Another mode of modular
High price for POD Tents got you down? The manufacturer is not the only one experimenting with modular tent designs. The Camping Equipment Co. has created a slightly more modest setup for consumer and campers on a tighter budget.The Axis (main) tent will run you $219, while the Zulu pods that zip on to expand the Axis cost $199. The Axis tent sleeps four people. The Zulu tents sleep three people, and each can also function as a standalone tent.
POD Pricing
• Maxi (standard size pod, sleeps 8): $700• Mini (smaller in size, sleeps 4): $600• Tunnel (necessary to connect the pods; must be purchased separately): $125• Maxi inner sleeping cell (provides more sleeping privacy): $130
We love camping, but we’ll admit, there can be some drawbacks to regular tents. Imagine awkwardly crawling around to find the flashlight, hunching over to squat-jump your pants on or being unable to fit the entire family or group of friends into a single tent.
Modular tents are the lovechild of the outdoors and LEGOs. POD Tents, one of the leading brands, has seen a steady increase in popularity since coming on the market late in 2013.
Designed by British manufacturer M2C Innovation, POD Tents feature interchangeable connections allowing for as many PODs as possible to be linked together under one roof. This allows the social activities and games to continue for the whole group, even at night or in the middle of a storm.
PODs are also incredibly spacious, allowing grown adults to stand up in them freely and walk from pod to pod.
POD Tents are available for purchase in as many permutations as you need to create your own miniature camping village. Larger PODs can sleep up to eight people, meaning with enough components, you could host an entire clan.
The tents themselves are surprisingly easy to set up. No color-coded, different-length poles or instructions in another langugage here; just eight identical poles for the primary pod, something the manufacturer says should take even a complete novice to the outdoors no more than 20 minutes to set up.
If you’re looking for extra features, POD just released its Elite series of tents in July in both its Maxi and Mini sizes. The Elite series boasts touches such as a built-in rainfly and an internal divider in case things get too cramped.
For more information about POD Tents, check out podtents.com.