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Sleeping under a camping tarp is a magical and minimalist experience. Unlike a tent, which cocoons you from the environment behind twin layers of the inner and flysheet, a tarp leaves you gloriously ...

I haven’t used the Squall ($180; www.tarptent.com), but it’s certainly intriguing. Basically it’s a tent fly, minus the floor and canopy. That saves a ton of weight while still giving you adequate ...

Last week's Amazon Prime Day sales event may be over, but there are still plenty of ways to save before the weekend. Take REI's current summer sale, for example, which currently offers up to 70 ...