Thread: Tentcots & Swags

Originally Posted by Barra1

. Plenty of members here will let you unroll the swag under their tarps/awnings.

Packing wise,I think that's your answer. As long as you don't snore!

Originally Posted by sniegy

Hi Outlaw,
This is what i have & wouldnt have any other. It has vents front, sides & on top. So a small breeze or even just left open lets it breathe. I used to have a small single dome type tent & as others have said they dont last long at all. The swag i have had now for 6yrs & it is great.
Hot cold or oherwise it is easy to pitch, mine has 2 poles & a cross bar & 2 small ropes at the rear & the bed is all in the swag. You could choose to
put pegs to the ground, but i mainly use my swag for daY to day travelling & if i dont have to then i dont...as u can see in the photo.

Happy hunting.

Hi sniegy,
your swag looks tuff & durable but Im afraid that if an inch of rain fell over night you`d be swimmin in it , even if u set up a tarp.
I think the big advantage of the tentcot is that it gets u off the ground, although Im not sold on them either.Another alternative would be to go 4 a tent & stretcher which also deals with privacy &room issues if they r a concern.
Personally Ive set my disco up 4 sleeping, it takes me about 10 mins 2 set up.
The down side is it pretty much prevents u from using a cargo barrier.
Although no matter how hard it rains u aint gettin wet, your as snug as a bug in a Disco.
Cheers Dean.

Yeah that seems to be my main concern with Swags... what happens when it buckets down? Assuming that the swag doesn't leak, you still get dirty and muddy crawling out of the thing.

Originally Posted by Outlaw

Yeah that seems to be my main concern with Swags... what happens when it buckets down? Assuming that the swag doesn't leak, you still get dirty and muddy crawling out of the thing.

I lay a large tarp on the ground and fold it so that it is about 2metres wide and 3 metres long then I place 6 of those thick sponge mats that clip together, with the holes in them, usually used as a floor in tents or annexes and then put the swag on top. My swag has a canvas base, so with the tarp and the sponge mats I am well insulated off the ground. I've slept through a downpour and the bottom of the swag stayed dry.
I was also thinking of getting a sturdy fold up stretcher/cot to put the swag on top of, why, because as you get older it gets harder to get up off the ground, another problem with the Tent/cot pictured that condensation is a big problem with Nylon tent material, Regards Frank.

Stay nice and dry....

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But have been told they are discontinued...i liked the idea of the Anywhere tent because the legs are height adjustable so camping on a slope or rough ground would be easier. now iam looking a the Tent Cot" but am a bit unsure about it, if the ground is uneven.

Originally Posted by Defender=1st

i was looking at one of these Australian 4WD Monthly dedicated to 4WD, 4x4, SUV, Truck, 4 wheel drive and off road community, loaded with tips, tests, reviews, travel, gallery and forum
But have been told they are discontinued...i liked the idea of the Anywhere tent because the legs are height adjustable so camping on a slope or rough ground would be easier. now iam looking a the Tent Cot" but am a bit unsure about it, if the ground is uneven.

These days, they have got these things called shovels....what you can do is...

Originally Posted by Tango51

These days, they have got these things called shovels....what you can do is...

Gee Thanks, i forgot about those things. your a smart one alot of digging though if your on the side of a hill or bank