Gimme Shelter

By The Editors
August 23, 2013 9:00 am EDT

Finding the appropriate shelter for a romantic day at the beach can be a challenge.

The umbrella does little for your privacy, but opt for a tent and you’ll capture all the romance of a bivouacking tourist at an RV park.

What you need is a teepee.

This teepee: the Wave Wam, from Indoek.



Run out of Venice and Brooklyn, Indoek is devoted to cataloguing surf culture in all its bicoastal permutations. Last summer they dropped a charming wax kit. They followed that with T-shirts.

And now they’ve released a conical lean-to, made-to-order right here in sunny California.



It’s easy to assemble. Just wrap the durable cream canvas around the bamboo-encased aluminum poles, then fasten the former to the latter with leather ties through copper rivets.

Once constructed, the Wave Wam stands six feet tall and can comfortably house two-to-three beach bums inside. It’s ventilated by the rise at the bottom and an opening at the top.

The entire set-up is collapsible and fits neatly into a canvas bag for transport.

Should you need to repair to a more traditional romantic setting.

Meet your guide

COVERAGE

From literary events and music festivals, to the gallery scene and film screenings, Minh Tran sorts cultural signal from noise every Tuesday and Friday.