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Product Care

Extend the life of your kit with expert care advice. From reproofing waterproofs to storing your tent between trips, our care guides help you keep your equipment performing at its best. Sustainable, practical and written by our in-house gear experts — it’s all part of responsible outdoor adventure.

A solitary king penguin stands on wet grassy moor beside green camping tents with a mist-shrouded mountain looming in the foggy background.

How to clean your Tent

Your tent can get dirty and grimy after a backpacking trip which can, over time, take a toll on your tent. With regular care and cleaning, you can prolong the life of your tent. We have put together a guide…

Man wearing a black Extremities beanie, gloves and insulated jacket leans over an open map on a wooden picnic table while checking his phone, with yellow autumn trees blurred in the background.

How to wash your PrimaLoft Gloves

Your Extremities Gloves are designed to take you on incredible adventures, even more so if you have Extremities Gloves with PrimaLoft Insulation. Despite PrimaLoft insulation being incredibly durable, it does have to be cleaned regularly to be able to function…

Hiker in a mustard-yellow jacket, black beanie and gloves carrying a backpack walks a rocky path across foggy moorland while looking up into the misty distance.

How to Clean your GORE-TEX Gloves

Regardless of what adventure you take your Extremities gloves on, you will need to take care of them to achieve maximum performance. Routinely taking care of your GORE-TEX gloves will ensure the highest performance, alongside extending their lifespan. This guide…

Close-up of a rain-spattered green and grey tent fly showing a Terra Nova Equipment Starlite label, droplets beading on the fabric, with a blurred red bicycle and trees on grassy ground in the background.

How to Protect your Tent Flysheet

The fabric on tent flysheets will degrade over time, just like any other material that is exposed to the elements. Sunlight (UV), wind, rain and poor storage all play a part in this. However, there are measures you can take…

Green backpacking tent with a red sleeping bag draped over it, pitched on a grassy alpine meadow dotted with yellow wildflowers and rocky outcrops, with steep jagged snow-patched mountains and a clear blue sky in the background.

How to Care for Your Tent

So you’ve got your tent, you love it and you want it to last. Well, you’ve come to the right place. If you’ve forked out a chunk of money on a tent, you want it to live a long and…

Person in a yellow-and-black jacket pitching a small white tent on a grassy ridge, with a backpack and gear nearby and rolling green hills under a pale sky in the background.

Caring for your Tent Poles

Tent Poles require maintenance and care to perform at their best Modern Aluminium Alloy tent poles are designed to work perfectly with the latest generation of lightweight performance tents. Whilst we use the optimum tent poles for each model, the…

Green backpacking tent pitched on a grassy mountain ridge with red poles and a steaming pot visible inside, overlooking layered rocky peaks under a partly cloudy sky.

How to Avoid Tent Condensation

It’s important to remember that condensation occurs in all tents. Read the advice below to learn how to avoid tent condensation, and the best methods to use: The amount of condensation will vary depending on the prevailing conditions. From water…