Drifta Upgrades for OZTENT

Drifta Australian Made Bags and Products for Oztent
My review after years of service. Not a sponsored video.
To suit Oztent RV, RX, SV5, etc
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Drifta Bags to suit Oztent RV 3/4/5 & SV5 Bundle Deal
Drifta Bags Suit Oztent Rv, Rx, SV
Drifta Equipment Bags
Drifta Tote Bag
Drifta Tent Pole Kit Standard
Drifta Tent Pole Kit Large
Aluminium Twist Lock Tent Poles
Twist Lock Crab Claw
Drifta Tent Pole Bag
Drifta Stockton Eyelet Kit
Aluminium Roof Carrier Suit Oztent
Oztent RV5, RV5, RV3, SV5, RX
Oztent Fly
Oztent Deluxe Peaked Side Walls
Oztent Deluxe Front Panel
Luke The Drifta Hammering Solid Stakes into Road Base
• drifta - snow peak stakes
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[@OTWD]

Looks like Drifta discontinued selling the Oztents. So you'll need to get the Drifta Stockton Eyelet Kit to use the Supa Peg poles.

[@wade2669]

An absolute belter Dan well done mate. This is real camping at its best, so many people have lost the way and the meaning of going camping these days Dan well done love the oztent cant wait to see the build on your Prado. keep up the great work and all the best to you and your lovely family 👍👍👍

[@OTWD]

Thanks heaps Wade. Comments like this are massively encouraging and uplifting. Sometimes putting together videos can feel like work, but this is the best payment for that trouble. Glad to have you on board.🙏😬

[@dentray]

Get an old Aluminium extension ladder (There are plenty around that have bent feet and are thrown away) cut it down to size and bolt to roof rack/bars. simple free RV tent platform

[@OTWD]

Great idea. Thanks for sharing! I'll remember this if anyone asks me.👍

[@alexandercarter2088]

Your Oztent reviews have been great in helping us choose a new family tent. Appreciate the honesty in not trying to oversell all the add-ons.

[@OTWD]

They are a great tent, you won't look back! Glad I could help. Thanks for commenting!😀

[@ScottRadfordChisholm]

Great review Dan, thanks. I have been a drifta fan myself for many years now and just moved over to the Oztent family, so looking forward to expanding my camping arsenal now lol. Thanks mate.

[@OTWD]

Glad you got some value, Scott 😬Sounds like we have some common interests! Good luck breaking in the Oztent!

[@JohnboyFoz]

Hey Dan , recently discovered your channel. Myself and my boss lady are recently un complicating our lives from expensive van to camping again. Looking to purchase the RV5 plus and have enjoyed your videos! You deliver videos well.. I hope someone in the industry employs your to do advertising for them 😁🤞🏾👌🏿

[@OTWD]

Hi John, Sorry for the delay I needed to take a break. Glad you are going the simple route again, most folks tend to the go the other way over time (tent--> trailer --> van). My wife would appreciate the stargazing possibilities from the RV5 Plus, and if you had the fly over the top I think you would see an improvement in condensation (although that's not an issue for us with the RV5 anyway). Happy Oztenting I say! Appreciate your kind encouragement mate🙏. I'm in for the long haul - the next video better than the last, and I'll see where it goes 😬

[@michaelkeenan6668]

Great review, much of which i agree with, except: i have not upgraded my poles, as i can prevent the guy ropes from coming off the factory pole spigot by the way i attach my guy ropes. My guy ropes come up from the ground and around the pole 30cm from top, using a half hitch, then the loop on the end of the guy rope goes over the factory Oztent spigot. I have found this to be extremely secure, not permitting the loop to come off the spigot, while also reducing the spread distance of the guy ropes, reducing trip hazard risks around camp.

[@OTWD]

Hi Michael. Thanks for watching mate. Glad it mostly resondated. Neat idea with optimising the ropes to keep the poles secure. Cheers

[@garyweir5635]

When using the snow peak hammer to remove pegs I was shown you put the hammer hook through the eye of the peg and you twist the hammer back and forth with some upward pressure this will bring the peg out without pulling the peg out directly out of the ground using your back .

[@OTWD]

Thanks Gary, great idea. In the footage shown in the video, I had the camera rolling and captured pulling the peg out naturally - not staged! I misjudged where the hexatarp peg needed to go, so had to pull it out again - but they ground was very hard. There was about 2 mins of wiggling and manipulating before it shows me heaving it out. Great point though, work smarter, and not with your back where possible! Cheers for watching Sir😬

[@drewcogdell869]

Awsome mate . had my rv5 for 13 years now mate need to get mr one those drifta oz tent rv5 bags though. the bag it came in is just aobout had it

[@OTWD]

Thanks Drew. 13 years not bad I guess! The Drifta one might see you out...😉

[@michaeldallimore8590]

I have the Drifta bag for my RV4 and it is great as well as the pole bag. I also have the Drifta poles and the roof rack carrier but I use that on my trailer. Have you tried the screw in pegs in hard ground. Pick them up in lots of places and they work well. BTW replacing the eyelets was an easy task.

[@OTWD]

Good to know the eyelets are easy. You are the first person I know personally that has done it themself. At times (like when I try to fit everything in the garage...) I feel I've gotten carried away with canvas bags for everything, but for the tent and accessories its truly been excellent. Glad it's served you well too!

[@allanpower8041]

Maybe it was just the angle of the camera, but your snorkel looks to sit well above your ròf line. Looks like you've got a periscope for deep water crossings!

[@OTWD]

I've done some deep crossings, but haven't had to activate submarine mode just yet!😬 It's above the roof, below the top of the roof rack. Not sure why it was designed a bit high like that. Hope you are having a good start to 2024 Allan!🍻

[@MultiReinforced]

Hey mate always enjoy the videos, took my RV3 out for its second trip, this time it was raining added the fly but failed to fold the cover over the Velcro enough and the water ran below the fly and along the roof eventually ended up leaking through stitching around the rear flap. Thoughts or experience on seasoning the tent or if you have any tips from your travels about keeping the inside dry, cheers mate keep it up

[@OTWD]

Hi Mate, Did the water come in at the back window or around the seams? Wait for a warm day when you are hanging out at home (just tent no fly), set up the 30s part (probs just leave awning rolled up), peg down base if windy, ensure all windows and zips are all closed well. Hose tent, saturating all canvas area, but especially the stitching and around the seams and zips. Let dry a few hours, hose again, etc. Do as many times as practical over a day or two. Fully dry it, pack away ready for next trip. That is what I would do. I am surprised that you got water coming in like that. If a new tent was leaking significantly I would touch base with Oztentor where you bought it. Hey I've used it twice and it's leaking, should I season it or do you think there is something wrong with it? We have either an aluminium step, or a milk crate, to stand on to make sure the zip and velcro is nice and secure for attaching the fly. Hope this helps. Let me know how it goes ?👍

[@OffTheBeatenPathAus]

Nice run down on some of the Oztent drifta gear mate. You've got camping with the oztent down pat.

[@OTWD]

It's such a great tent, I reckon others want to get the best use out of it, just like I do. Thanks Jason!

[@OffTheBeatenPathAus]

@OTWD definitely. Some great tips there.

[@JasonHarris-jx2ux]

Great video mate. Love the tent and bags. Especially love the pegs and hammer. I’ve had issues with the stupidly undersized pegs I got with my swags and tents. I think I’ll head to the workshop and knock up 30 or so pegs like yours.😁 And the hammer. What a great idea. I find myself tugging on a peg with another peg to pull it out of the ground. Haha Can the hammer be used like a lever to remove traditional pegs?

[@OTWD]

There he is! Was thinking about you the other day.. Wondering what you were up to! How about we go into business and you can make the copyrighted Harris Peg, and I will help sell them on the channel? ........Wish I could make stuff like that😅 Yeah the hammer is truly awesome. It has a hook, so you can pull out any old tent peg too.

[@JasonHarris-jx2ux]

@@OTWD Haha. Sounds like a plan😁

[@southerngentleman5321]

HVAC Eng Dan?

[@OTWD]

Hello Sir! I studied materials engineering (metals, plastics, ceramics) and I now work in manufacturing👍

[@southerngentleman5321]

camps.. lies awake thinking of the ideal camp kitchen..@@OTWD