I spend nearly every other weekend camping in my Adventure Kings Big Daddy Double Swag, and most times it’s unrolled beneath my Adventure Kings 4WD Awning, which makes it even more enjoyable for me to be out in the Aussie bush.

“But the Adventure Kings Big Daddy Double Swag is made from 400gsm heavy duty, ripstop canvas with big storm flaps at each end, why would you need to set it up beneath an awning?” I hear you ask… Simple – It makes getting in and out of my Adventure Kings Big Daddy Double Swag so much more pleasant!

That’s because the Adventure Kings 4WD Awning doesn’t just protect my swag from any rain that might fall overnight, but it also keeps the dew off the canvas and the ground around my Adventure Kings Big Daddy Double Swag. Anyone who has spent time out in the bush knows that Australia is notorious for its heavy dew, especially on the east coast of the country. And no-one wants to crawl out of their swag and get a slap in the face from a wet, dew-covered, 400gsm heavy duty, ripstop canvas flap.

And the same thing applies to the ground around your swag – with an Adventure Kings 4WD Awning over the top of your swag, you can leave your boots and bag of clothes outside your Adventure Kings Big Daddy Double Swag, safe in the knowledge that they’ll be dry when you get up in the morning, thanks to the 170gsm ripstop polyester that the Adventure Kings 4WD Awning uses.

If it’s raining when you pull into camp, you can quickly set up your 4WD awning, using the telescopic aluminium poles, and have a dry area to unpack the truck and roll out your swag in a couple of minutes.

Keeping everything dry also means you can quickly and easily pack up camp in the morning, plus, the bedding that you keep in your Adventure Kings Big Daddy Double Swag will be dry when you go to crawl into bed the next night! How good is that!

And the Adventure Kings 4WD Awning doesn’t just protect you from rain and dew, but the 280gsm ripstop polyester is also UPF50+, which means that you can use your awning to protect you from the sun as well! Because it is so quick to set up (I’ve seen Shauno do it in under 2 minutes while blindfolded), you’ll be putting it up at every opportunity. Whether you’re stopped for lunch or a fish on a beach run, or simply down at the local park for a picnic, you can quickly and easily unroll it from the heavy duty nylon-reinforced 1000D PVC bag it’s stored in, and sitting down underneath to enjoy the day without having to worry about you or the kids getting sunburnt.

If you’re using the Adventure Kings 4WD Awning with your Adventure Kings Big Daddy Double Swag, you can even get a few hours extra sleep – the awning will keep the sun off your swag, which stops it heating up, and the heavy duty canvas keeps the interior nice and dark. So even if you’ve had a few too many lemonades the night before, you’ll get to enjoy your weekend sleep in, and wake up feeling refreshed and ready to enjoy another great day in this amazing country we call home.

The other advantage of the Adventure Kings 4WD Awning is its modular nature which allows you to add all kinds of different awning accessories from 4WD Supacentre. Using the easily connected Adventure Kings 4WD Awning Walls to each side, means you can further extend your living space. I like to tuck my Adventure Kings Big Daddy Double Swag under an awning wall, which means that I can use all the space under the awning to set up my aluminium roll-up table to prepare food and cook, or even just sit back in my Adventure Kings Throne Camping Chair and relax.

Before I roll out my swag, I also like to put down my Adventure Kings Mesh Floor – this helps keep sand, dirt and leaves from getting into my swag, while also making it more comfortable to walk on when I’m barefoot. The clever design of the 280gsm polyethylene mesh allows dirt and sand to fall right through, keeping my campsite clean and tidy.

If you’re running a 12V setup in your 4WD, you can also run some 12V LED Camp Lighting under your awning, making it easy to see once the sun goes down. When I’m all set up, I like to call it my outdoor lounge room.

With your swag rolled out under your awning, and the mesh floor and LED lighting set up to light up your outdoor lounge room, you’ll be the envy of everyone else at the campsite, and living like an Adventure King.

Scott Osborne

4WD Action Team