Recommended Travel Gear for Glamping Vacations
Four Luxury Accessories for More Comfortable Camping Trips
Sep 30, 2009
Road trips, camping, and luxury travel. Sounds like one of those terms doesn't belong, doesn't it? Well, the popularity of "glamping" (i.e. camping in comfort and style, rather than in dampness and misery) brings the three together, with luxury camping vacations and little to no discomfort. Travel gear for glamping abounds. here are four recommended items for the luxury travelers ready to take a moderately adventurous leap into glamping.
Travel Gear for the Car Trip There:
The Parrot Minikit Chic is a Bluetooth speakerphone that clips easily yet firmly to a car's sun visor. It's sleek and attractive, smaller than many automatic garage door remotes, and very easy to use. It syncs with (supposedly) every smartphone PDA, so downloading phone numbers is a snap. The voice-activated dialing works well - at least from the driver's seat - and the 2009 version has done away with some noise-quality issues that plagued earlier models. Everyone in the car can speak to whoever is on the other end, since it's a speakerphone and not a wireless headset.
Travel Gear for Relaxing on the Campgrounds:
Hennessy Hammocks are quite remarkable. They serve as hammocks, chairs and loungers. users climb in through the bottom, and are protected from the elements by a vinyl roof. Anchor both ends and suspend above ground - Hennessy Hammocks can be set up once, and transformed easily from hammock to lounger to chair.They can be used for sleeping in at night as well, of course - but only fit one adult per hammock. Better for glamping purposes to save these for midday relaxation.
Travel Gear for Nighttime
Glamping is still camping with a G, so no sneaking off to the nearest resort hotel. REI has a few high-end tents that are comfortable and sturdy, yet also relatively luxurious. Try the REI Kingdom 4 Tent: It has a waterproof base, two private rooms separated by in-place vertical walls, and private doors to each bedroom. it even wraps up to fit into an included backpack-style carrying case, which has distinct, easy to understand packing instructions. There are dozens of mesh pockets throughout the Kingdon 4 Tent, for keeping gear and clothing organized and off the floor. It comfortably sleeps a family of four, or three adults. Until a camper is used to setting it up, it really should take two adults to do so.
Travel Gear for the Early Morning
The warm sludge that usually passes for campground coffee is often a main deterrent for future camping vacations. Starbucks recently launched a ready brew (corporate for instant coffee) called VIA. This is highly recommended for travel coffee. Just add a packet of the Starbucks VIA to hot water, stir, and voila! The best instant coffee in the camping area. While it can't take the place of fresh brewed coffee or a grande latte, Starbucks VIA is definitely a superior alternative to other instant coffees out there. It brings luxury to the camping travel experience, and that's what glamping is all about.
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