In today’s world we are all more time conscious. Nobody likes to waste time, and few of us have any spare to let slip by. That doesn’t mean we don’t have time to relax and enjoy ourselves, but it does mean people are always looking for more efficient ways to do things. We all want to spend less time fussing or working hard and more time enjoying ourselves, and this is especially true when we go camping.

Camping is our down time – our chance to relax. So it only makes sense that you don’t want to spend longer than you have to ‘working hard’ at camp. This is a major reason why the Kings range of swags, roof top tents, awnings, gazebos and awning Tents and gazebo tents have taken Australia by storm. All of these are so easy to set up, they’ve totally eliminated the time people used to waste trying to pitch elaborate dome tent setups with more colour-coded poles than common sense. By helping people get into relaxation mode quicker, Adventure Kings camping gear is helping more people make the most of the time they have at camp. Less time fussing, more time fishing or throwing the footy around? Sign us up!

Now, Adventure Kings is famous for its ultra comfy camping gear. Our Big Daddy Deluxe Swags and awnings are found at nearly every campsite in Australia now. They’re legendary. We sell hundreds of gazebos each week, heaps of roof top tents, and more and more camp accessories like portable BBQs, chairs, roll up tables and LED camp lighting every day as well. Kings gear is simple and logical to setup and use, which means it takes little time to get the most out of it.

The rest of this article goes one step further – it focuses on five minute camp setups for people who only have five minutes (or less) to make camp and hit the hay for some shut eye. Who on earth only has five minutes, you might be wondering? This article is for the people who drive five hours after work on a Friday to go fishing for the weekend. Or people who need to put thousands of kilometres under their belt (which means a few sleeps along the way) to get to their main destination where they can then slow down and enjoy camp a a relaxing speed. Imagine you and a mate are driving from Melbourne to Cape York to enjoy two weeks at the tip – you don’t want to rig up elaborate campsites at midnight if you just need a few hours sleep before getting back in the saddle. Sure, you’ll use your Kings gazebo or mesh floors and camp lighting when you’re at the Cape, but while you’re doing big days behind the wheel, being able to pull over and be sleeping within five minutes is a huge bonus compared to needing to spend half an hour making camp just to have to pack it up again three hours later.

We do lots of trips like this and have found that a quick setup can still be very comfy and isn’t hard to organise. We often camp this way when leaving work on a Friday to go fishing for the weekend. By the time you pull into camp at 11pm, you want a quick and comfy campsite rigged up so you can sleep quickly and then get up before dawn to go fishing. You are out all day and don’t need a huge camp in situations like this. After a Sunday morning session, you can also pack up in five minutes and hit the road back home – no need to spend half an hour packing up when you’ve barely spent any time at camp for the weekend anyway. Bigger campsites are awesome when you’re spending time at camp or have a few nights in one spot, but if you’re in and out under the cloak of darkness, speed is key.

 Keep it simple with camp lighting when you’re making a quick camp to grab a few hours sleep. All you need is a bright Kings Illuminator LED Head Torch. Bright enough to help you set up your swag and rummage around in your Titan Rear Drawers, and the fastest to set up – it takes no time at all. Keep one in your glovebox so you know where it is at all times and you’re set. No need to rig LED lights off awnings or gazebos, or to run power leads into your car. Take your head torch into your swag with you, and in the morning it’s at hand if you’re getting up before the sun.

 Nothing beats a Kings Kwiky swag in situations like this. The name tells you exactly what this swag was made for – quick and easy setups! It is a very simple design with a pole at each end to keep the 260gsm rip stop canvas off your face and feet. While being a quick swag to setup, it hasn’t gone without the comforts and features we know you’ve come to expect from Kings camping gear. It still has a 450gsm waterproof PVC base so you won’t get wet from underneath, and it still has lots of insect proof mesh so you can sleep cool in summer without being eaten alive. When doing quick camps you often don’t have the time to rig up mesh floors and waterproof shelters, so a waterproof base gives you extra protection from a wet ground without you having to do anything else.

When you get to camp all you have to do with this swag is unroll it, put two poles in, and peg out two ropes. That’s about as quick as swag camping gets. A tip to save even more time is to keep your Kings sleeping bag inside the swag at all times so you have one less thing you have to do. Then just grab your pillow and jump in. It’s also quick to setup in the morning as well so you can be back on the road just a couple of minutes after waking up – important when you have 1,000 or more kilometers to travel!

That’s all we use when making a five minute camp in good weather. An LED Illuminator Head Torch and Kwiky Swag will have you from drivers seat to sleeping in less than five minutes. But if it’s raining or looks like it might rain, we recommend you put your Kings awning to use. Kings awnings can be set up in about 60 seconds or so once you’ve done it a couple of times, and if you’ve got a 2.5×2.5m awning, there’s a trick you can do to give you heaps of dry space with next to no extra work. If you fit an Adventure Kings awning wall to the end of your awning (the opposite side to the bit attached to the roof rack) it can actually stay attached while you roll and unroll your awning from its PVC protective bag. So you can get to camp, unroll your awning, and then peg out two corners of the awning wall and you’ve got all the benefits of extra shelter without having to do much work to set it up. You might be wondering why you would need so much shelter if you’re only making a quick camp, but anyone travelling with a few mates will know it’s important to have everyone undercover if the rain comes. Otherwise the precious few hours sleep you’re trying to grab can be very broken if it rains, making it dangerous to drive the next day if you’re not recharged.

At Adventure Kings we love helping people set up big campsites with all the creature comforts of home. But we also love helping people who are in a hurry camp comfortably on their way to remote locations, or as they try to suck every spare minute out of a weekender trip away. However you camp, we’ve got you covered.