Swags from Allingtons

Louie,

Allingtons sell different brands and models of swags.

We purchased two "Down Under" swags from them many years ago and they are an excellent quality swag, made in Adelaide. (Ridgehaven)

Allingtons have the swags layed out on the floor towards the rear of the shop so take the other half along and try them for fit.

Personally, we prefer the flexibility of single swags, but I recommend you buy the Extra Large (XL) size, which will give you more width than a standard single swag.

Bill.

I think Allingtons sell the "True Blue" swags - their quality looks fine when I looked at them. I reckon its pretty hard to buy a bad swag.

As well as two single swags, we have a Rays double swag (3 hoops) that's the same size as your normal double mattress, and have used it for heaps of trips over the last few years. Replaced the 50mm mattress with a 100mm 4wd mattress because we could. Its bulky to roll up, but space is not an issue for us. We find a double swag is a lot warmer for us than a tent, and it feels cosy. We don't get claustrophobic. Dead simple setup - just roll it out at bedtime, roll it up in the morning. We roll up the fibreglass hoops with the swag.

Didn't get our collection from Arlingtons but have 2 singles and a double. The double was great when I/we were younger and were into different types of adventures but now as we are older the singles are better and the double is used as a single! The hassle with the double, apart from being cramped and lack of sleep with two in it (something that was of little worry a long time ago) is its physical size when rolled up. I'll keep the double but rarely use it but I'll take the single everywhere. As mentioned above make sure the single is roomy enough as all singles aren't the same. Make sure the mattress is good quality and thick enough and the canvas good also. Most swags are used in tents now but occasionally you'll use them under the stars so go for quality.

We had a look at Allingtons when we bought our swags, most of the swags the sell now are from overseas...believe India.

We ended up getting Burke and Wills Redgum XL swags, you can get an optional ground sheet with zip so the swag can be rolled and zipped up.

Burke and Wills swags have a life time guarantee and are Australian made using Australian materials.

Single swags are easier to store and roll up, the doubles take up to much room, very awkward to transport and maneuver, heavy and are to small for two people to have a good nights sleep

Regards Richard

Bloody Hell!
Alingtons! They were around 25 years ago ( Golden Grove before houses!)

Swags...
Swags are a canvas bag with your bedding in it.
Question 1. Are they cramped?
Ans. If your 6 foot tall and 100kg and so is your Mrs, and the swag is 2foot wide and 5 foot long....yes

Work out how much room you need.
If you need a pvc bottom or not.
How thick a matress you want.
And the thicker the canvas you get the longer it will last. (but it wont roll up as small)

You can get whatever you want.
What do YOU need
Any canvas shop will make one.

Cheers