Fishing Victoria Forum

SteveoTheTiger wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:04 pm

I have been using the Oztrail Stockade stretcher tent for the last couple of years and absolutely love it.

https://www.snowys.com.au/ultimate-all- ... her-single (i wrote a small review on this site too).

It takes about 5mins to set up and pull down once you get the hang on if (check out Snowys videos on YouTube). You can store your essentials under the stretcher and you have a small space to get changed etc if you need to. I also use a self inflatable sleeping pad and normally dont even do up my sleeping bag as it gets quite warm inside when its all closed up even when its approaching 0c outside.

My biggest worry was how it would perform in wet conditions, and that was answered on our last trip where there was a torrential downpour on the first night. I was positive it would be at least a little wet inside, but to my surprise it hadnt leaked a drop and continued to hold up for the rest of the night without leaking at all.

The downside.. you have to be careful when setting up the tent because i had a pole bend on my first tent when i was a bit too rough on it the first time i set it up. Luckily it was replaced under warranty and i havent had that problem since. And also because it only has a single layer fly and then flyscreen it means any condensation will drip into the tent a little. Its not a huge issue, but it does happen. Some sort of vent would be great if they redesign it.

As an alternative.. if i had more cash to spend i would go with the Oztent RV. I first saw them at the caravan and camping show and the guy put it up in less than 30 seconds. There are many options you can get for it for more storage space or people and you can link up two or more tents. But they arent cheap.

SteveoTheTiger wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:04 pm

I have been using the Oztrail Stockade stretcher tent for the last couple of years and absolutely love it.

https://www.snowys.com.au/ultimate-all- ... her-single (i wrote a small review on this site too).

It takes about 5mins to set up and pull down once you get the hang on if (check out Snowys videos on YouTube). You can store your essentials under the stretcher and you have a small space to get changed etc if you need to. I also use a self inflatable sleeping pad and normally dont even do up my sleeping bag as it gets quite warm inside when its all closed up even when its approaching 0c outside.

My biggest worry was how it would perform in wet conditions, and that was answered on our last trip where there was a torrential downpour on the first night. I was positive it would be at least a little wet inside, but to my surprise it hadnt leaked a drop and continued to hold up for the rest of the night without leaking at all.

The downside.. you have to be careful when setting up the tent because i had a pole bend on my first tent when i was a bit too rough on it the first time i set it up. Luckily it was replaced under warranty and i havent had that problem since. And also because it only has a single layer fly and then flyscreen it means any condensation will drip into the tent a little. Its not a huge issue, but it does happen. Some sort of vent would be great if they redesign it.

As an alternative.. if i had more cash to spend i would go with the Oztent RV. I first saw them at the caravan and camping show and the guy put it up in less than 30 seconds. There are many options you can get for it for more storage space or people and you can link up two or more tents. But they arent cheap.

Kimtown wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:06 pm

Probably looking at a new swag when the government gives me some dough back in a couple weeks

The Kings big daddy has a good rep and an unbeatable price, any one recommend? Or any other alternatives?

Sinsemilla wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 25, 2019 4:52 pm

Kimtown wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:06 pm

Probably looking at a new swag when the government gives me some dough back in a couple weeks

The Kings big daddy has a good rep and an unbeatable price, any one recommend? Or any other alternatives?

If space is a problem those kings big daddy swags are absolutely massive once rolled. It takes almost half a duel cab utes tub. If that isn't a problem for you then they are a decent swag.

My brother has one and to get it smaller he got a coleman blow up mattress and threw the foam mattress away. Once you suck the air out of the blow up mattress its paper thin and saves a lot of space once you roll the swag up. Doing this you can get it down to a third of it's size rolled up.

I have the Double swag from Techniice. Which was around $170. I threw the foam mattress away and got myself a Sea To Summit Comfort Deluxe Inflatable Insulated Mat. I can roll my swag up to a 200-300mm thick roll and can fit easily in the back seat on the floor of a car. With this setup and a good sleeping bag i have stayed in just under 0 degrees temps and have been comfortable.

Cheers, Anth