ARB Swags

[Rumpig]

They are flash ones, not my cup of tea but I am sure there is a big market. How tight do they roll up, got a picture Sam (and hand rolled with bedding not factory rolled please)?

Question for the group, when does a swag become a tent?  I would call that a tent

i'd call it a small tent also, first thing i thought was look at all the tent poles that hold it up. not bashing the ARB product, i just think swags are getting to complicated now, but then my swag is just a large a canvas bag unlike the modern versions of today....lol

[Tjupurula]

I have always related a swag to something you can unroll, throw on the ground, and get in for a good nights shuteye.  These new swags look like something that takes a fair bit of preparation, hence a tent in reality, not a swag.
Tjupurula

[Sixtys Guy]

Are they Australian made?

[Daawl]

i'd call it a small tent also, first thing i thought was look at all the tent poles that hold it up. not bashing the ARB product, i just think swags are getting to complicated now, but then my swag is just a large a canvas bag unlike the modern versions of today....lol

Geeze that means I got the flash one, two bits of canvas with a zip up each side

[BigJules]

I've got two swags, both use poles. One, the OzTrail, is fiddly and takes possibly longer to setup than my old camper due to the nature of the poles. My new swag, from Kulkyne Kampers, is bigger but easier to setup due to the superior poles and attachments for same. Both my swags have the middle (of three) hoop inside the canvas. This where the ARB design is better, as it's much easier to put up with all the pole hoops on the outside.

I had the single piece of canvas swag, gave it Laith's son. It was OK and gave me great service and many good times, but much harder to use in the rain than the hoop swags, and I hated having the canvas sitting on my face. Also, it didn't have mossie nets, so I had to rig one up over it in the summer.

To suggest the hoop style or not swags is like saying live axle constant 4wd vehicles which use a switch instead of a lever aren't real 4wbies. They're simply an evolution, using knowledge, technology and materials now available.

[Rumpig]

To suggest the hoop style or not swags is like saying live axle constant 4wd vehicles which use a switch instead of a lever aren't real 4wbies. They're simply an evolution, using knowledge, technology and materials now available.

yes it's evolution, if that's what someone wants then go for it i'm not knocking it just calling it as i myself see it. i am happy to unroll my swag and climb into it without the need for poles or mozzie nets, the rest is not needed for me. one hoop at the end of the swag to keep it off someones face i can still equate with the name swag, but numerous poles involved in it's erection makes it a tent for me, even if it is shaped like a swag.
the question was asked and that's where i draw the line, others can call them what they like.

[BigJules]

My post came across stronger than I intended it.

[GeoffNeal]

As I have already got the car (Amarok) does that mean I get the swags and the girl the next time I  drop into my local ARB store for a look at their wares 

[ARB 4X4 Accessories]

 

[Rumpig]

My post came across stronger than I intended it.

it's all good 

[ARB 4X4 Accessories]

Are they Australian made?

The swags are manufactured in China, in the same factory we've been successfully manufacturing our range of rooftop tents. We've committed significant resources over the past 12 months to ensure an extremely high quality and consistent product, that meets the high standards ARB products are renowned for. The same factory supplies tents for the military in several European countries. The canvas (450gsm/13oz) has been fully tested in accordance with applicable Australian standards, including the cone test.

Cheers, Sam.

[Malcolm Tugless]

The canvas has been fully tested, including the cone test.

The CONE test, is that the one were they get a couple of hippies inside it smoking bongs. Now theres a job with perks and a bad case of the munchies.

[Swannie]

The CONE test, is that the one were they get a couple of hippies inside it smoking bongs. Now theres a job with perks and a bad case of the munchies.

 

[Swannie]

I had a look at one of these today in an ARB store, the quality and design look pretty good. Quick and easy to set up as well.

I reckon I might get the boot tent for the minature poodle 

Greg