This summer, Quechua is celebrating the birthday of one of its most emblematic products. And our mountain sports brand doesn’t intend to rest on its laurels; the new 2 Seconds tent model will propose even more innovations.

Happy birthday 2 Seconds tent

Every year on holiday, you’ve surely seen the 2 Seconds tent all over the continent. You might also know that the product is celebrating its 10^th birthday this year. To mark the occasion a special website recalls the history of this hero product from its conception to the full detail of the saga. Quechua also invites you to share your emotions in the form of two second videos thanks to an app and a social media network created specifically for the occasion.

A tent that pitches itself

In 2003, our customers told us that they were dreaming of a tent that popped up by magic. Some may have thought of this as mere utopia, but the Quechua product engineers took this as a challenge. Two years later the 2 Seconds tent arrived in stores. It was an immediate success and over the years the innovations kept on coming: colours, ventilation systems, easy folding away system, customisation. “We are truly in a dynamic to develop innovations that revolve around the user. This is how we have been able to perpetually surprise our customers,” explains the product manager. “The 2 Seconds tent has evolved several times since it was invented. The story of the product is that one innovation has lead the way for many others!”

The future looks Fresh & Black

To complete the product range, in 2016 we will see the arrival of the 2 Seconds Fresh & Black tent. The ‘Fresh’ technology reduces the perceived feeling of warmth inside the tent whereas the ‘Black’ technology makes the tent 90% darker, meaning you can sleep longer in the morning at a cooler temperature. “The results of our internal tests are very promising. As is the case for all our products, it all started with a customer need: they no longer wanted to be woken up by the sun when sleeping in a tent”. Once again, someone’s dream will become a reality thanks to another Decathlon innovation!