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How to read the numbersHow to Buy Japanese Camping Gear Overseas: Tents, Chairs, DutyFour ways to buy Japanese camping gear from overseas: Rakuten forwarding, buying agents, local shops and shop-to-abroad shipping. Tents and chairs, US and Taiwan duty, gas and batteries, from official pages.Oct 19, 2026
Product in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): Snow Peak Thermo Tumbler 360 TW-360Snow Peak Thermo Tumbler 360 reviewRelease date, price and how it differs from the 470. The Snow Peak Thermo Tumbler 360 is my pick for people who drink one hot drink a day, at camp or at home. Released Jul 11, 2026, JPY 4,480 incl. tax, 150g. It comes in 12 colors.How to read the numbers / Oct 18, 2026
Products in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): Coleman Organic Tableware Set Family / Snow Peak Tableware Set L Family / Snow Peak Titanium Sierra Cup / UNIFLAME Tsubame-Sanjo Sierra Cup 300How to choose camping tableware and cutlery, with 3 picks by situationAbout JPY 1,998 per person for a family of four. Choose camping tableware by material and price per person. My pick for a family of four is the Coleman Organic Tableware Set Family at about JPY 1,998 per person. For a Sierra cup, the 37g titanium Snow Peak; for cutlery, UNIFLAME's fan cutlery solo. I compared weight and price converted to one person's share.How to read the numbers / Oct 18, 2026
Products in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): Coleman School Kids/C10 / LOGOS Basic Tiny Chair Plus / Captain Stag Jule Low Style Director Chair (Mini) / Black Diamond WizHow to choose kids' camping gear, with 4 picks by situationSleeping bag about 700g, JPY 4,950. How to choose kids' camping gear. My sleeping bag pick is the Coleman School Kids/C10 (comfort 10°C and up, about 700g, JPY 4,950). I also chose picks for chairs, headlamps and mugs from the official listings. I chose from items you can buy on Rakuten, and list numbers for mont-bell's kids' gear as extras.How to read the numbers / Oct 18, 2026
Product in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): DOD The Tent MTent waterproof ratings: judge 1,500mm by the floor, not the flyAcross 13 tents, floor ÷ fly is 0.6–2.5×. Coleman's official guideline for tent waterproofing is "1,500mm or more for typical camping". The difference shows in the floor. Lining up the official numbers of 13 tents, the fly ranges from 1,000 to 3,000mm and floor ÷ fly from 0.6 to 2.5×. I also cover how it's measured (JIS L 1092) and why polycotton works even at 350mm.How to read the numbers / Oct 18, 2026
Products in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): Sea to Summit Spark -1C / mont-bell Seamless Down Hugger 800 #3 / NANGA Aurora Tex Light 480DX / NANGA Aurora Tex Light 630DXSleeping bag comfort vs limit temperature, and how to chooseAcross 15 official listings, the gap is 4–8°C. Choose a sleeping bag by its comfort temperature. The difference between comfort and limit is whether you can sleep in a relaxed position, or whether a cold-tolerant person can sleep curled up. In the 15 bags that list both, the gap is 4–8°C. Buy by the limit and you end up one model colder. I also chose picks for lows of 5°C, 0°C and −5°C.How to read the numbers / Oct 18, 2026
Products in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): Coleman Touring Dome/LDX / Coleman Touring Dome/SDX / Snow Peak Land Lock X (TP-672) / DOD Futaheya Rakuda Tent12 new tents of 2026 listed by the official numbersThe Land Lock X is 1.97× the price and +1kg. I listed 12 new tents of 2026 by their official numbers. My pick is the Touring Dome/SDX, which gains a skirt for only +300g. The biggest change is the Land Lock X (+JPY 123,200, +1.0kg). Six came out in September; I also cover how they differ from the previous models and when it makes sense to upgrade.How to read the numbers / Oct 18, 2026
Products in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): SOTO WindMaster SOD-310 / SOTO WindMaster Tri-Flex Set SOD-311GS / Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm NXT / Therm-a-Rest Z Lite SolCamping gear coming soon: the schedule of 2026 winter and 2027 new models7 items with a set release month, the earliest in mid-November. I checked the official pages of 20 companies for new camping gear due in 2026–2027, and 3 companies, 7 items, gave a month. The earliest is the Military line from Therm-a-Rest and others in mid-November, and the inner for Coleman's Cocoon III is Feb 2027. The SOTO WindMaster SOD-311 is due in autumn, still JPY 9,350.How to read the numbers · Oct 18, 2026
Products in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): SOTO Regulator Stove ST-310 / SOTO CB TOUGH 220 ST-712 / Iwatani Junior Compact Burner CB-JCB / SOTO WindMaster SOD-310How CB and OD canisters differ, and why the flame weakens in winterThe dividing line is 10°C, and 1g of gas costs JPY 2.11–3.72. The difference between CB and OD canisters is the gas inside and the temperature, not the shape of the can. Choose by a lowest temperature of 10°C. Across the 10 gas canisters I read from official sources, 1g of gas costs JPY 2.11–2.73 for CB and JPY 2.92–3.72 for OD. I also cover why the flame weakens in winter (boiling points: n-butane −0.5°C, propane −42.04°C) and the pick among burners.How to read the numbers · Oct 18, 2026