For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-fast-pitch-tents/ In this episode, Ben and Lauren unpack how a fast-pitch style tent can upgrade your campsite. From canvas versus synthetic, to folding frames, flies, and pitch times - tune in for some top-quality, compact, and Turbo-charged talk on the features, benefits, and setup variations of Instant Up, Fast Frame, Turbo, RV, and inflatable tent designs. Join the conversation over on our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/snowys Head to snowys.com.au for a ..read more

 I spy with my little eye, something beginning with… Ben, Lauren, and two working microphones. The answer is Episode 128 of the Snowys Camping Show – where our outdoor experts work hard, so you can play hard! This week, Ben and Lauren bring to the podcast table hours of car and campsite games, guaranteeing ongoing entertainment on every family getaway.  Join the conversation over on our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/snowys Head to snowys.com.au for all your gear needs: https://www.snowys.com.au ..read more

If there was ever a topic to associate with a Monday morning, it's mould. This week, Ben and Lauren embrace the Monday blues by touching on something just as damp and dull, but nowhere near as nice on a cracker with quince and a glass of red: mouldy camping gear.  Nevertheless, this episode builds on how to prevent, remove, and recover your tents, shelters, and swags from the ultimate vampire of longevity that feeds on humidity but fries in UV: mould! Join the conversation over on our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/snowys Head to snowys.com.au for all your gear needs ..read more

For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-new-season-new-gear-winter/ In this episode, Lauren lifts a rooftop tent with one hand and spins it on her forefinger like a basketball. ...OK, that's not entirely true. But now that we have your attention - this week on the Snowys Camping Show, Ben and Lauren crack into the ~cool~ new gear fresh to the Snowys floor this winter! From ultralightweight roof top tents and steadfast tent pegs to new and improved sleeping bags and hiking gear redefined, tune in for the gear that's go ..read more

For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-talking-oztrail-with-michael-ben/ From hitting the track to hitting the sack, OZtrail have successfully designed and delivered rugged outdoor gear to the tourers, travellers, and thrill seekers for over 30 years. In this episode, Ben and Lauren pull up a chair for Michael and Ben from the OZtrail team to talk the origins, evolution, and future of the brand.  Join the conversation over on our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/snowys Head to snowys.com.au fo ..read more

For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-talking-oztrail-with-michael-ben/ From hitting the track to hitting the sack, OZtrail have successfully designed and delivered rugged outdoor gear to the tourers, travellers, and thrill seekers for over 30 years. In this episode, Ben and Lauren pull up a chair for Michael and Ben from the OZtrail team to talk the origins, evolution, and future of the brand.  Join the conversation over on our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/snowys Head to snowys.com.au fo ..read more

For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-camping-outdoor-apps/ Be it traversing the tracks, tracking the weather, or watching for wildlife - there’s an abundance of apps to make outdoor adventuring and travelling safer, easier, more interactive, and enjoyable. Some you’ll grow to rely on, others you’ll just love to have. Enough of the doom-scrolling. Gather your baggage and buckle your seatbelt as Ben and Lauren tap into the Snowys-approved camping and outdoor apps that will boast the most benefits on your next adventu ..read more

For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-weird-wonderful-camping-gear-3/ If you thought two episodes of nonsense inventions and head-scratcher gadgets were quite enough, Ben and Lauren respectfully challenge that with another twenty! Some are practical, some are peculiar, most are weird, and all are wonderful! In their third episode of the sort, things get weirder without much warning. Join the conversation over on our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/snowys Head to snowys.com.au for all your gear ..read more

For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-keeping-it-clean-with-camp-showers/ Yeah, Ben and Lauren scrub up alright.  In this episode, they keep it classy in their squeaky clean discussion of everything camping showers. From pared-back shower bags and basic bucket setups, to compact 12-volt appliances and gas hot water systems - your favourite outdoor experts run the tap on the range of shower options for a refreshingly rustic cleanse out bush! Join the conversation over on our Facebook group: https://www.f ..read more

For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-beach-island-camping-with-brendale/ Take whatever you've been told about beach camping with a grain of... sand. In this episode, Ben and Lauren invite Dave and Bec from our Snowys store in Brendale, Queensland, to unpack the beach camping considerations for those sunlit trips off the bitumen. From the mesh groundsheets, best sand pegs, and suggested tent designs, to mitigating the mozzies, midges, and high tides - it gets a little ~snowy~ on this beach! Join the conversatio ..read more