swags

Hi ya,

I have a swag with full screen, very good quality and fully water proof, its made by Burke and Wills and also made in Australia.

One of the best thing i ever bought!

Cheers

Nick

Kerrymac
I have one of the cheap Chinese swags, for the money they are very good. I have camped out in mine in torrential down pours and have never had water leak inside.
The canvas is not as good as the Australian made swags, but for the amount I use it and being under half the price found them to be good value.
Chris

Hi Kerrymac,

We have 2 oztrail mitchell swags. We have not had any problems at all with ours & they have been used in all conditions.

Sarah

Hi Kerrymac,

I got mine made to my own design, Hasn't got the bells and whistles but I got to make it to my specs. I wanted heavier weight canvas birkmire canvas, 2100mm long and 1300mm wide.

I also have 1" of high density foam, 3" of medium density foam and 1" of low density foam. Thats a 5" inch mattress.

I just couldn't find what I wanted so I draw up a design and got a local upholsterer to make it.

It cost me $70 13 years ago, I believe it could be double( Or triple) that now

Cheers Wilko

First time I saw a swag in action was in tea tree NT. A bloke rocked up, threw down his swag, climbed in and that was it. So elegant. So simple.

I got a couple of zip up the side versions made a few years ago and eventually gave one away because her indoors did not come at such luxury. Dream of a luxury caravan I guess.

I like the original design that was simply and elegantly a rectangle of proper canvas that folded around the sleeping equipment. A bit more canvas than a zip up sleeping bag type like mine but more freedom to roll around in and convertible to other applications. (apps, as they say these days)

The bed roll inside is completely up to the owner to tailor to his/her own needs. Thick or thin, blanket, sheet or the old sleeping bag.

I spent so many nights sleeping under a hoochie when I had no choice and on the hard ground with a mere ground sheet below that I must have become used to it. I did it in Queensland last year all of sixty one years old and happy as a pig. And the barest of insulation from the ground.

When I travel now without the camper and the wife I take a swag and one time a fold up bed but now I got one of those army stretchers that are low to the ground and dont have issues with errant springs. Stretcher and swag and a good nights rest. What else does a person need?

Oh ok, lots of things

Owen

Our swags are Down Under brand (made in Australia) but many other brands are suitable.
Ours have a hoop and the head end and a simple short post in the middle of the foot end to create a mini tent shape at the bottom.
They can be used fully erected as standalone sleeping quarters, or left flat and used inside a tent, or the living room of a house or anywhere else you care to put them.
A high density egg crate foam mattress provides super sleeping comfort and like most other swags of this type, they have a insect proof mesh and zipped canvas top cover to keep out rain when used in the open.
We keep opened out sleeping bags permanently inside to function as doonas and they are super comfortable.

Spend as much as you can afford and they should be a lifetime investment.

One tip.
If buying a single swag, buy the extra large size which gives you more width and thus more comfort.

Bill.

I use a Wild Country double swag I purchased from Rays Outdoors.
It has been in the Victorian high country several times during rain and never leaked. It goes up easily and is well made.
I generally try to setup a tippee over it using a poly tarp because it saves having to roll up a wet swag and it potentially getting mouldy. But it's not always possible to predict rain.
For added comfort before use it I put my self inflating mattress on top of the mattress built into the swag - very comfy !