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Offline akp22

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« on: April 22, 2012, 04:56:17 AM »
Hello all!

I'm Amanda, married mother of three young boys (5, 3 & 1) and we hail from Mackay, QLD. I've been following this wonderful community for a while now and thought I had better do the intro thing, especially since today we collected our '09 Jayco Swan Outback!

We were looking at the new CT's for months but couldn't decide what we wanted and then around three weeks ago we saw this Swan advertised and it had all the extras we were considering so we grabbed at it with both hands! I couldn't make that phone call quick enough and to see that it was in pristine condition too was an added bonus.

We kept the Swan a secret from the boys until we collected it and to say they were excited is an understatement. Of course they had to sleep in it last night but I'm not sure how much actual sleep was had.

I'm in love with the Swan and can't wait to take it out for our first ever family camping trip to Cape Palmerston next weekend. I've been getting inspiration for mods to make from everywhere, especially myswag, so thank you and I look forward to interacting with you all more now that the Swan is home! :)
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Offline akp22

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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2012, 05:04:21 AM »
A quick photo from yesterday, behind our rig.
« Last Edit: April 22, 2012, 05:11:51 AM by akp22 »
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2012, 05:05:11 AM »
akp22 Amanda & Tribe Welcome to MySwag . Its really to great the see the little ones enjoying the vibe but wait till they are out in the bush eating marshmellows on a stick at the camp fire side . A comfy chair a glass of the dooing Ahhhh Yes this is living  , Enjoy .
Oh & keep us posted as you go  :cheers:
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« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2012, 06:15:46 AM »
G'day Amanda and family.
Congrats on the camper.Nice setup you have there. 8).
Happy times ahead  ;D
Enjoy the travels guys.

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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2012, 07:05:27 AM »
Hi and welcome :) nice Swan :)
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2012, 08:08:56 AM »
Hi Amanda and welcome to My Swag

 :cheers: bubba
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« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2012, 05:21:07 PM »
Hello and welcome. Awesome setup you have!
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Re: New to CT's and to myswag.
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2012, 06:30:11 PM »
To My Swag Amanda bet you can't wait to get out there the tinlids will love it enjoy  :cheers:
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« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2012, 07:00:08 PM »
 ;D Hi Amanda + Co.  Lot of useful stuff on here, and a friendly mob to boot.  Good to see another from the Northern area of this grand state.  I remember a lot of great times had in a similar style camper when I was a lil' fellow, the kids will go crazy.
 :cheers: Paul
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Re: New to CT's and to myswag.
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2012, 07:09:03 PM »
Welcome to MySwag, another Jayco joind the ranks, keep us updated on the mods and travel. Best way for the kids to get out and about too.

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Re: New to CT's and to myswag.
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2012, 09:35:44 AM »
Hi Amanda,
I wish we had a Swan when our 3 boys were little - I can remember struggling to set up the tent, beds, kitchen etc with little ones ughhh!  It bucketed down once, the water was almost coming inside the tent, and the boys were sitting on their blow-up beds inside!  Everything was drenched, and our youngest (3mths at the time) was sound asleep in the bouncer with water flowing just under his feet!!  What a weekend!  We spent the next day drying everything, then had to pack up and go home and set up and wash it all...thank goodness that didn't happen again!

The boys LOVE camping, and yours will too.  Mine are 17, 15 and 13 now, and we have a much more comfortable Lifestyle CT which literally takes 15 mins and we are set.

Looking forward to hearing about your adventures  :cheers:
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Re: New to CT's and to myswag.
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2012, 09:00:29 PM »
Hello again. Wow, you are a friendly bunch! Thank you all for the warm welcome. I'm trying to talk hubby into joining myswag as well but he's a bit of a forum newbie. I hope to have loads of photos for you after this weekend as we're heading to Cape Palmerston for a few days for the campers first trip. Can't wait!
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« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2012, 06:28:17 PM »
 I'm trying to talk hubby into joining myswag as well but he's a bit of a forum newbie.
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« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2012, 09:25:23 AM »
G'day Amanda and welcome to Myswag. The Swan will be a lot more comfortable than that big old shipping container.  ;D ;D ;D  :cheers:
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Re: New to CT's and to myswag.
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2012, 01:36:28 PM »
Hi Amanda, Welcome to My Swag..... I have a Jayco Eagle Outback myself after growing up with my parents Jayco CT and know you and your kids will love the experience. All the best!
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Re: New to CT's and to myswag.
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2012, 02:46:17 PM »
G'day Keith & Amanda,

To MySwag.
Well done of you purchase. Plenty of great info here to help you mod it  ;D
Happy & Safe travels.
 :cheers:
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