EMU SWAGS – the making of…
After trying & buying over a dozen different swags trying to find the right one that fitted me & had plenty of room & didn’t have parts that break (plastic clips, buckles etc), all the swags I’ve purchased we’re too short in length, my head & feet always touched the canvas & weren’t wide enough. The plastic clips broke when trying to push them together whole rolling them up and I’ve even had the poles break!
So I thought, I’m going to make my own! Long enough to fit comfortably & wide enough not to touch the sides. So I made it 7 foot long and a metre wide, plenty of room. It has a large screen window at the rear & a large screen window facing skyward with both having zip-up canvas panels if you get cold. It has metal rods sewn in at both ends to keep it nice and taught, and I even made a PVC mat that you can roll out in the morning with enough room to sit on without getting a wet bum to put your boots on. It has plenty of rope at each end for tying the swag up. If you’re tired & couldn’t be bothered setting the poles up (one at each end) you can simply tie the swag off to your bullbar or a fence, tree, anything & still have the best night’s sleep you’ll ever have.