Monday, March 19, 2012

Tentsile: The tent you pitch in the trees designed to help survivors of natural disasters

Wood you believe it - this tent can be pitched in the trees.

The extraordinary £7,500 design has been created by a British architect and can be suspended 10ft off the ground.

The 'Tentsile' sleeps up to eight campers who climb up to the tent using a rope ladder.

The design, which can hold up to five tonnes, was inspired by the way in which a spider builds its web.

Designer Alex Shirley-Smith claims it can be pitched in just 30 minutes using three trees and a ladder.

Mr Shirley-Smith, 34, from Tottenham, London, believes the tent could be used for humanitarian disasters, for example during floods or earthquakes. Read More