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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chippy76 on July 04, 2011, 02:54:23 PM
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Hey all
We have decided to buy our 3 kids a canvas swag each, as it makes travelling and camping a bit easier. Does anyone have any advice or recommendations for swags? I have had mine for 15 years, and when I bought it there wasnt much choice .... I went and had a look today and was baffled at the selection.
Id prefer to keep it around the $200 mark, as I need to buy 3 of them. Im not fussed on the type with poles and stuff (arent they just biv tents then?)
Any help would be appreciated ...
Cheers Chippy :D
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Jolly swag biker swag. I spend over 60 nights a year in one. Cheap on ebay, you can tie them up off your face if you want and you can zip the mesh in the end if you want. I just use it as a normal 'head out' swag
Edit. i just checked. the closest is the Kompact
http://www.jollyswags.swag.com.au/cgi-bin/products.cgi?id=326321256314701309756109#id1
The biker was made out of slightly lighter canvas which was fine
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The Dune swags from Anaconda would be ok, wait until they're on special
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Hey all
We have decided to buy our 3 kids a canvas swag each, as it makes travelling and camping a bit easier. Does anyone have any advice or recommendations for swags? I have had mine for 15 years, and when I bought it there wasnt much choice .... I went and had a look today and was baffled at the selection.
Id prefer to keep it around the $200 mark, as I need to buy 3 of them. Im not fussed on the type with poles and stuff (arent they just biv tents then?)
Any help would be appreciated ...
Cheers Chippy :D
We bought this one for our son about 3 years ago and he loves it
http://www.tentworld.com.au/showitem.aspx?item=125704&title=OZtrail_Mitchell_Dome_Swag
:cheers:
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Try this http://techniice.com/2011/home.html
$199 free postage.
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thanks for the advice.
Im not keen on the swags with poles (the bendy dome like poles) Im more after something like the jolly swag one.
I got some prices today and the prices ranged from $149 - $275 ..... quality dependant of course!
Cheers Chippy :D
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check out these swags, no poles, no zippers and top quality canvas
http://www.saulswags.com.au/Pages/product.htm
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G'day Chippy,
My kids all have swags for the same reason you have stated above, my eldest daughter has a Burke and Wills Swag, and it's pretty good for the dollars... Though in saying that, if you are going to be using the swags inside tents etc, and aren't really after a full blown sleep under the stars in any weather type swag, maybe you should just be heading down to your local canvas man and getting some "lite duty" canvas bed rolls made up, then go to the rubber shop and price some "true" high density 2" thick foam rubber, the comfort you'll get from a high quality foam matress is worth every cent.... i replaced all the so called factory high density matresses in our swags with foam bought from a local rubber shop, i think a sheet of foam cost about $280 and i made up 3 or 4 matresses from the sheet, now our swags are very comfortable....
Like i said though, if your sleeping under cover, don't get too hung up on the canvas quality, just get swags that fit the kids for now and a few years to come, and spend the extra bucks on quality foam rubber, chances are the kids will sleep on the swag in a sleeping bag, so won't even pull the canvas over themselves..... thats my opinion anyway.
anyway here's some info on the burke and wills,
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Burke-and-Wills-Rivergum-Traditional-Canvas-Swag-/370516902163?pt=AU_Tents&hash=item5644874113
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Thanks for that Barra.
The boys will use them outside of the tent occasioanlly, as I like to get away out bush in the ute, and sleep under the stars. So I guess the canvas needs to be of decent quality.
Cheers Chippy :D
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My current swag is a Darche Ranger from the new darche steel range.
usual Darche brilliant quality and 2 days of hosing down with no leaks.
can be picked up on evil bay for $169