SWAGS<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, you do need to be croc-safe when you\u2019re up in Cape York. Salties definitely do exist in the large saltwater rivers that scatter across the Cape York Peninsula. The general rule of thumb is to camp at least 20m away from the waterline. If you\u2019re still a little worried about camping out of a swag in Cape York, then the Adventure Kings Sumo Stretcher Bed<\/strong><\/a> is perfect. In fact, we love sleeping on it in a swag<\/strong><\/a> wherever we are, because getting up off the ground makes a comfy swag<\/strong> <\/a>even more comfy!<\/p>\n TENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n ROOF TOP TENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n If there\u2019s one type of camping accommodation we reckon is perfect for Cape York, it\u2019s a rooftop tent. Having done the Cape multiple times in swags, tents and roof top tents, we reckon it\u2019s a roof top tent that wins at the end of the day. You\u2019re up off the ground, which is a bonus because even in the Dry Season the Cape can experience unexpected rain. On hot nights you\u2019re up in the air which lets you grab any bit of cool breeze that blows through, and most importantly a roof top tent is quick to setup and packup. Plus, sometimes you\u2019ll come across busy campsites where there\u2019s not a whole lot of room to sprawl out. With a rooftop tent, anywhere you can fit your 4WD to park it, you can set up your roof top tent!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n OTHER ESSENTIAL BITS OF GEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n Camping up in Cape York is all about protection from the elements, because unless you\u2019re up there in November, you can\u2019t guarantee there\u2019ll be no rain. We highly recommend at least one awning<\/strong><\/a>, as well as a couple of awning walls<\/strong><\/a>. If you\u2019re travelling and camping with mates, then it\u2019s a no-brainer \u2013 something like an additional 3m x 3m gazebo<\/strong><\/a> or even a 3m x 6m gazebo<\/strong> <\/a>will provide you with heaps of communal under-cover living space. Add a couple of walls to the gazebo <\/strong><\/a>and you\u2019ll be prepared for all eventualities, regardless of what the weather does.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cape York\u2019s Dry Season is almost upon us, and that means one thing \u2013 4WDers from around the country are gearing up to make a run for the Cape\u2019s campsites and 4WD tracks for 2018. If your dream Cape York adventure is rolling around this year, or you\u2019re still in your planning stages for next…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1869"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1873,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1869\/revisions\/1873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Capture-190.jpg\")
\nChucking a swag<\/a><\/strong> in your 4WD and heading away camping is as Aussie as it gets! What we love about a swag<\/strong><\/a>, be it a single swag or a double swag, is just how simple they are to setup and use. When you\u2019re up the Cape, you\u2019ll want to spend every spare second each afternoon swimming in beautiful freshwater swimming holes, not spending hours battling that 20 year old multi-room tent.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Capture-189.jpg\")
\nThe key to a good tent is simplicity in its setup. There\u2019s no point spending 45 minutes every afternoon setting up a tent, especially in a place like Cape York where you\u2019re most likely going to pull it down the next morning and move on to a new campsite. That\u2019s why we love the concept of a 3x3m gazebo<\/strong><\/a> and a gazebo tent<\/strong><\/a>, like the Adventure Kings gear. The camping gazebo<\/strong><\/a> is able to be setup in less than a minute by one person, and then all you do is use the ties and velcro straps to secure the tent to the gazebo<\/strong> <\/a>frame. What\u2019s even better, is on those really muggy Cape York nights, the gazebo<\/strong> tent has beautiful big windows and doors that can open to allow a fresh breeze in. Plus, at a massive 3m x 3m\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and over 3320mm tall in size, you\u2019ll never feel stuffy and suffocated!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Capture-191.jpg\")
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