Great tips vid. When packing the tent into a bag, we fold up the tent right where it was pitched - don’t lift the tent - just put the bag over the tent where it lay then roll everything over and zip it up. 😊
Hey mate, Sorry for delay needed to take a break! It's a gem right? Did you hook the strap to the window flaps so that you get the fabric away from the tent which saves you crawling under and rolling it up? Thanks for watching.
In heavy winds the front of the tent can catch a lot of wind, and then the horizontal frame part in the top of the tent tends to bend quite scarily at the hinge points. When I expect heavy winds I brace the upper frame part with one of the awning poles and some pieces of velcro.
Great idea, thanks for sharing here. Haven't experienced this personally (I find taught guy ropes copes with the winds I've had). I'll keep this one in mind.
Good tip with the occy straps on the back edge of the fly ! The standard fly guyropes are way too long and are a PITA - I was going to cut them shorter, but will go the occy strap route now. Question - do you do the same with the guyropes on the sides of the fly ? In a similar vein .... an easy way to get more ventilation with the front panel on, but still maintaining privacy, is to unzip the front awning panel and just run 2 occy straps from it's bottom corners out to the front guyrope pegs (rather than rolling it up)
Great idea with the front panel. I will remember this if I ever want that front privacy. I haven't gone the occy route at the fly sides, but maybe I should. It's biggest benefit is the rear because of the exterior window hatch access. Thanks heaps for watching and sharing you ideas! Cheers.😁
Excellent tips!! I have an RV5 Tagalong that zips up to my Batwing Awning and it's brilliant. Going to try leaving the tent fly zipped for folding next time out. Thank you!
If you anticipate snow or perhaps hail, put the fly spreader bar on the top (outside) of the fly. If you put it underneath then snow or ice cannot slide off and the weight may bend the spreader bar and eventually collapse the tent.
Just found your excellent videos. We will probably buy an Oztent, the 5+ soon, and have seen many useful bits in these videos. Just re the qcy straps, we bought a whole lot, several meters of the qccy strap elastic from Bunnings and you can buy the hooks for the ends, so make you own, whatever length you want.
Tip for setting up awning as Peaked on your own and in wind! Unroll awning and attach centre poles and spreader while leaning it against erected tent at an angle then attach front poles and spreader pole while still leaning against the tent, attach front guy lines, pull front guys forward one at a time and peg down, the entire awning erects peaked, you then just need to adjust it! Also with putting in the bag leave the packed tent "On the ground" put unzipped bag over tent and just flip and zip. Always great to share and see RV tent tips&tricks so keep them coming.
Thanks for the encouragement, I think this video has helped a number of folks. Appreciate you adding to the pool of knowledg.👍😬 That's my go to way of putting it in the bag too. Happy Oztenting! Cheers
Great tips. Really enjoyed your video. Just wanted to let you know that for the water one you can leave the spreader bar on the inside and just tie down the middle like you did and it still works. Thanks for your work. Cheers buddy.
Original bag. 10 years old. Can pack up with peaked side panels and fly attached. Don’t put tent in bag, put bag on tent, then roll over. Also have a 20 year old tent. Still with original bag also.
I appreciate your interest in my work and your community involvement here 🙏Those pyjamas are actually board shorts but I do admit sometimes they double as pyjamas. The problem with publishing videos out of real life chronological order is the occasional video with multiple haircuts 😬 Thanks heaps Michael.
Much appreciate your efforts in curating these tips Dan, always something of value to try! After several "rookie errors" not attaching fly before putting up tent have tied a thin piece of nylon rope (1.5m) to the zip so fly can be installed solo. We have also had success with a square piece of marine carpet (from Bunnings) that protects base/ inflatable mattresses , provides great insulation & very comfortable under foot. When packin g up , we remove carpet , roll it up & along with a 2m length of pine floorboard attach to surf racks providing structural support to Oztent , preventing bowing of tent in transit. Cheers
Hi Tim, We usually take an aluminium folding step for fly zip attaching duties - a long cord is a good idea too! Love the DIY roof rack support. Great work. Thanks heaps for watching. I appreciate you taking the time to comment, and appreciate the encouragement even more 🙏😬
Love the bell concept. Im wanting to camp more and im good with my surroundings but sadly people suck. Doing this literally tomorrow as we are away in our rx5 tomorrow for the Australia day weekend
@OTWD we live in Victoria my wife and our 2 year old daughter Kyra and we have gone all out on the oztent RV 4 +++ and drifter. Love your family oztent videos. Please more in the south Gippsland direction from Mornington on as that's where we live
@@user-hm6uu4sl9d One of the new ones? Cool. That will get you heaps of places. There's plenty of places in the high country you can get to if you are careful! Shoot me an email dan@outtherewithdan.com
Hi Jacqueline, apologies for the delay mate I needed to take a short break. They are Drifta Stockton Pegs. Recommend 20cm for the tent and 30cm for the awning guide poles. Check out my Drifta Upgrades for Oztent video - I discuss in detail, and the drifta bag too :)
Hey mate well done on the video....I'm getting a rv3 oztent and I was wondering the hockey strap trick would it work on the back window part instead of the guy ropes ?
Hey mate, Thanks for watching. Do you mean the canvas zippable cover on the window (without the fly) ? If so, I think it just has the two eyelets - one each side - to use as tie down points. The eyelets seem quite small, I would tie a loop in some cord (say 50-100mm loop) then hook the ockey strap onto that. Tieing down at an angle (ie. toward the tent corners on a diagonal rather than straight back from the tent) will probably help, but I think there will still be some slack and it may flap around. Maybe it will work for what you want! Let me know how it goes. Importantly, you won't have rain protection on the sides angle (because the canvas flap lifts perpendicular to the tent only with no side protection).. SO if it rains - its probably getting wet inside. Cheers, Good luck.
Hi Dan, we recently got ourselves a Oztent RV4 for South Africa camping. Love the easy setup and space in the tent. My only concern is the light that shines through early mornings with the hot south african sun. Not sure if we should get the fly sheet to help with the light block out? Any tips to make the tent darker inside? I was thinking to make loose side flaps (with block out material) that you can attach on inside of tent frame for sleeping time. Do you think this can work?😊
Hi Madeleine, where is the light coming in exactly? Do you mean the tent lights up too much as soon as the sun is up? I think the fly will help for sure, it is opaque and will create another light barrier. It will also help keep the tent cooler for longer. I'm sure if you are concerned about the light...it will probably heat up in there quick too :) DIY blockout sounds like a bit of work to make and attach/detach each time - but why not try? Suggest windows could be the biggest pain, you may need to think about which ones you may want to access regularly and how to manage that. Could you droop bloockout material over the canvas, between the tent and the fly? Whatever you try, I'm interested to hear how it turns out. Cheers.😬
Some great tips, about to purchase an rx5. Does the crab claw spreader bar fit underneath the awning with with the included oztent poles or do you also need to buy the aftermarket thicker poles?
Do you or others have any tips for sliding the rv4 onto rhino roof racks. Like a slide panel?. We got rid of steel tradie racks - too heavy with all the other stuff. Tip - loading the tent onto a tradie roof rack- We used to simply rest it against the rear Steel rack and lift and slide - but to assist i also cable tied vinyl floor tiles to the rack and looped them over the rear rail and the tent slid on easily.
Hi Brian, great tip, we do something similar putting it up on the rack. Wouldn't want to do my back before or after a trip trying to put the tent on the roof! However, not sure whether it would work with just roof bars.... If you could add a set of three bars you may be able to do it the same way. Otherwise, maybe a two person lift at the side of the car and place on top is the best way to go. People have said they use rolled up carpet as stiffener, or ply wood/lengths of woods to help support the tent on the roof bars, but not sure that would help with getting it on/off the roof. Cheers, let me know if you figure it out!
@@OTWDi have 3 x rhino bars. Yep. I went to the second hand building materials place and bought a2.4m x 20cm length of composite decking for $20 that i will cut in half fix and clip together and use as a slide, but Drifta sell an aluminium one for gulp $256
Had the RV4 with every accessory made for it . Peaked side panels , front , awning etc etc etc . Take forever to set everything up . Sold it and bought an RV5 . Now i just use the tent by itself . Forget all the other crap .
I have an RV5 and also a 23 Zero 270 awning. I would like to find out if there is a connector that zips onto the awning front of the RV5 and then can be zipped on to the 23 zero. The teeth of the zips appear to vary in size. I do have a contact who maybe able to manufacture one locally, although we are not able to confirm the zip type used by Oztent. Any assistance appreciated.
Hi Malcolm! Apologies for delay, I took a break. I haven't had to cross this bridge myself, so I don't have all the answers. Are you aware of the product called 'Oztent RV Caravan & Sail Track Connectors' ? That is all that comes to mind. Good luck. Interested to hear how you go 😬
Like the vidoes Dan, probably some of the best Oztent info out there
Thank you Sir. This is wonderful encouragement.😬🙏
Nice when you can share tips from the community with everyone!
Sound advice in comments might be wasted otherwise! Cheers Jason!
Great tips vid. When packing the tent into a bag, we fold up the tent right where it was pitched - don’t lift the tent - just put the bag over the tent where it lay then roll everything over and zip it up. 😊
We tend to do the same too! Appreciate you watching and taking time to comment, glad you enjoyed 😬
We have original bag still and can pack away including fly no probs. Thanks for great vid!
That's great to know, Thanks for sharing. Appreciate the encouragement 😬
I think the occy straps are a brilluant udea Dan.
I was sceptical - But it's genius! Cheers Allan
The occy straps (yes, orange is mandatory) are a brilliant tip. Tried it just recently and works well with both the fly and rear window. Cheers.
Hey mate, Sorry for delay needed to take a break! It's a gem right? Did you hook the strap to the window flaps so that you get the fabric away from the tent which saves you crawling under and rolling it up? Thanks for watching.
In heavy winds the front of the tent can catch a lot of wind, and then the horizontal frame part in the top of the tent tends to bend quite scarily at the hinge points. When I expect heavy winds I brace the upper frame part with one of the awning poles and some pieces of velcro.
Great idea, thanks for sharing here. Haven't experienced this personally (I find taught guy ropes copes with the winds I've had). I'll keep this one in mind.
Good tip with the occy straps on the back edge of the fly ! The standard fly guyropes are way too long and are a PITA - I was going to cut them shorter, but will go the occy strap route now. Question - do you do the same with the guyropes on the sides of the fly ?
In a similar vein .... an easy way to get more ventilation with the front panel on, but still maintaining privacy, is to unzip the front awning panel and just run 2 occy straps from it's bottom corners out to the front guyrope pegs (rather than rolling it up)
Great idea with the front panel. I will remember this if I ever want that front privacy. I haven't gone the occy route at the fly sides, but maybe I should. It's biggest benefit is the rear because of the exterior window hatch access. Thanks heaps for watching and sharing you ideas! Cheers.😁
Excellent tips!! I have an RV5 Tagalong that zips up to my Batwing Awning and it's brilliant. Going to try leaving the tent fly zipped for folding next time out. Thank you!
If you anticipate snow or perhaps hail, put the fly spreader bar on the top (outside) of the fly. If you put it underneath then snow or ice cannot slide off and the weight may bend the spreader bar and eventually collapse the tent.
Just found your excellent videos. We will probably buy an Oztent, the 5+ soon, and have seen many useful bits in these videos. Just re the qcy straps, we bought a whole lot, several meters of the qccy strap elastic from Bunnings and you can buy the hooks for the ends, so make you own, whatever length you want.
Tip for setting up awning as Peaked on your own and in wind! Unroll awning and attach centre poles and spreader while leaning it against erected tent at an angle then attach front poles and spreader pole while still leaning against the tent, attach front guy lines, pull front guys forward one at a time and peg down, the entire awning erects peaked, you then just need to adjust it! Also with putting in the bag leave the packed tent "On the ground" put unzipped bag over tent and just flip and zip. Always great to share and see RV tent tips&tricks so keep them coming.
Thanks for the encouragement, I think this video has helped a number of folks. Appreciate you adding to the pool of knowledg.👍😬 That's my go to way of putting it in the bag too. Happy Oztenting! Cheers
Like the cat bells as a warning system !
I have found a 45-70 works well too.😉
Keep up the good work.
Remind me not to wake you up accidentally when we go camping together...😳 Thanks Dave
Great tips. Really enjoyed your video. Just wanted to let you know that for the water one you can leave the spreader bar on the inside and just tie down the middle like you did and it still works. Thanks for your work. Cheers buddy.
Thanks for watching, appreciate the encouragement! Thanks for the tip with the front bar. Cheers
Great vid, thanks Dan
Thanks John, I think anyone with an Oztent should find one gem in there at least 😬
Original bag. 10 years old. Can pack up with peaked side panels and fly attached. Don’t put tent in bag, put bag on tent, then roll over. Also have a 20 year old tent. Still with original bag also.
Great endorsement for these tents. Thanks for watching and sharing!
Excellant video mate
Sorry for delay here, took a bit of a break. Thanks heaps Sir, appreciate the encouragement!!
Great tips here. I am a bit late catching up with these. Nice Pyjamas Dan! Good haircut too! Thanks for the honorable mention!
I appreciate your interest in my work and your community involvement here 🙏Those pyjamas are actually board shorts but I do admit sometimes they double as pyjamas. The problem with publishing videos out of real life chronological order is the occasional video with multiple haircuts 😬 Thanks heaps Michael.
Excellent information, thanks 👍
Thanks mate, glad you found some value. Cheers, happy camping.😬
We have the rv 4 and will use some of these tips
Hi Phillip. Happy camping mate, thanks for watching and I'm glad you found something useful👍👍🍻
Love the videos mate, encyclopaedia of oztent and accessories
Thank you. Glad It's appreciated. I figure people spend a lot of money on them, they might as well try to optimise how they use it. Cheers🍻
Much appreciate your efforts in curating these tips Dan, always something of value to try! After several "rookie errors" not attaching fly before putting up tent have tied a thin piece of nylon rope (1.5m) to the zip so fly can be installed solo. We have also had success with a square piece of marine carpet (from Bunnings) that protects base/ inflatable mattresses , provides great insulation & very comfortable under foot. When packin
g up , we remove carpet , roll it up & along with a 2m length of pine floorboard attach to surf racks providing structural support to Oztent , preventing bowing of tent in transit. Cheers
Hi Tim, We usually take an aluminium folding step for fly zip attaching duties - a long cord is a good idea too! Love the DIY roof rack support. Great work. Thanks heaps for watching. I appreciate you taking the time to comment, and appreciate the encouragement even more 🙏😬
Yep us too with the carpet. A Cmat under the whole this is also a thing. No dirt so no cleaning.
Love the bell concept. Im wanting to camp more and im good with my surroundings but sadly people suck. Doing this literally tomorrow as we are away in our rx5 tomorrow for the Australia day weekend
Glad it was helpful. Happy camping and safe travels over the coming weekend !! Cheers
Nice one Dan 👌
Thanks James! I reckon folks will get some value😀
@@OTWD sure will Dan, plenty of us with Oztents these days 🤙
Great tips ! I haven"t got an Oz tent yet , but like to watch videos of how they are actually used rather than the sells videos that some put up .
Glad you found something useful, Richard. Thanks for leaving this comment! They are great tents, you won't look back👍
Great mate 🎉 Iove my RV4
Sorry for delay, took a bit of a break! Thanks for watching🙏. Happy Oztenting!
@OTWD we live in Victoria my wife and our 2 year old daughter Kyra and we have gone all out on the oztent RV 4 +++ and drifter. Love your family oztent videos. Please more in the south Gippsland direction from Mornington on as that's where we live
@@user-hm6uu4sl9d What vehicle do you have ? If 4WD I can recommend some spots. What a magic age. Our son just turned 2 aswell!
@OTWD we have a 4wd rav 4 hybrid so not so strong like the emu
@@user-hm6uu4sl9d One of the new ones? Cool. That will get you heaps of places. There's plenty of places in the high country you can get to if you are careful! Shoot me an email dan@outtherewithdan.com
Portable outside diesel.heater feeding through power cord slot in the cold weather
Great idea. I always forget about that cord pass-through! Thanks for sharing.
Is there a cord pass through on both sides?
@@Troys-reviews one in the back right corner facing in l think
@@chrisobrien5138 thanks mate
😮Fantastic advice! What are the black pegs with hole that hold the ockey strap hooks?
Hi Jacqueline, apologies for the delay mate I needed to take a short break. They are Drifta Stockton Pegs. Recommend 20cm for the tent and 30cm for the awning guide poles. Check out my Drifta Upgrades for Oztent video - I discuss in detail, and the drifta bag too :)
Hey mate well done on the video....I'm getting a rv3 oztent and I was wondering the hockey strap trick would it work on the back window part instead of the guy ropes ?
Hey mate, Thanks for watching. Do you mean the canvas zippable cover on the window (without the fly) ? If so, I think it just has the two eyelets - one each side - to use as tie down points. The eyelets seem quite small, I would tie a loop in some cord (say 50-100mm loop) then hook the ockey strap onto that. Tieing down at an angle (ie. toward the tent corners on a diagonal rather than straight back from the tent) will probably help, but I think there will still be some slack and it may flap around. Maybe it will work for what you want! Let me know how it goes. Importantly, you won't have rain protection on the sides angle (because the canvas flap lifts perpendicular to the tent only with no side protection).. SO if it rains - its probably getting wet inside. Cheers, Good luck.
Great video mate. How wide is the spreader bar fo the fly? cheers
Thanks mate, glad you liked it. It's an 1800mm that extends to 2700mm - Search Drifta Twist Lock Crab Claw. Cheers
Hi Dan great video 👌 what type of ozzy straps you got from Bunnings ?
Thanks heaps mate. Also in description - they are Bunnings GRUNT 60cm Reflecta Flat Bungee Strap
Hi Dan, we recently got ourselves a Oztent RV4 for South Africa camping. Love the easy setup and space in the tent. My only concern is the light that shines through early mornings with the hot south african sun. Not sure if we should get the fly sheet to help with the light block out? Any tips to make the tent darker inside? I was thinking to make loose side flaps (with block out material) that you can attach on inside of tent frame for sleeping time. Do you think this can work?😊
Hi Madeleine, where is the light coming in exactly? Do you mean the tent lights up too much as soon as the sun is up? I think the fly will help for sure, it is opaque and will create another light barrier. It will also help keep the tent cooler for longer. I'm sure if you are concerned about the light...it will probably heat up in there quick too :) DIY blockout sounds like a bit of work to make and attach/detach each time - but why not try? Suggest windows could be the biggest pain, you may need to think about which ones you may want to access regularly and how to manage that. Could you droop bloockout material over the canvas, between the tent and the fly? Whatever you try, I'm interested to hear how it turns out. Cheers.😬
Some great tips, about to purchase an rx5. Does the crab claw spreader bar fit underneath the awning with with the included oztent poles or do you also need to buy the aftermarket thicker poles?
Hi Paul, I haven't specifically checked this, but I wouldn't expect any dramas. The RX5 is awesome you won't look back. Happy camping!
Do you or others have any tips for sliding the rv4 onto rhino roof racks. Like a slide panel?. We got rid of steel tradie racks - too heavy with all the other stuff.
Tip - loading the tent onto a tradie roof rack- We used to simply rest it against the rear Steel rack and lift and slide - but to assist i also cable tied vinyl floor tiles to the rack and looped them over the rear rail and the tent slid on easily.
Hi Brian, great tip, we do something similar putting it up on the rack. Wouldn't want to do my back before or after a trip trying to put the tent on the roof! However, not sure whether it would work with just roof bars.... If you could add a set of three bars you may be able to do it the same way. Otherwise, maybe a two person lift at the side of the car and place on top is the best way to go. People have said they use rolled up carpet as stiffener, or ply wood/lengths of woods to help support the tent on the roof bars, but not sure that would help with getting it on/off the roof. Cheers, let me know if you figure it out!
@@OTWDi have 3 x rhino bars. Yep. I went to the second hand building materials place and bought a2.4m x 20cm length of composite decking for $20 that i will cut in half fix and clip together and use as a slide, but Drifta sell an aluminium one for gulp $256
Had the RV4 with every accessory made for it . Peaked side panels , front , awning etc etc etc . Take forever to set everything up . Sold it and bought an RV5 . Now i just use the tent by itself . Forget all the other crap .
Would certainly be quicker!
I have an RV5 and also a 23 Zero 270 awning. I would like to find out if there is a connector that zips onto the awning front of the RV5 and then can be zipped on to the 23 zero. The teeth of the zips appear to vary in size. I do have a contact who maybe able to manufacture one locally, although we are not able to confirm the zip type used by Oztent. Any assistance appreciated.
Hi Malcolm! Apologies for delay, I took a break. I haven't had to cross this bridge myself, so I don't have all the answers. Are you aware of the product called 'Oztent RV Caravan & Sail Track Connectors' ? That is all that comes to mind. Good luck. Interested to hear how you go 😬
I have an RV5. What’s the Drifta bag that you’ve swapped to?
ruclips.net/video/r1JRxmzZqo4/видео.html
Good luck! 😬