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Stretcher for under your swag

Post by Weepy » 08 Feb 2017, 1:37 pm

I'm thinking about getting one, but frankly I need one more thing to pack on trips like I need a hole in the head.

I think it would have to be a real comfort game changer to justify adding more to the kit.

Are you using one? Was it worth it?
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Re: Stretcher for under your swag

Post by on_one_wheel » 08 Feb 2017, 2:08 pm

I used them back when I spent months on end living out in the desert.

Ours were basically a gate frame with a floding leg at each end, tightly covered with cyclone fencing mesh.

They are indeed a game changing, rapid sleep, multi dream clip, good nights rest loophole for travelers.

Getting yourself up of the ground keeps the ants, snakes and sand out of your swag. Getting in and out of bed is far more civilized as you can sit up on the edge comfortably to remove your boots.

Keeping your swag up off the ground also helps to keep you cooler on hot nights but an extra blanket is required to put under your swag when it's cold to prevent heat loss underneath.

Obviously our heavy steel gate style strechers aren't exactly what you'll be looking for but in principle they're exactly the same.
We were able to pack them onto the roof of a 20' ex Highways Department caravan that was set up for extended stays away.

I think that if you can find a stirdy one that you can pack away, you certainly won't regret it.
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Post by juststarting » 08 Feb 2017, 2:38 pm

Weepy, does it really matter if you have more kit? It's not like you are carrying it on your back...
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Post by albat » 08 Feb 2017, 4:11 pm

weepy , I have a Dune stretcher tent all in one , love it , the things mentioned are good valid points , cool in summer , cold underneath in winter but I use a thermal mattress on top In winter, its a luxury expensive one so the comfort is great , the best thing is being off the ground the setup is 1 minute flat you can move it around once setup which is a real plus on a tight spot in the bush and another thing is that you can use your shovel and dig the ground under the feet so you sleep level!!, nothing worse than sleeping on the piss
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Post by WhelanLad » 08 Feb 2017, 4:39 pm

GAME CHANGER!

best thing out in the hills brother! rarely put my swag on the ground now days with the stretcher, an tell ya what makes em even more harder to get out of in the pre dawn is havin a inflatable sleeping mat aka EXped in it... OMG.
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Post by Seik » 10 Feb 2017, 10:31 am

Better than the ground every time, hands down.
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Re: Stretcher for under your swag

Post by Weepy » 14 Feb 2017, 12:40 pm

juststarting wrote:Weepy, does it really matter if you have more kit? It's not like you are carrying it on your back...


Gotta draw the line somewhere mate, that's all.
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Post by SendIt » 14 Feb 2017, 1:03 pm

Definitely a winner.
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Post by OODAH » 17 Feb 2017, 11:15 am

I bought one for my trip up the cape just to get up off the ground and yeah its more to lug around but at least you wont have a rock or stick that you missed jabbing into your ribs. Its an easy guarantee of a good sleep.
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Post by p3seven » 17 Feb 2017, 11:29 pm

I use my Massage Table. Keeps me well above snake height.
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Post by Gamerancher » 20 Feb 2017, 1:12 pm

Good to see the essentials of a good camp there Pete! Bed - tick, chair - tick, RUM - TICK. :drinks:
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Post by Antie » 28 Feb 2017, 2:35 pm

Cosy little setup there P37 :)

What's this Bundy and Pepsi though? :lol:
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Post by Waza » 26 Apr 2017, 11:48 am

I use a Coleman stretcher under my swag and have been comfortable all around Australia from the Victorian high country, the Gulf and Pilbara !!
Its the only way to go with a swag.

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Post by AusTac » 26 Apr 2017, 11:51 am

Stretcher all the way! Way better than than the dirt, and can be used as a prone shooting platform during the day wouldn't go back to the dirt
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Re: Stretcher for under your swag

Post by brett1868 » 26 Apr 2017, 8:01 pm

p3seven wrote:I use my Massage Table. Keeps me well above snake height.


Ummm...you know snakes can climb right? :lol:
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Re: Stretcher for under your swag

Post by p3seven » 26 Apr 2017, 8:17 pm

brett1868 wrote:
p3seven wrote:I use my Massage Table. Keeps me well above snake height.


Ummm...you know snakes can climb right? :lol:






They don't like the narrow metal legs. Or, the snoring keeps them away.

Tale to tell. Was camping down by the river with some city friends. Next morning overheard 8 year old city kid.to my 6 year old son. " Did you hear the wild pig snorting outside the tent last night"? "That was no pig", said my son". "It was just Dad snoring".
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Post by brett1868 » 26 Apr 2017, 8:41 pm

p3seven wrote:
brett1868 wrote:
p3seven wrote:I use my Massage Table. Keeps me well above snake height.


Ummm...you know snakes can climb right? :lol:






They don't like the narrow metal legs. Or, the snoring keeps them away.

Tale to tell. Was camping down by the river with some city friends. Next morning overheard 8 year old city kid.to my 6 year old son. " Did you hear the wild pig snorting outside the tent last night"? "That was no pig", said my son". "It was just Dad snoring".


Based on this pic a friend took last week on their veranda I'm thinking your snoring is good for keeping the snakes away. Next trip up my place, you're invited cause I hate snakes :)
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Re: Stretcher for under your swag

Post by albat » 26 Apr 2017, 9:14 pm

Everyone i go out hunting with snores like a wild boar one of these days im going to be dreaming in my swag thinking im getting attacked by razorback and start fondling for the shotty :o
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