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Offline jswaggerking

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What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« on: June 26, 2015, 07:47:20 PM »
Well from previous topics talking about how to keep warm in a swag

I'd like to see what everyone has braved



This was a the morning after a cool -5

Let's see what ya got!


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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2015, 09:07:09 PM »
Binadree Hut this year, nice and cold
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2015, 09:22:03 PM »
-1 or -2 at Abbotsfield in Tassie's South west would have to pull me up.
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2015, 09:50:25 PM »
Nindigully many years ago on an endevour car rally, was minus 4 or minus 5 (forget exactly which it was) the publican told us that morning whilst we were having brekky. Would have done a few similar temps on that trip out West that year.... recall waiting atleast 15 - 20 minutes for the heater to defrost the front windscreen one morning so we could drive off, ice was to thick to scrape from the windscreen that day.
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2015, 10:17:50 PM »
Aratula last year - somewhere between -4 and -6, we went through 8 bags of firewood that night.
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2015, 10:18:24 PM »
Tented it in -5 in the UK. Tent zips froze up with the condensation and we had to melt the ice on the zips with a lighter to get out of the tent.
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2015, 11:05:37 PM »
-4 central highlands QLD last year but we had the luxury of rolling the swag out inside a shed.
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2015, 12:28:39 AM »
Got down to -6 at the farm last weekend...............

-10 rated bag with -10 bag as  a blanket over me in a southern cross swag.
VERY warm and toasty.
It was the 3 o'clock bladder drain that sent a chill through me :'(
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2015, 05:22:00 AM »
Quote from: jswaggerking on June 26, 2015, 07:47:20 PM
Well from previous topics talking about how to keep warm in a swag

I'd like to see what everyone has braved



This was a the morning after a cool -5

Let's see what ya got!


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Hi, which swag/cot is that please?

Cheers

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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2015, 08:00:46 AM »

Quote from: plusnq on June 27, 2015, 05:22:00 AM
Hi, which swag/cot is that please?

Cheers

Shane

Hey, it's the Kings double on a queen oz trail stretcher, super comfy


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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2015, 08:07:35 AM »
Thank you.
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2015, 09:48:16 AM »
Mitchell Falls WA 3 weeks ago had to drink beerssss :cheers: sitting in the shade  at 40deg  . Geeeez the  :cheers: were cold  :cup: :cup:
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2015, 10:45:41 AM »
Boys weekend a number of years ago, Victorian High country and in rolls the snow, -9 that night and freezing



Camped in the swag and the wind was blowing it into the swag, getting the fire going and the cars was interesting in the morning



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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2015, 01:06:16 PM »
Bindaree hut, very frosty.



Howitt Hut, went to sleep with wind and rain, woke up to this.

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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2015, 01:09:40 PM »
Wow that's awesome
Crazy weather Aus can bring 50+ to -10 lol
Looks good guys

What time of year GG and jasjul


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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2015, 01:39:02 PM »
Mt Baw Baw - did a snow course with work and had to snow shoe up the hill and camp in igloos/tents - was a bit chilly but no thermometer. My camel back froze solid in my pack.

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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2015, 02:46:35 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on June 27, 2015, 10:45:41 AM
Boys weekend a number of years ago, Victorian High country and in rolls the snow, -9 that night and freezing



Camped in the swag and the wind was blowing it into the swag, getting the fire going and the cars was interesting in the morning

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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2015, 08:03:36 PM »
Quote from: Tim - Stratford on June 27, 2015, 01:39:02 PM
Mt Baw Baw - did a snow course with work and had to snow shoe up the hill and camp in igloos/tents - was a bit chilly but no thermometer. My camel back froze solid in my pack.

Tim
Similar here - slept on Mt Stirling in the snow in a small tent when cross country skiing. Had a duck down sleeping bag and 2 cheap foam mattresses. Would say I was comfortable but certainly not toasty.

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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #18 on: June 27, 2015, 08:45:20 PM »
Back country survival course some years ago up at Guthega, no SWAG, snow cave and sleeping bag......F$#%@ing freezing....but got thru....

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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2015, 10:06:03 PM »
Years ago I got a bit drunk and may have made a footpath pizza before heading off to bed. Was frosty that night  :D

Quote from: markymark on June 27, 2015, 08:03:36 PM
Similar here - slept on Mt Stirling in the snow in a small tent when cross country skiing. Had a duck down sleeping bag and 2 cheap foam mattresses. Would say I was comfortable but certainly not toasty.

Mark.

We did a cross country ski trip in high school on Mt Stirling. Camped in a tent and a borrowed sleeping bag and roasted most of the night. Snowed over night but wouldn't know what the temp was. Getting out of the sleeping bag was the worst part!
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2015, 10:24:41 PM »
Similar to others around - 11 or 12. Camped at Denison on lake Eucumbene working. Watch stopped, water bottle froze solid, canvas lid on the swag was solid and the zippers frozen shut. We could pick the rope up that was tied to the boat and it was like as stick for about 10 feet.

I don't have a photo but it's etched into my mind.

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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #21 on: June 27, 2015, 11:52:32 PM »
Chamois and Tahr hunting on Glentanner station near Mt Cook in NZ. 3 guys in a 2 man tent. Plenty of snow, not sure on temp. Middle of winter.
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #22 on: June 28, 2015, 12:55:59 AM »
Quote from: pinarelloman on June 27, 2015, 11:52:32 PM
Chamois and Tahr hunting on Glentanner station near Mt Cook in NZ. 3 guys in a 2 man tent. Plenty of snow, not sure on temp. Middle of winter.

A work mate just got back 3 weeks ago - he couldn't have his hands out of his sleeping bag to hold his book in the tent!
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #23 on: June 28, 2015, 01:35:50 AM »
Quote from: Tim - Stratford on June 28, 2015, 12:55:59 AM
A work mate just got back 3 weeks ago - he couldn't have his hands out of his sleeping bag to hold his book in the tent!
I slept in the back of my commodore ute in fiordland national park mid winter.
Drove down there and back in the day the petrol station was open for 5 mins every hour on the hour and shut at 5.05 until 9 am the following day.
One of the least enjoyable moments of my life. I just slept in my clothes... no sleepingbag
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Re: What's the coldest weather you've swagged it in
« Reply #24 on: June 30, 2015, 06:46:41 AM »
-4 right now at Bathurst.
 ;D not used to that!!!!

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