Terra Nova Equipment Explained

Terra Nova Equipment
Type:	Limited
Foundation:	1980s.
Location:	Derbyshire, UK
Industry:	Outdoor Gear
Products:	Tents and Bivy bags
Homepage:	www.terra-nova.co.uk

Terra Nova Equipment Ltd based in Clay Cross, Derbyshire was founded in the early 1980s.^[1] They make high quality expedition tents which have been used by explorers for expeditions worldwide including to the poles. The best known tent produced by Terra Nova is the Quasar which uses the particularly strong geodesic design.

Not to be confused with Terra Nova agricultural equipment, an Italian company absorbed into Maschio Gaspardo in 1979.^[2]

Sponsorships

Terra Nova tents sponsored the following expeditions:

• Polar Race 2007^[3]
• Claudwell Xtreme Everest https://web.archive.org/web/20070929043759/http://www.xtreme-everest.co.uk/news_detail.php?newsid=416
• Virgin Summits Tibet Expedition 2003 http://www.virginsummits.org/index.htm

See also

• List of outdoor industry parent companies

References

1. http://www.needlesports.com/acatalog/Mail_Order_Terra_Nova_49.html Needlesports
2. https://www.maschio.com/menu-istituzionale-en-US/il-gruppo-en-US/il-gruppo-e-la-storia-en-US/ Maschio Gaspardo Group and its history
3. http://www.polarrace.com/sponsorship/race_sponsors/ Polar Race 2007