Becka Heaps

Founder of Tentshare, Becka Heaps.

Just two years ago, like many, Becka Heaps was looking for an additional source of income. She had already been hiring out her beloved bell tent to people she knew and decided to list it on a directory to offer it out to a wider audience. Much to her surprise, there were no existing directories for tents and camping equipment hire, which is where the brilliant idea for Tentshare was born. Tentshare is a peer to peer marketplace. It’s a purpose led business with rapidly increasing interest from the nationwide camping community. It has made camping accessible for all as well as reducing the carbon costs of tents across the country. Becka is on the board of directors for a company called Camplight, which predominantly rescues and reuses tents abandoned at festivals. She also volunteers at Royston repair café, working on saving broken tents from landfill. She spoke at the Sharing Economy Global Summit and is also set to speak at the Reset Connect conference in June. She is a one woman, tent saving superhero! If you have a tent that’s gathering dust in the garage then you could get it listed within 5 minutes and start earning some money from it this summer, whilst also saving the planet! There are also opportunities, through Becka, to claim a rescued tent to list yourself.