How do you choose the material for your Decathlon tent according to the benefits it offers?

Camping and trekking: two rooms, two different feels. And it’s entirely possible that you’ll like both (or not)! But you clearly have different needs if you’re setting off to camp with your three-year old niece, your in-laws spanning three generations and your Labrador compared to if you’re going to bivouac solo and independently in Peru for 10 days with 3 pairs of underwear. Advice for selecting the most suitable trekking tent for a bivouac: found right here. For family camping trips, once again, it’s best to come into the shop to see our Quechua tent designs and their interiors for yourself. And to save you time, and because not all of the shops always display their large tents due to lack of space (and not because they don’t want to...), we offer you an article on how to choose your family tent here.

Developed in our laboratories (because, yes, at Quechua, we do research and development ourselves at the foot of Mont-Blanc), the Quechua Fresh & Black materials fulfil two roles: keeping you cool and in darkness so you’re not woken early (or sometimes literally "fried, "sauna-style) by the summer sun. Fresh & Black technology has revolutionised camping to such an extent we’ve even patented it! Initially appreciated by festival-goers, we’ve rolled out this technology to many different tent models, from the 2 Seconds tent to the family tent. This is because everyone deserves to have a little control over the time they awaken in the morning, especially on holiday! Nothing magical, just very clever thinking: combining several layers of different materials in the double roof of our tents to mechanically reduce the light inside the tent. With less light, the temperature also rises more slowly. Think of it like a car sunshade, but better! All in all, 4 layers work together to keep you cool:

No.1 - A white layer that reflects heat

No.2 - A layer of titanium dioxide to block UV rays

No.3 - A black "carbon layer" to absorb residual heat

No.4 - An aluminium layer that insulates the interior of the tent and prevents previously-stored heat from moving on.

Canvas with Fresh & Black technology achieves this feat in coordination with ventilation and nets, to circulate air and optimise the "cool feel". The sun’s not going to be the one to decide your wake-up time!

Have you already seen white tents in the shop or on the decathlon website? White isn’t the first colour that comes to mind when thinking about a trekking tent. So why then have we decided to offer "colourless" tents? Well precisely because the material is made from 95% undyed yarn, favouring an eco-friendly approach. This process isn’t actually a technical component, but it makes it possible to produce tents, and even trekking mattresses, with a reduced carbon impact. For more information on the "Minimal Editio - Undyed" ("minimum edition, undyed"), here’s where it’s at.