Since starting TentPak Systems, Ltd. early in 2008, we’ve had a number of people ask us, “Why should I buy a TentPak? Why not just buy a tent and a backpack and throw the tent in the backpack?”

At first blush this is a reasonable question. Let me answer with a few questions of my own. How many times each year does Search and Rescue head to the back country to look for a lost hiker or camper? How many times does a camper or hiker get injured and a companion have to leave them unprotected from the elements to go for help? How many times has a lost person been found . . . a year later?

It's reasonable to assume that a backpack and a tent had been purchased. Where was the emergency shelter when it was most needed? In the garage? I'm sure you've heard people say, “I don’t need my tent. I’m just going hiking for the afternoon.”

TentPak’s origins came from a huge natural disaster where tens of thousands of people died in the 2004 tsunami that devastated the Indian Ocean. Many more thousands were left without even basic survival gear to sustain their families. The two most important components of that emergency gear is water and then shelter. TentPak started as a grab and go survival pack where shelter is permanently integrated into the backpack and your other essential needs are stored.

While transforming into the outdoor industry, TentPak is still, at its heart, an emergency preparation system. Now it has the added benefit of usability for camping and hiking, hunting, canoeing and other outdoor adventure sports. As such, it’s emergency safety features may be taken for granted or not even recognized, except by one who owns a TentPak.

TentPak Systems, Ltd. re-manufactures high quality components from our strategic partner, High Peak USA, to create each TentPak we sell. We custom build products for outdoor recreation, family emergency preparation and Search and Rescue operations.

Let’s return to the original question of, “Why should I buy a TentPak?” Let's ask it another way, “What am I actually buying in a TentPak?” I’ll suggest four things.

1. Convenience of an all in one package, including a sleeping bag, depending on the package,

2. Outdoor recreation emergency preparedness and safety,

3. Quick convertability to a 72 hour emergency kit in a natural disaster or other grab and go situations,

4. A high quality outdoor living space or, with proper preparation, possibly buying your life preserver.

This is why, with a TentPak, you are "Always Ready. Always Prepared."