- The Shoal Tent is billed as a first-of-a-kind floating raft with matching tent topper
- Free of cumbersome tent poles, the bright-orange item is completely inflatable
- Retails for $1,499 (£1,126) and accommodates people up to 6ft 3in
Now that’s a waterbed.
Campers can now spend the night on their favourite lake, river or creek thanks to a new invention – the Shoal Tent.
Made by Ohio-based company SmithFly, it costs $1,499 (£1,126) and people as tall as 6ft 3in can lay down comfortably in it.
Clever idea: The Shoal Tent is billed as a first-of-a-kind inflatable floating raft with tent topper
And, thankfully, erecting the 34kg makeshift abode is simple.
The product’s website says: ‘There are no tent poles, the tent structure is totally inflatable and when inflated it stands up to high winds without a problem.’
It adds that the raft body ‘has three air chambers, two in the lower tube, one in the structure’ to avoid potentially-catastrophic punctures.
Meanwhile, the floor is six inches thick and stitched with high-pressure flooring that doubles as an air mattress – ensuring it’s both comfortable and capsize-averse.
Bargain? It retails for $1,499 (£1,126) and accommodates people up to 6ft 3in tall laying down
In production: Currently only available for pre-order, the first batch is expected to be dispatched to customers in January
The tent fabric also has quick detachment cords for emergency exists, if required.
Currently only available for pre-order, the first production batch is expected to be dispatched to customers in January.
The kit comes with a storage bag, patch kit and manual foot pump.
A similar idea was formed in another, separate product called the Traft, which merged a tent with a paddleboard.