Darche Dirty Dee 900 Swag

G'day Lee,

It will be wider, but you shouldn't have any issues.  With the gusset over the Dirty Dee end hoop, just line up the eyelet and pop your spreader bar through, that should secure it enough without it needing to set up free standing.
Hope that helps!

G'day Raija,

The Dirty Dee 900 has a 7cm thick mattress. They were upgraded from a 5cm mattress in early 2020.

G'day Danika,

The maximum head height is 85cm, so externally you're looking at approximately 95cm of height to the top of the external pole. 

G'Day Zingo

The weight of the swag without the mattress is approximately 9.35 Kg. The Dirty Dee can also be purchased as a 'Skin only' with the option to add a mattress on offer in the package deals or a mattress of your choice. Check it out here.

G'day Jackson,

The Dusk to Dawn tends to be a slightly more popular model with the configuration of poles and side awnings. The two models are generally purchased to suit different individual needs with the Dirty Dee being a slightly better model for ventilation in wet weather. We think both are pretty stellar, so I'd decide based on your current budget and what looks best to you!

G'day Jackson,

As the Dirty Dee is a free standing swag guy ropes arent neccessary for structure or support.  Each of the head and foot window flaps do come with guys ropes on the bottom corners to peg out for weather proof ventilation.

G'day Darren,

The 900 and 1400 refer to the width measurement in mm.  So, the 900 is approx 90cm wide, the 1400 is approx 1400cm wide.  Hope that helps.

G'day Nermin,

Personally, I reckon the quality of the mesh is among the best I've seen!  The fabric itself has a good amount of structure to it so it's not too flimsy and the weave is very tight, meaning the holes are really small.  Any bug or sandfly would be hard pressed getting through and as for the dreaded midge, urgh I'm far too familiar with how unpleasant those tiny critters are!  In my opinion, the holes look small enough to possibly even keep them at bay but if you wanted to be really sure, you could always give your mesh a spray with some kind of residual insecticide like this one.  We also have a great blog all about how to make your Tent or Swag Midge and Sandfly Proof.  Hope that helps!  Cheers :)

G'day Alex,

The packed dimensions of the Darche Dirty Dee 900 Swag are 80cm in length, 33cm in width and 31cm in height. 

G'day Adrian,

This all sounds like a pretty good combination mate. The mat will fit in the swag fine and whilst the swag is a bit too wide for the stretcher this normally works ok. We've got a Darche Ridgedome setup on a Sundowner Titan Stretcher in the shop at the moment with a similar 10cm width difference and they work great together. 

G'day Amelia,

Keeping it in the Darche family, if you went for the XL 100 Stretcher, then you'll be absolutely laughing with putting your Dirty Dee 900 Swag on top. 

G'day Chelsea,

As this one is only 900mm wide which is the typical single size, this one isn't too bad. However, it does become harder the wider the swag is.

G'day Tom,

The Darche Dirty Dee 900 Swag Bag is 90cm wide with a diameter of approximately 45cm, which is reflective of the swag when rolled up (without bedding).

G'day Sharyn,

When we put our display up in store it took between 10-15 minutes, and it was about the same for packing it up.

Keep in mind that it will depend on your experience with swags, so it may be a good idea to give it a try before you go on a trip to make sure you get the hang of it.