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OzTent
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When on a 4WD trip that is "not suitable for Camper Trailers", we
use an
OZTENT
"Discovery".
A
great
tent
that
is
very
easy
for
one
person
to
set
up.
30-60
seconds
to
erect
,
then
a
bit
of
fiddling
about
with
pegging
down
etc.
Annex
walls,
when
needed,
take
more
time.
Plenty
of
room
for
two
people
to
sleep
and
the
annex
is
big
enough
to
set
up
the
camp
kitchen
and
table.
Also,
as
we
are
both
less
that
6ft
tall,
we
can
stand
up
inside
the
tent
and
annex. The main disadvantage of the OZTENT, besides its weight, is its size when folded, hence the white pod on the Patrol's roof for carrying the tent (available from OZTENT). For cooking, on those occasions when a camp fire is out of the question, we use a Coleman two burner duel fuel stove and lighting is provided by a 12v Versa Light. Cooking pots and pans are stored in a single draw Sabco Stack-a Draw, whilst food and eating utensils etc. are stored in a 4 draw plastic Zag system and a large plastic "Roll under the Bed" container (all purchased from Bunnings). All this makes for a neat cheap storage system for the back of the Patrol and is held down by a small "trailer net". A roll up table, collapsible chairs, 20L drinking water, wash dish & bucket, plus a Billabong single grill flip over BBQ (Hot Plate/Grill, folding legs) for the open fire completes the basic camping equipment. All this with the exception of the tent fits behind the cargo barrier inside the Patrol with the 36L Engel, leaving the back seat free for clothing, pillows, and our -5 rated sleeping bags with pockets that take a Thermarest inflating mattress. These mattresses, even though they are not really necessary with camp stretches, are great for keeping the cold off your back. Poles and the annex walls for the OZTENT plus the camp stretches lie on the backseat floor space of the Patrol. |
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