What we love about Snow Peak's Land Nest is its versatile setup options. It's a self-supporting dome for up to four (so long as you’re good friends…), with a flysheet that has no designated front or back – so you can just hang the inner tent whichever way suits your pitch and preferences. The included tarp is what you’d have called a ‘dining shelter’ back in the scouts – a useful add-on that extends your living space for cooking and lounging. Mesh windows on both the inner and flysheet keep air moving on muggy nights, and you can convert it to a two-room shelter by adding one of Snow Peak’s solo inner tents. At nearly 16 kilos all-in, this isn’t a hike tent, but for a car camping or canoeing setup, it’s bang-on.
| Tent body | 75D polyester taffeta, PU coating, 1,800 mm water resistance, water repellent, UV resistant |
| Inner wall | 68D polyester taffeta |
| Floor | 210D polyester oxford, PU coating, 1,800 mm water resistance |
| Tarp | 210D polyester oxford, PU coating, 1,800 mm water resistance, water repellent, UV resistant |
| Frame | A6061 aluminium (13 mm) |
Snow Peak's journey began in 1958, when the founder Yukio Yamai, an accomplished mountaineer, created his own line of superior climbing gear. Snow Peak then looked to evolve by shifting its focus from the mountaineering equipment of the past to the camping equipment of the future. Fueled by the booming national interest in auto-camping sweeping across Japan, Snow Peak released a series of radically innovative products which focused on quality, functionality, timeless-durability and considered design.