Lab-tested Swedish timber
The Scandinavian taiga. The largest ecoregion of Europe, an enormous wilderness of pine and spruce. This is our home, the forestland.
Life is special here. Trees are special here.
Slow-growing and exceptionally strong
We source our Event tent poles from sustainable forests in Northern Sweden. The spruce that’s found here grows slower than the likes in other parts of the world. The long and cold winters and the meagre soil are some of the many factors that cause this. Our trees come from dense populations where they grow tall but thin and has a high density of annual rings. A tree that’s only ten centimetres thick and ten metres tall can be over a hundred years old. They have a special fibre structure and few and thin branches, making them extremely strong, flexible and relatively light. Our spruce also has a natural resistance to rot and doesn’t need any added chemicals. In other words, the perfect raw material for tent poles. And we know exactly where to find spruce that has these properties.
Small-scale production
Our pole production operates within the framework of sustainable forestry, carefully managed by the Swedish Forest Agency. For every tree harvested, two saplings or more are replanted, ensuring the continuity of Sweden’s forests. When a forest undergoes harvesting, we carefully select trees that are ideal for tent poles. These trees, too small for traditional timber products like planks and boards, are often destined for pulp. We utilize this resource and refine it locally and small-scale, creating jobs in rural areas and beautiful natural products that last a long time.
Lab-tested to destruction
Laboratory testing our timber to destruction proved that our poles can only come from certain parts of the world where the trees grow very slowly. This is why we carefully control the exact species of spruce tree used in our Nordic tipis, and the latitudes at which they are cut. The test results feed into our structural calculations and play a crucial role in determining the wind loading of our tents.