{"id":8169,"date":"2021-07-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/?p=8169"},"modified":"2021-06-30T17:13:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T07:13:30","slug":"tricks-to-make-setting-up-and-packing-away-your-kings-swag-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/tricks-to-make-setting-up-and-packing-away-your-kings-swag-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricks To Make Setting Up and Packing Away Your Kings Swag Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For my money, there\u2019s nothing like camping in my Big Daddy double swag!<\/a> <\/strong>I love how spacious it is, how comfy it is and how easy it is to setup and pack away. Even after all these years of getting to camp in all types of camping accommodation from camper trailers to rooftop tents, I still go back to my tried and tested Kings double swag<\/a><\/strong> time and time again for all these reasons. In fact, I\u2019ve gotta be honest here \u2013 I still get as excited as a kid at Christmas when I know I\u2019m going camping in my swag<\/a><\/strong>! I just did a quick mental calculation, and over the years I reckon I\u2019ve slept in my Big Daddy deluxe double swag<\/a><\/strong> at least 500 times, both for work here at Adventure Kings, and also in my spare time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In that time I\u2019ve learnt a couple of tricks that have made setting up and packing away a canvas swag<\/a><\/strong> so much easier and hassle free, that I\u2019d like to share with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. ALWAYS USE A MESH FLOOR<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I can\u2019t stress this first tip enough! The only times I ever roll out my double swag<\/a><\/strong> without a mesh floor are the bone-headed times when I forget it and leave it in the garage at home. A mesh floor gives you a nice clean surface to roll your swag out on, but more than keep your swag clean \u2013 it keeps you clean too! That way, when you\u2019re kneeling down to roll your swag<\/strong> <\/a>up as you pack it away, you\u2019re not getting dirty \u2013 with the bonus being that you\u2019re keeping your swag<\/strong> <\/a>perfectly clean and dry to pack straight away into your swag bag. Oh, and speaking of that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. SWAG BAGS MAKE SO MUCH SENSE<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      I carry, transport and store my Big Daddy double swag<\/a><\/strong> in a Kings canvas swag bag. It makes moving the swag around and getting it to and from the campsite so much easier, but because it\u2019s massive, I can leave all my bedding inside the swag \u2013 which is a real game changer because it means I never have to think about whether I have my sleeping bag and pillows \u2013 they\u2019re always in there! And because it\u2019s so big, even with all that gear rolled up inside my double swag<\/a><\/strong>, I can easily fit it in the swag bag without struggling to do up the zippers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. LEAVE THE OUTER CANVAS DOORS UNZIPPED AND UNROLLED<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        If you zip up the outer canvas doors on a Big Daddy double swag<\/strong><\/a> and then try to roll it up, you\u2019ll quickly realise just how waterproof it is \u2013 because it\u2019s pretty close to airtight too! In that scenario you\u2019ll struggle to roll the swag<\/strong> <\/a>up because of all the air trapped inside it. The solution is to simply leave at least one of the outer canvas doors mostly unzipped, but don\u2019t make the mistake of rolling it up \u2013 because all that will do is bunch up the canvas in the middle of the swag when you\u2019re trying to roll it up. Leave the outer doors unzipped, but hanging freely for the easiest rollup method possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. USE THE POLES TO YOUR ADVANTAGE<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Here\u2019s a beaut little trick I use when rolling up my canvas Kings swag<\/a><\/strong>. First I remove the two end poles and the telescopic centre pole, and then starting at the foot end, I use the poles as a tool to flatten the canvas and give something firm to roll it up around as I\u2019m rolling. If you put the poles on top of the foot end storm flap and then start rolling the canvas up around the poles, you\u2019ll find that they assist in tightly rolling the swag<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. TUCK THE SIDES IN AS YOU GO<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            As you continue rolling the swag<\/a><\/strong>, stop momentarily every now and then and make sure you tuck the side doors in as you\u2019re rolling. This has the effect of neatly compressing all the canvas material into the roll, which in effect \u2018shortens\u2019 the swag when it comes time to put it back into its bag. If you don\u2019t tuck the doors in, you\u2019ll find that they bunch up once the double swag<\/a><\/strong> is rolled up, and it becomes much more of an effort to squeeze it into the bag at the end \u2013 so don\u2019t forget!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1. DON\u2019T FORGET THE HEAD END STORM FLAP<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              When you\u2019re getting close to finishing rolling your swag<\/strong> <\/a>up, stop about two feet before the end and remember to tuck the head-end storm flap into the roll. This cleans up the last remaining bit of the rolling of the swag, and results in a firmer, neater roll that simply drops straight into the bag when you\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              1. DROP THE SWAG BAG ON FROM THE TOP DOWN<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                Rather than lift your swag<\/strong> <\/a>up and into your swag bag, try it the other way around! I grab my canvas swag bag and drop it down on top of the swag, upside down. Fit one end around the swag, then flip the entire thing the right way up and tuck the other end in. Then, just flip the lid over the top of your swag<\/strong> <\/a>and you\u2019ll most likely find that you\u2019re able to zip it the entire way up the first go. Simple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                1. KEEP THE ESSENTIALS IN YOUR SWAG BAG<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  One final thing \u2013 I like to chuck a small hammer and my pegs into the bag next to my double swag<\/a><\/strong> before I zip it up. That way, you never have to hunt around looking for these camping essentials the next time you go camping \u2013 you know they\u2019re always exactly where you need them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  For my money, there\u2019s nothing like camping in my Big Daddy double swag! I love how spacious it is, how comfy it is and how easy it is to setup and pack away. Even after all these years of getting to camp in all types of camping accommodation from camper trailers to rooftop tents, I…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":8170,"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\/8169"}],"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=8169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8171,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8169\/revisions\/8171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}