jolly swags

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

bought me swag today its a jolly brumby xl dome for $269 from camping world, 14 oz canvas, with decent mattress and all the features it even came with a free give, non returnable of course. seemed like the pick of
the bunch seeing it only gets used every now and then
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[Simmo67 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Simmo67]

nice one samo.

my boys have pretty much the same swag.

if you remember my tip (camping tip thread) buy a few metres of shadecloth to put under and around it. Gives you somewhere nice to stand when you are getting in and out, and water just passes through it and drains away whereas tarps just collect water.

might see it at Watagans soon.

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

i do remember ya tip simmo, and you will see it at the watagans, ya gunna bring the boys or ya comming solo

[Simmo67 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Simmo67]

mate really don't know at this stage, but I really hope to be there.

see your third photo there where everything is unzipped and folded down - thats how I slept on Wednesday night on the banks of the Macquarie River. Didnt even bother with the flyscreen mesh. The stars were fantastic and no mozzies at atll (probably cause I was pickled on Bundaberg Rum :P )

You probably know this little tip to but I have my sleeping bag, pillow (and another 2nd mattres for extra comfort) permanently in my swag so all I have to do is literally roll it out and go to sleep if I want to call it a night somewhere. Sometimes I am so lazy (or intoxicated) I dont worry about the polls or pegs!

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

there is another tip for ya simmo dont set up camp after 20 beers do it as ya having the first few, at least ya have some idea before ya get to lazy :lol:

[Simmo67 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Simmo67]

yep point taken.

Did you get guy ropes with it Samo? that rope holding the shooters window flap doesn't look standard?

Also, if it didn't come with a little peg bag (mine didn't) I bought some little "camp tripod" bags from Outdoors First for keeping the poles and pegs in one place....

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nah it didnt come with ropes or pegs, just found some stuff in da shed and put it out to give it a run, need to knock up some proper ropes and pegs

[Simmo67 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Simmo67]

give camping world a call samo.

It should have come with dark green nylon ropes (2) with metal clips to keep it taught and 4 or 6 pegs from memory. Not a big deal I know but they should have come with it.

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will do simmo thanks