When we buy a tent, for whatever reason, we hope to think it’s going to last us quite a few uses. Read our top 10 tips to help make sure your tent lasts a little longer. There are some things…
This quick tip is so simple, and yet so effective to help speed up your tent pitching and packing. It will also help to prolong the life of your pole sections! So read on. When threading your poles in or…
Matt and Ali, from the Terra Nova Sales team, decide to escape from the Terra Nova office and do what they enjoy best – getting out on the hills and testing new shiny gear. Starting out from Derbyshire a long…
In the April 2012 edition of Trail Magazine, two Terra Nova products appear in their feature “The World’s Lightest Kit” (page 41). Top spot at number one, perhaps unsurprisingly, the official Guinness World Record holder for the lightest tent, the…
You don’t have to be at high altitude to suffer from frostbite; it’s just as easy to fall victim to it on a trip to the Alps or even Scotland, and that’s without even thinking about the poles. Hence an…
If you are fortunate enough to go on a long trip or expeditions where the tent will have prolonged use – BE PREPARED. Here a some top tips to start you off. Terra Nova have a long heritage of producing…
The fabric on flysheets, like any other material that is exposed to the elements, will degrade over time. Sunlight (UV), wind, rain, poor storage, and so on all play a part. There are however, measures you can take to prolong…
Getting your flysheet to sit perfectly in place on a Quasar tent isn’t that difficult, with our 7-step process. The Quasar is the definitive mountain tent, survivor of numerous Himalayan, Alpine and Polar expeditions and inspiration for a whole host…
The Original Mountain Marathon (OMM), the UK‘s premier mountain marathon event, was held in Perthshire last weekend. Based at the Culty Braggan World War 2 prisoner of war camp, the 43rd mountain marathon proved to be a tough event. In…
The September 2011 Camping and Caravanning Magazine features a full page article about Terra Nova Equipment Ltd, praising the traditional approach to its UK operations whilst also leading the way in innovation and technology in the outdoor industry. The writer…
Olympic athlete and now seasoned explorer James Cracknell recently completed the Yukon Arctic Ultra cycle race across Canada, dubbed ‘The Coldest Race On Earth’. Having completed an amazing recovery from life-threatening injuries after a cycling accident while competing in the…
To further strengthen and stabilise the pitch during stormy weather conditions here’s an excellent tip and feature for the Wild Country Family Camping range of tents (such as the Citadel Range, as they also feature Jumbo Poles and Hypalon reinforced…
BBC’s Top Gear presenter James May, was recently spotted wearing a pair of Extremities Sticky Windy Gloves whilst he put the Atom Aerial V8 through it’s paces. The Sticky Windy uses the higest quality materials to make the best every-day…
The 999 Eco Adventure allows emergency service personnel to come together for a fun and friendly day of adventure racing. Competitors participate in running/walking, mountain biking, canoeing, basic navigation and some mystery tasks on the way! This year Terra Nova…
The Munros are a famous collection of every 3000 ft hill in Scotland – 283 at the last count. On April 25th 2010, Stephen Pyke set out to complete them all in a continuous round under his own steam, summiting…
In 1960-61 a team led by Eric Shipton was the first to cross the Patagonian ice cap from North to South, a 48 day, 210km feat of endurance that has never been repeated along the same route. This December a…
Beyond Endurance South Georgia Expedition 2008 Stephen Venables returned recently from his third visit to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. His first expedition, during the southern summer of 1989-90, made the first ascent of Mount Carse; then in 2000…
Update: Wendy and Paul (and Havoc, of course) are set to finish their mammoth trek in the next few weeks, a full month ahead of schedule! All of us at Terra Nova congratulate them on their efforts and wish them…
Modern day adventurer Joff Summerfield is all set to fulfil a lifetime ambition to cycle around the world. By anyone’s standards, this is an ambitious project, but the single detail that makes his venture all the more remarkable is that…
In March 2008, a team of two attempted to ski 200km across an ice cap a quarter the size of Wales, unaided and with temperatures reaching as low as -60°C, with an aim of inspiring young people into exploration and…
A finish date of 1st June 2008 has now been set! Rosie has successfully reached the East Coast of the USA and will be runnig through Manhattan tomorrow (03/10/07). After this she “only” has Nova Scotia, Greenland and Iceland to…
Terra Nova tents have been selected by the Caudwell Xtreme Everest team for their pioneering expedition to complete vital medical research at high altitude. The trip will be followed by the BBC’s Horizon team, and receive primetime screening over 2…
Steve Perry took his winter ascent of Britain’s toughest long distance walk down to the wire, finishing on his deadline day of 31st March. Having started on the 1st December 2005 he has been through 121 days of adventure, climbing…
In October and November 2006 Julie-Ann Clyma and Roger Payne will be attempting first ascents of various peaks above the Singkhamo Glacier in North Sikkim. Sikkim is a small Indian state situated in the Eastern Himalayas and boarders China, Nepal…
Once again, Terra Nova has teamed up with mountaineer Nigel Vardy as he attempts to climb the 7 highest mountains on the world’s 7 largest islands. These being: Penny Ice CapBaffin Island GunnbjornsfjeldGreenland Mt. FujiJapan Mt. KinabaluBorneo Gunung KerinciSumatra Carstensz…
A team of paraplegic and able-bodied sea kayakers will be the first inclusive team to embark on a 1000 mile, three month journey following the historical ‘Inside Passage’ along British Columbia’s coastline to the fjords and glacial mountains of Alaska.…
Which weighs more – a bag of sugar or a tent? Leading British tent and outdoor clothing manufacturer, Terra Nova Equipment, has designed one of the world’s lightest tents which is equivalent in weight to a bag of sugar. The…
Alfreton-based Terra Nova Equipment, leading British manufacturer of tents and outdoor clothing, is one of the primary sponsors of a kayaking expedition-with-a-difference. A team of paraplegic and able-bodied sea kayakers, including Matlock man Tony Hocking, will be the first inclusive…
Terra Nova Equipment, leading British tent and outdoor clothing manufacturer, has introduced three new bivi bags under its Wild Country brand. Tentless travellers looking to minimise weight or pack size to be carried have three options from Wild Country, including…
Terra Nova Equipment, leading British tent and outdoor clothing manufacturer, has introduced three new bivi bags under its Wild Country brand. Tentless travellers looking to minimise weight or pack size to be carried have three options from Wild Country, including…
Ultra runners of the UK will be tested to their limits in an endurance race-with-a- difference supported by Alfreton-based Terra Nova Equipment. The Marathon of Britain, a 170 mile/272km, 6-day race will see more than 50 runners competing from Great…
Nigel Vardy lost his toes and most of his fingers when he was stranded in a storm during his first expedition to conquer Mount McKinley in 1999. However, this did not discourage him from trying once again in April 2003…
Sally Tyler of Fort Boyisand, Plymouth has won the record breaking tent which sheltered explorer Andrew Cooney on his successful expedition to become the youngest ever person to walk to the South Pole. The tent, offered by sponsor Terra Nova…
