Camping Travel Store Blog

  The finishing touch to your Karsten Tent setup Our stock of the new Karsten Windshields will be arriving shortly. Available in Tunnel Tent Beige or Blueline, this new windshield will add the finishing touch to any Karsten setup. Colour coding is available to pre-order in batches of 5. We are keeping order tabs on the different colours so if you are interested please let us know.   Standard Price for a Windshield £270.- Colour Coded Price £295.- (5 Orders Required) To order, please  email info@campingtravelstore.co.uk

We are happy to announce that our new Karsten Opera Blueline Eco-friendly tent has been commended in the Camping Magazine's 2021 Editors Choice Awards, Luxury Tent Category. Made from Recycled Jeans - Read more below More information: http://www.campingtravelstore.co.uk/karsten/opera-blueline

  Virtual Tent Display Come and enjoy a virtual tour of our tent display from 15th - 28th February 2021. Our demonstration models from ESVO, De Waard, Karsten, and our Outstanding Safari Tents means there's a tent for everyone! We're using Whatsapp to take you around so please email us at info@campingtravelstore.co.uk to book your private tour, so grab a cup of coffee and relax as you enter our world of Dutch Camping Tents. More information: www.campingtravelstore.co.uk

From camping tents to safari tents and even emergency tents, our YouTube channel has lots of videos on pitching techniques, site reviews and more... Why not have a look and subscribe! Follow this link:  https://www.youtube.com/user/KarstenTentsUK For any more information Email: info@campingtravelstore.co.uk or call 01763 273662

Kickstarting the 2019 Season We've been a bit lapse with the upkeep of this blog over the past year and it was a very challenging year following the devastating fire that destroyed the Karsten factory and store, but as you would expect, like a phoenix they have risen from the ashes stronger and more formidable than ever! I will backtrack and fill in some post from our camping adventures throughout 2018 but thought we'd do a very quick catch up with what's been happening so far in 2019. Well, we're two shows into the season already with the first one being a very cold (not to mention windy) one in early February. This was the display where we were able to show off the Combi-Awning connector for the first time! We had been in discussions with Karsten about making one since November the previous year, and now it was on display. So to say that it turns heads is an understatement. Connecting directly to the tent we thought it looked the business and no poles invo...

I'm very lucky with our Cambridge Tent Displays that the field we use is East facing. This gives me the opportunity to get up early and view the rising sun. The added bonus of the large unobstructed skies just adds to the experience. Here are a couple of photos from the last couple of days, and what a difference some passing cloud makes! For more information on our Tent or Touring Displays please see  www.campingtravelstore.co.uk

I know that i'm totally biased but the Karsten Tents look just as lovely, day or night!

We're all set up for our weekend display at Phillimore Garden Centre, just south of Cambridge. We have a mixture of tents on display including: Karsten 350 complete with awnings and sleeping extension (Air) Karsten 300 & 260 link tent with awnings (Air) Karsten 240 Carp Bivvy with awnings (Air) Karsten Opera 2400 Tunnel Tent (Poled) Karsten Glamping Luxe - A permanently pitch tent for the Glamping / Rental Market (Air) ESVO Bedouin 300 Pyramid Tent (Poled) The garden centre also has a cafe for refreshments and there is a pub serving great food a 10-minute walk from the display! All information can be found on our website www.campingtravelstore.co.uk or FaceBook page @ campingtravelstore Alternatively, if you've got any questions that we can help with, please just call James or Suzie on 01763 273662

Karsten 350 Inflatable Tent in Sea Green They are rare to find second hand, but we've just added a Karsten 350 Inflatable Tent in Sea Green to our Used Tents page on our website.  Please follow this link or click the picture for more information:  http://www.campingtravelstore.co.uk/used-tents-for-sale NOW SOLD 04.02.17

The Karsten tent has been proven over the past 30 plus years to be one of the most resilient tents for those who enjoy camping and for those that rely on them for extreme activities including the military and emergency services.  The materials used, coupled with the attention to detail and craftsmanship of each tent, whether in their standard range or bespoke ensure that when it bears the Karsten name, you know you've got the best. The picture below shows the Karsten Inflatable Army Tents in extreme conditions up high on location in the Alps. For more information on the Karsten range of Camping, Leisure and Military Tents please see: www.campingtravelstore.co.uk For more our Work & Emergency Tent please see: www.premierworktents.co.uk

For the third successive year, Buntingford based Camping Travel Store celebrates winning prestigious national camping awards in the 2018 Tent Owners Satisfaction Survey presented by The Camping & Caravanning Club. The awards, presented by Julia Bradbury at a star-studded industry dinner at The Midland Hotel in Manchester on Thursday 18th January 2018 were based on the results of a survey entirely from the input of thousands of campers who have purchased and used a camping unit since January 2014. Camping Travel Store was awarded Best Inflatable Tube Tent and Best Premium Tent in this year’s awards, adding to their success from 2017 where they won Best Life-Time Tent and Best Premium Tent, together with Best Tent over £300 in 2016 for their Dutch Karsten Inflatable Tent Range. League tables for each unit type were drawn up in each category, with brands earning the highest satisfaction ratings according to respondents to the survey crowned as winners. Camping Tra...

Have you checked out 'The Karsten Klub' thread on UK Campsites - it now has well over 1.5 million views. See it here:  http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=32 There is loads of information and pictures together with owners talking about their decisions to buy and why they chose the configuration that suited their families individual camping style.  For UK touring dates - please see our website: www.campingtravelstore.co.uk

We've had a great 2017 camping and meeting lots of new faces at our displays around the UK. It just remains for us to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope you make some lovely camping memories in 2018. All the best... James & Suzie

To celebrate 2018 and the New Year, we are holding last years prices for our Karsten Tents and offering a 5% Discount off our standard price list for all new orders placed before the 1st March 2018  :-)   More information is available from  www.campingtravelstore.co.uk  or check out our  Facebook events page  as we're touring the UK with our display.  T&C's apply Our first display of 2018 is at Phillimore Garden Centre, Cambridge Road, Melbourn, Hertfordshire. SG8 6EY - Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th February. Nearby attractions are the City of Cambridge , Shepreth Wildlife Park and Duxford Imperial War Museum

We've nearly confirmed all of our display dates for 2018, so will be publishing them very soon. If you want to have a sneak preview at the venues that we have confirmed please take a look at our website: www.campingtravelstore.co.uk or click this link: HERE We'll also be uploading and linking them all to our Facebook page as events so if you are intending to come along to one of them and use social media please click the 'Going' button! ... and don't forget to tag or tell any of your camping friends that may be interested in our displays.

New for the 2018 Season, the Karsten Glamping Luxe - A canvas tent purpose built for the rental market building on their award winning range of inflatable tents.  We've covered everything in the video, so please take a look and address any enquiries to us at info@campingtravelstore.co.uk or call on 01763 273662. More information available at  www.campingtravelstore.co.uk

Below is a short video, explaining the colour coding of the modification door, either for joining a sleeping extension or another Karsten tent.

Our latest display is in full flow whilst 'storm Brian' hits the UK, and with our Karsten Tents reputation for resilience to windy conditions, we thought we'd share a quick video on how we guyed out the combi-awning for the Karsten 300. As you will see in the video, it is a large open awning which can easily catch the wind, but with correct guying you can see just how stable it can be in high winds. We experienced average winds of 20-30 mph and gusts up to 50 mph throughout the day. The awning was solid and drew lots of positive comments from those attending today's display.

With the Karsten Inflatable Tents being so modular we take a quick look at the awnings available for the Karsten 300-350 models and the ways they can be configured.  We will producing more videos detailing our Karsten Tents, so please check back here soon or subscribe to our YouTube Channel (KarstenTentsUK) following the link to the left of this blog!

We've arrived at the Hawbridge Inn in Tirley, Gloucester for our Karsten Tent Display this weekend (30th Sept - 1st Oct). Here's a short video to show the tents on display and where we are staying, it's a lovely riverside setting! More information is available on our website www.campingtravelstore.co.uk or for event details, please follow this link .