Camping Travel Store Blog

Following our trip to the Karsten Factory - we finally managed to get out in the garden and erect one of the new Human Comfort Tents. It a 2 man cotton tent with cotton bedroom 2 exits and 3 poles. Went up in about 5 minutes and I must say it was very toastie! Spent the night in it with our 3 year old daughter, sleeping on the new Human Comfort Self Inflating matresses. Not only are these matresses about 8cm deep, they also come with the option of a foam topper, all held in place by a machine washable cover. The testing station at the Karsten travel store is a bed of rock - I'm not exactly light and I could not feel the rock under me. Probably the best nights sleep on a camping matress that I have ever had.....Our daughter slept all the way through. So far both thumbs up to this new range!!!

Visit to Karsten Factory – 30th July - 3 Days We were invited by Karsten to their factory in Zwaag, Holland as a thank you for starting the Karsten Tent Club. We decided to drive, catching the ferry Dover to Dunkirk and proceeded on the 3 ½ drive to Northern Holland – Arriving in Zwaag at the Hart B&B , close to midnight we were met by Danny Hazewindus from Karsten. The next day, having hired bikes from the B&B to ride the 10 minutes to Hoorn, the neighboring town, we were impressed by how stunning this town was. Beautiful harbour, lots of canals and a busy feel to the modern high street. Having met Danny for lunch, we made our way to the Karsten Travel Store , where we stunned by just how big this camping ‘shop’ was. Having toured the shop and the Karsten Factory – we then were shown the Karsten Tent Display – Simply Fantastic to see them in all their glory – colours, sizes and different combination. In the late afternoon we were introduced to Mr. Karsten himself, who took us