Snowys Camping Show

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The Snowys Camping Show is a podcast for outdoor adventurers, who love spending every spare minute they have exploring. Tune in each week for your dose of outdoor fun, advice, and information on camping, 4x4, caravanning, hiking, bushwalking, and more that you can listen to when you're not adventuring.

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208 episodes
Updated July 20

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Jun 24, 2024 · 24 min
Ep127 - Managing Mouldy Gear
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! 00:00 – Intro 00:57 – Overview: Materials, Humidity, and Prevention 04:04 – Cleaning Your Gear 06:13 – Drying and Airing Out Your Gear 07:34 – Storing Your Gear 10:21 – Moisture Preventatives 11:17 – Cleaning and Removing Mould: Best Methods and Applications 17:46 – Treating Synthetic Tents 20:48 – Durable Water Repellence 21:52 – Sunlight 22:22 – Summary 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
Jun 10, 2024 · 27 min
Ep126 - New Season, New Gear: Winter '24
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 good to go ahead of your next outdoor getaway. 00:00 – Intro 00:49 – Naturehike 04:22 – Joolca 08:39 – Inspired Overland 15:00 – Tiegear’s STEADFAST Range 20:55 – Sea to Summit’s Upgraded Sleeping Bag Range 26:45 – Summary 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
May 13, 2024 · 1 hr 6 min
Ep125 - Rooftop Tents, Awnings, & Everything Oztrail 2024 with Michael & Ben
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. 00:00 – Intro 00:51 – Introducing Michael and Ben from OZtrail 06:30 – The Origin of the OZtrail Brand 08:50 – Good, Better, Best 11:26 – Operating Within Another Brand 15:30 – The Process of Refining Products 18:11 – Customer Feedback 21:53 – Balancing Product Expectations with Price Points 23:07 – Supplier Management and Quality Control 28:21 – The Overlander Range 32:40 – OZtrail’s Awnings 37:32 – Freestanding Awnings 40:00 – Considering Product Use 41:43 – Roof Top Tents 46:12 – Considering Colours 47:41 – Talking the Overlander Range: Tarkine, Canning, and Birdsville Roof Top Tents 49:49 – The Future of OZtrail’s Roof Top Tents 52:39 – Talking the Overlander Range: Sundowner Swags 01:01:23 – The Universal Swag Awning 01:04:15 – What’s Next for OZtrail? 01:06:41 – Summary 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
Apr 29, 2024 · 41 min
Ep 124 - Go-To Camping & Outdoor Apps
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 adventure. 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
Apr 15, 2024 · 47 min
Ep 123 - Weird & Wonderful Camping Gear #3
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 needs: https://www.snowys.com.au
Apr 2, 2024 · 32 min
Ep 122 - Keeping it Clean with Camp Showers
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.facebook.com/groups/snowys Head to snowys.com.au for all your gear needs: https://www.snowys.com.au
Mar 18, 2024 · 25 min
Ep 121 - Off-Grid Communication
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-off-grid-communication/ 'Don't call me unless it's an emergency' should be taken just as seriously as 'don't talk to me until I've had my morning coffee.' In this episode, Ben and Lauren discuss the kind of communication that requires a gadget caught between the all-out, 'get me out', sending-out-an-SOS Personal Locator Beacon, and the in-range, just-down-the-road, yarn-with-Mum mobile phone. From connecting to satellites and choosing the right device, to navigating, recharging, and maintenance - we're sending our own important message to every outdoor adventurer ahead of their next off-grid escape. 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
Mar 4, 2024 · 50 min
Ep 120 - Beach & Island Camping with Dave & Bec from Snowys Brendale
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 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
Feb 12, 2024 · 56 min
Ep 119 - Campsite Q&A's #8 with Ben & Lauren
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-campsite-qas-8-with-ben-lauren/ This week, Ben and Lauren are back behind the mic with their raw, rustic, and never-curated-ever-organic approach to answering even more of your campsite questions. Be it tent protection from the top down, or preventing mid-adventure vermin invasions - boil the billy and settle in for another Q&A episode with your favourite outdoor experts! There's usually something to learn, and always something to laugh about. 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
Feb 2, 2024 · 47 min
Ep118 - Campsite Q&A's #7 with Ben & Lauren
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-campsite-questions-answers-7-with-ben-and-lauren/ With the abundance of budding adventurers and outdoor enthusiasts across the country comes a plethora of keen, campsite questions. In this episode, your favourite gear experts prepare their notes, park themselves behind the poddy mics, and produce yet another Q&A episode, addressing your most common queries posed across our Snowys YouTube and social media platforms. 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
Jan 22, 2024 · 58 min
Ep 117 - Campsite Q&A's #6 with Ben & Lauren
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/campsite-qas-with-ben-lauren-6/ Fresh at the desk for 2024, Ben and Lauren kickstart Season 4 with their sixth Q&A! Be you a solo 4WDer or an on-the-road family of five - your favourite outdoor experts detail their answers to the top queries in their inbox, from fridge capacities and battery pack portability, to compact tents, extended trips, setups, and storage advice. 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
Dec 17, 2023 · 40 min
Ep 116 - That's a Wrap on Season 3
'I flicked through all the episodes, and I saw one that was related to pizzas... I don't remember talking about pizzas?!' ~ Ben 'I just feel like I've spent a large portion of this year inside an operating washing machine.' ~ Lauren Generating the majority of 2023's content from their stellar new studio, Ben and Lauren unpack the most notable moments of what could be considered a scramble of sound, yet successful series: Season 3! From their ever-growing Facebook group to the jam-packed chats with some of the best brands - tune in to your favourite gear gurus as they wrap up Season 3, and toss it under the tree! 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
Dec 3, 2023 · 35 min
Ep 115 - Christmas Gift Guide '23
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-christmas-gift-guide-23/ Well, Silly Season has officially hit the Snowys podcast room... In this episode, gear gurus Ben and Lauren work their way down their wish lists, detailing the gear and gadgets fit for every outdoor adventure. From perfectly practical stocking fillers to perfectly portable water faucets, solar-powered string lights, and Sundowner swags - watch or listen for the ultimate gift guide, bundled together with a bow by your favourite, festive outdoor experts! 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
Nov 20, 2023 · 34 min
Ep 114 - Roof Top Tents with Dave & Jacob from Brendale Snowys
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-roof-top-tents/ A true sanctuary under the stars, the roof top tent quite literally elevates any camp setup. In this episode, Ben and Lauren call on the RTT experts to expand on everything from the racks to the roof! Dialling in from arguably the largest roof top tent display in Australia, Dave and Jacob from the Snowys store in Brendale touch on the styles, systems, setup versatility, and vehicle suitability of those cabins in the clouds raising expectations across the country! 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
Nov 5, 2023 · 46 min
Ep 113 - Our Pitch on Picking a Tent
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-picking-a-tent/ They're your bedrooms in a bag. Your portable fortresses. Your on-the-road abodes. They're tents. In this episode, Ben and Lauren go back to basics, detailing the main considerations when choosing a tent. From size, space, and weight, to 'future-proofing', vestibules, and product reviews - tune in for the most beneficial 45 minutes of tent-talk to date! 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
Oct 22, 2023 · 51 min
Ep 112 - The Inside Track on Trekking Poles
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-trekking-poles/ In this episode, Ben and Lauren (flick) lock, rock, and roll! From twist-locking and compact folding, to 'flex tips', good grip, and snow baskets - trekking poles provide a no-pressure solution to taking on the rocky trails and slopes to the summit. Take comfort into your own hands from your palms to the path, and watch or listen here! 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
Oct 8, 2023 · 47 min
Ep 111 - Hiking Stoves for Compact Cooking
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-hiking-stoves-for-compact-cooking/ In this episode, Ben and Lauren keep it light. Of everything on your lightweight pack list, your hiking stove is the essential bit of kit! Turning the dry into rehydrated, it's your cooking comrade on every alfresco escape. In this episode, our gear experts throw everything into the pot, touching on fuel types, burners, and tips on how to make the most of your compact cooking package. Let's crank the heat! 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
Sep 25, 2023 · 36 min
Ep 110 - Car Camping without Cramming
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-car-camping-without-cramming/ Off-road runaway vacations, backroad adventures, outback escapes...they all have one thing in common: a vehicle. In this episode, our resident gear gurus Ben and Lauren share the driving, exploring the pared-back packing approaches to car camping and proving that there's no limit to how good outdoor living can get - not even the size of your car. 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
Sep 11, 2023 · 44 min
Ep 109 - Behind the Scenes with Sea to Summit
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-behind-the-scenes-with-sea-to-summit/ From the infinite horizon where the sea meets the sunlight to the mountaintops that pierce the sky, the range of outdoor gear by Sea to Summit covers the curves and contours of adventures that take on both water and land. In this episode, Ben and Lauren check back in with Sea to Summit's Brand Manager Ross Smith to reveal the parts, parcels, and processes behind the brand's ever-growing success - from their first logo to their future innovations. Tune in for their trailblazing tale! 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
Aug 28, 2023 · 37 min
Ep 108 - New Season, New Gear: Spring '23
For links to everything mentioned in this episode, check out our show notes: https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-new-season-new-gear-spring/ For the outdoorsy type, a good drink bottle is like a good handbag. Be it new bottle brands like Nalgene or new colours from Grayl - the Snowys warehouse is brimming with new gear, just in time for Spring. This week, Ben and Lauren harvest the outdoor gear in full bloom! From storage bags and awning brackets, to camp tables and solar blankets - in this episode, Ben and Lauren detail the new camp clobber fit for the budding adventurers. 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