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What are your memories of camping tech?

Sure, it's February, but that isn't stopping us from exploring the evolution of camping tech this week on Spark! We'll look at how recreational camping has evolved in North America over the decades and explore alternative visions of the camp experience.

As we look to the future of camping, it's hard not to remember the past -- from those heavy canvas tents that took hours to put up, to those ancient camp stoves you had to pump endlessly.

What are your memories of camping tech? Leave us a comment with your story, and if you have them, share an old photo with us!

I'll start: We had an old canvas tent that weighed a bajillion pounds and would take 4 men and 6 hours just to assemble! (Or at least that's how 7 year old me remembers it.)