My Burke & Wills Ironbark swag is easily my favourite piece of camping equipment. I have stuffed a queen sized cotton doona and full size pillow into it. The swag is so comfortable, I have been known to leave my bed and sleep in it at home when my partner is sick – perhaps a little too willingly at times! While I use my swag in a tent, it is rugged enough to … more »
Following are a few jokes, stories and one liners that have given me a bit of a laugh. I thought I would share. Joke: Bad mosquitoes Pat and Mick were camping in the bush. The mosiquotes were so bad, they decided to pack up camp and move to a new site. But they decided to do this in the dark, so the mosiquotes would not know where they had gone. They stumbled around … more »
What is the best camping tent? That depends. You need to match your budget and needs to the right style and brand of tent to identify the best tent for you. I am not going to try to tell you what your camping needs are, and therefore what the best tent is. Instead, you can assess your own needs. Questions you might want to ask yourself are: What style of camping am I doing? … more »
“The rich man buys once, the poor man buys twice.” In other words, the rich man can afford to buy quality gear that performs its intended function and lasts a long time; the poor many buys cheap gear that either breaks or does not work and needs to be replaced after a short period. I see/hear this saying touted around the camping scene quite regularly. Quite frankly, it annoys me. If we all waited … more »
Our Lifetime 4’ bi-fold, height-adjustable table is a handy piece of camping kit. It can be used as a standing height bench, standard height table, a low table for the kids or as a side table while sitting down. Sturdy camping tables that allow food preparation and washing up at a suitable height for standing up are hard to come by. Most of the benches marketed as camp kitchens are only 80 cm … more »
Our DMH Outdoors stainless steel mugs appear to have excellent insulation properties, as discovered on a recent camping trip. We only took the bare essentials on the camping trip. This included a gas cooker that mounted directly to the top of the gas bottle, as well as a moka pot to brew our morning coffee. While we had brought the moka coffee pot, I had not thought to pack the kettle for boiling … more »
Sleeping warm and comfortably is very important while camping. Getting a good night’s rest sets you up for a happy day, no matter what the camping challenges. A bad night’s rest will probably leave you grumpy only seeing the negative side of the camping experience. Do you really need to go out and buy that expensive sleeping bag to get a good night’s sleep, or can you make do with household items you … more »