Deinfluence me - camping swag

I love camping and my partner loves me enough to come camping a few times a year.

We have multiple tents. They are decent tents, nothing fancy, all secondhand, but they work. We also have decent sleeping mats, so we generally get a decent sleep with our current set up.

But everytime we go camping someone else pulls up with a swag and I am consumed with envy. They look so snug and cosy and are so quintessentially outdoorsy Australiana aesthetic vibes. I've also heard that they're significantly more comfortable.

But they're not cheap, and I worry one wouldn't even fit in our car easily? They look so cosy and easy to set up. Would getting one be the best thing ever (my heart tell me yes) or is it just the gear goblin in me?

update: This was the reality check I needed! A swag will not do anything a tent doesn't, and is probably going go fit poorly in our car.

Maybe in a few years time if we're in need of replacing a tent I'll reconsider then. For now, my money is probably better spent on other gear.

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u/orange-aardavark — 12 days ago

Making my house toddler friendly

Hello! My partner and I have just moved into our own space after a few years of living with family.

2 of our friends have kids, who are like nieces/nephews to us. We'd like to get a few dedicated kids things to make it easier for them to visit, so the parents can relax more. Kids are 2.5 years and 6 months

I was thinking:

-A couple of age appropriate toys and books

-play mat/waterproof mat

Does anyone have any other suggestions? Maybe some kid friendly utensils/plates, or spare sunhats?

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u/orange-aardavark — 2 months ago

Weeknight forage after a long day

Just moved house, bf out of town, car broke down this morning, thought of cooking made me want to cry

Menu:

Toast with labneh, sardines, capers, red onion (there were 2 pieces but I ate one while I assembled the rest)

Microwaved sweet potato w hoummus

Strawberries

Handful of dill chippies

Pickled green beans

Olives from a jar

Fun lil lychee drink

u/orange-aardavark — 2 months ago
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NBN connection approval

Hello! Just wondering if anyone has a rough timeframe on how long nbn takes to approve a connection request from a provider? I moved house and organised internet last week.

The order status is saying "submitted to NBN", and has been for 2 full business days now. Just want to know if I'm looking at a weeks wait or another day or 2.

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u/orange-aardavark — 3 months ago

Trying to sign up

I placed an order last friday, got a happy little completed order message and a promise I'd receive an email with details soon. Nope.

Can't call over the weekend. Can't log to account because I never had the option to set up an account with password etc

Call this morning, on hold for 15mins before reaching someone. They have to transfer me to the activations team. On hold for 45 minutes before I give up.

Okay, maybe I'm misunderstanding the order stuff, I'll try again. Same process, "you'll receive an email shortly with your order details" and then no email

Now in live chat waiting to speak to someone, activations team offline so I selected accounts team. Predicted to be another 45 minute wait

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u/orange-aardavark — 3 months ago