There are many events throughout our history that helped shape the World we live in. Decisions taken by those in the upper echelons of power are taken for the good of the people – but occasionally those in charge can get it wrong – and that’s when people find a voice and protest.

Sometimes people power to invite change can be a long and weary labour of devotion – that’s why protest camps were borne… Here, we look at some very famous events of our past and present where – without the humble camping tent – the protesters voice might never have been heard…
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As we’ve touched on before, people don’t mind queing overnight to get tickets for their favourite music band or, as is becoming more of the craze nowadays, the latest technology release.

However, when we heard about Zohaib and Ali, two guys who love all things Apple, queing overnight, outside the Apple Store on Regent Street in London, to get their hands on the new iPad 3, we barely batted an eye… Then we found out that the new iPad isn’t due for launch till March the 16th – meaning the boys will have camped outside the store for a minimum of 4 nights – you sense the physical endurance they’ll need to overcome.

The boys, Zohaib (21) and Ali (19), are both big Apple fans, as you’d need to be to go through with this, however, both seem deteremined to see this through, and they might have been reading our Overnight Queuing Checklist blog post as they’ve come equipped with their Fold Away Camping Chairs their still missing an important piece of kit – The Musuc Bag Suit – to make sure their night’s stay is a comfortable one.

Zohaib and Ali will probably have a few more queuing buddies before the official release date of the Apple iPad3 at the end of the week.

There’s no getting away from it, The Sleeping Bag Suit, is probably one of the greatest inventions for anyone who is outside in the elements. It helps keep you warm, dry and looks extremely cool as well. But did you know the sleeping bag suit has been around for centuries? OK, the earlier types weren’t made from modern fabrics, which allows your skin to breathe, keeping you feeling comfortable and snug when traditional traditional sleeping bags might not be up to the job in hand.

Centuries ago, indiginous tribes who lived at the southernmost tip of South America, in a group of islands known as the Tierra del Fuego, endured freezing conditions by covering their bodies in grease. This allowed them to walk, hunt and sleep in polar conditions with little or no clothing.

When the first Europeans arrived in the mid 15th century they were obviously impressed by this tribe whom walked around in extreme weather with little or no clothing totally oblivious to the harsh weather.

However, when the first settlers arrived during the 19th century, the Selk tribe were driven from their land as room was made to farm sheep and also prospect for gold. Sadly, the tribe was hunted to extinction and the last true-blood Selk’nam died in 1974.

The Sleeping Bag Suit is a testament to those nomadic hunters who learned to live and hunt in hostile and extreme environments.