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OzTent set ups
knoath:
All good points. We have an ensuite toilet/shower tent... :icon_thumleft:
Monbeg, the point of this thread was that we won't be staying put for a week. I'd keep the Camper Trailer for that, so we want quick set up/pack down ideas.
BrisVegas:
We've got a camper trailer and also a good touring tent (Oztrail Tourer Twin). We looked at the Oztents and I really wanted to get one, but like any tent, the actual put up/pull down time is only a small fraction of the time it takes to make camp. We've just done 3 weeks of touring with lots of one night stays using our tent and I don't believe an Oztent would have saved us any significant time. Every night, I'd have the tent setup in a couple of minutes, but then it was the 4 x sleeping mats, 4 x sleeping bags, 4 x pillows and clothing bags and tent lighting etc etc..
If you really want a quick setup/packup then you can't beat a swag. Take it off the roof an unroll it and you're done. The mattress, sleeping bag and pillow are already in it. To glamp it up, you could use a groundsheet and an awning.
DannyG:
This old chestnut hey :laughing7: I just discussed this on another forum totally unrelated to car camping oddly enough.
Over the years we have gone from cheap tent camping, to swags, back to tents, to camper trailer, to 30 second tent and then to a combination of swag, 30 second tent and camper trailer.
So now this is how it works for me.
Just me on an overnighter or trip like the simpson.....swag.
Me and the wife on an overnighter or trip where we will set up camp every night but its a short trip......30 second tent.
Me and the wife and child/ren......overnight we may use the 30 second tent any longer then its the camper.
I like to keep it simple but in my case the females like a few luxuries, and that may be anything from a toilet......a room to change....a better mattress and even a diesel heater or whatever else it takes to keep them happy ;)
But just to comment on the 30 second style tents. (ours is a cheap Chinese copy that gets used very regularly by either us or our adult kids).
I love it. It is very quick to set up obviously, hence the name. Yes it requires a mattress but you can use a foam mattress if your not willing to unpack and pack away a '4wd' style self inflator (i admit ours is a bit of a pain to pack away).
Yes it can be inserted into your awning if your awning has a sail track outer edge or you can use the awning that comes with most of them. They are a bit long so they need to go on the roof rack if you need your back seats and yes they require a mattress of some sort. Ours fits our double mattress plus a single for when the youngest comes along so it is sleeping only and a small amount of room to keep clothes and get changed.
I guess it comes down to what your wife will be happy/comfortable using. Swags are great but they do fall short in some areas for ladies over a few days imho. Depending on the lady of course! :tongue1:
All the comforts...suits everyone in all conditions
Our all rounder but clearly doesn't come with the comforts as easy as the camper does
And of course a blokes favourite....quick and easy to set up and pack up but your still required to set up all the other gear if needed.
PS, Id happily go back to any of these occasions rather than sitting here typing this out .......In fact I may go away one night this weekend... :icon_thumleft:
monbeg:
My quick setup is in the vehicle.
With the middle seats folded forward a 70 litre esky sits behind the drivers side and is flush with the top of the drawers. A single 4" mattress along the top of both and the pillow behind the drivers seat and we have a perfect rest for 1.
knoath:
So as I suspected, we are all different (and so are our wives!) and so we have different ways of approaching this... found this on the web and I think we'll copy it!
So I'm thinking we remove the camper's tent and add a decent roof rack. That will give us a great platform to add jerry cans and bikes, the boy's swags etc. and we get to retain all the good bits of the camper trailer without the time consuming set up and pack down!
The missus hates the set up and pack down of the camper's tent and as a result, begrudges getting out and using it. This set up seems to tick all the boxes I think...
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