacking Leave No Trace Mental Health & Wellness Partnerships Sustainability Travel Tree Tents USA

#BecomeOneOfTheMillion: Tentsile's Syd Joins The Big Canopy Campout...

Being able to join the remarkable team of people behind The Big Canopy Campout‘s historic inaugural event was an honour, and though in aid of a very serious cause, a lot of fun.

For John and Olly, organisers behind the international event, all the persuading, promotion and planning was over, so the only thing left for me to do was embark on a weekend of adventure, and enjoy contributing to a very worthwhile project…

July 14, 2017 — Syd Howells