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RE: A New Swag To Keep My Wife Happy
very cool. I guess they are closely related to a 'Bivy', which we do have here, but I don't think is very popular. I was not aware Swags included a mattress.
We have a large canvas tent, but it is more of a 'family' sized tent and it is sometimes difficult to find enough clear space to set it up (it is 10'x14' ). We recently purchased a small dome tent since it is typically just my Wife and I now. It is easier to set up, and is much smaller and lighter to store in the vehicle.
Dome tents would take up a lot less packing space as compared to a swag. Because of the mattress, once packed, the width of the carry bag is as wide as the mattress. That's a downside you could say. Swags are great for one or two adults. But nothing beats a proper tent if you have a family. The other alternative would be a rooftop tent. Are these popular in the US?
Roof Top Tents are fairly popular among overlanders, but are pricy. A RTT would be my choice if i had the money for it.
How much do they cost over in the US?
Here is Aus we can pick up a RTT for around US$450.00.
you are looking at closer to $1000 US to start for any 'name brand'. There are, of course, Chinese no-name imports that you can get a bit cheaper. and of course you can always pay a lot more... the 'hard shell' tents are pushing $4000
WOW! That's pretty steep.
Here too some of the established brands go high as US$2000, but at the same time, we have new local brands entering the market. The quality standards are pretty good. These start from around US$450. Three years back a friend of mine bought for US$550. Has used it extensively. Still going strong with no problems at all.
Yea, it seems a bit ridiculous for some canvas and a few tubes... (I know there is more to it than that). $400 for 'base' and $800 for 'delux' sounds a lot more reasonable to me.