anyone using a swag?

alexem · 01-02-2013, 07:47 AM

Hi mates,

by surfing around I stumbled over a „swag tent „ mostly used in OZ?!

Does anyone use a swag when biketravelling?

Pro´s / con´s ??

Bye

alex

Ceri JC · 01-02-2013, 03:15 PM

Not used on myself, but It's definitely an Oz/New Zealand thing. My other half used one for a week trekking in Oz. She found it wet inside and cold. I wouldn't read too much into the cold though; she's always cold camping. The way she described it, it sounded more like condensation rather than leaking.

From what I can gather they're essentially bivvys made of thick heavy material*. Just like bivvys, some have a frame to keep the material off you and others don't. You might want to speak to our antipodean cousins in the regional forums for more info?

*Thereby negating, what is, in my book, the whole point of a bivvy.

dnrobertson · 01-02-2013, 03:18 PM

Here's the current swag thread in the Australia forum.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139346

I'm an Aussie myself, but don't use one so this is my only contribution to this thread

PeterW · 01-02-2013, 03:31 PM

One of the stupider Oz inventions, something like 9 out of the worlds top 10 poisonous snakes, several poisonous spiders that make the snakes look harmless - and you want to sleep on the ground ?.

They 'evolved' from the original swagmans roll, a blanket with your possessions rolled up inside and tied at the ends with a rope that also made a shoulder carry strap. That made sense if you were walking around looking for work.

They don't tend to pack small, so generally don't have many benefits over a tent and sleeping bag - other than being damned fast to set up and pack.

Pete

01-02-2013, 07:47 AM	#1
alexem ^OP Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: westgermany - eifel - cologne Oddometer: 36	anyone using a swag? Hi mates, by surfing around I stumbled over a „swag tent „ mostly used in OZ?! Does anyone use a swag when biketravelling? Pro´s / con´s ?? Bye alex __________________ YOLO DIE TOTEN REITEN SCHNELL !

01-02-2013, 03:15 PM	#2
Ceri JC UK GSer Joined: Sep 2009 Location: All over, usually Wales or England Oddometer: 2,361	Not used on myself, but It's definitely an Oz/New Zealand thing. My other half used one for a week trekking in Oz. She found it wet inside and cold. I wouldn't read too much into the cold though; she's always cold camping. The way she described it, it sounded more like condensation rather than leaking. From what I can gather they're essentially bivvys made of thick heavy material. Just like bivvys, some have a frame to keep the material off you and others don't. You might want to speak to our antipodean cousins in the regional forums for more info? Thereby negating, what is, in my book, the whole point of a bivvy. __________________ I like my bike because I can overtake 4x4s down farm tracks with a week's worth of shopping on the back.

01-02-2013, 03:18 PM	#3
dnrobertson Big Bike, Slow Rider Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Frankston, Australia Oddometer: 501	Here's the current swag thread in the Australia forum. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139346 I'm an Aussie myself, but don't use one so this is my only contribution to this thread __________________ David 2005 KTM 640A 2008 Wee-Strom

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01-02-2013, 03:31 PM	#4
PeterW Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Gold Coast Oddometer: 2,001	One of the stupider Oz inventions, something like 9 out of the worlds top 10 poisonous snakes, several poisonous spiders that make the snakes look harmless - and you want to sleep on the ground ?. They 'evolved' from the original swagmans roll, a blanket with your possessions rolled up inside and tied at the ends with a rope that also made a shoulder carry strap. That made sense if you were walking around looking for work. They don't tend to pack small, so generally don't have many benefits over a tent and sleeping bag - other than being damned fast to set up and pack. Pete