G'day Chris,

This stretcher would be best suited to a 900-wide swag as the width of this comes to about 92cm, so the Bandit 900 would be a good fit! The 1100 swags would have a lot of overhang on this stretcher, the Oztent RS−1S King Single Stretcher Series II would be better suited to the 1100-sized swags.

G'day Michelle,

It depends entirely on the individual.
Alot of people use the stretcher just as it is, and theres absolutely no problem doing that.
You can also use them with a mattress if you want.  Some people go with lighter self-inflating hiking style mats, some people go with big 10-15cm thick mats.
It really depends on personal preference and comfort.  Theres no reason why you couldn't start off with just the stretcher and see how that goes, adding a mattress later on if you needed.
Thicker mattresses tend to provide a bit of insulation if you are doing a lot of winter camping, you can check out our range here.
Give us a buzz on 1300 914 007 if you need help narrowing down your choices.

G'day Nathan,

I've been over the 93 customer reviews we had on the original model, and only one person referenced the stretcher sagging, so it certainly wasn't a known issue.  Stretchers or any framed fabric camping gear like chairs, etc will experience some level of material stretching with use, but I think whether or not it's a problem comes down to personal comfort.
The series 2 is essentially the same materials and design, with only a color change, and the addition of a hanging storage pocket.

Without seeing photos of your stretcher, it sounds like what would be normal sag of the fabric isn't right for your comfort.  If that's the case I'm not aware of any stretcher model that doesn't sag at all.  Potentially this could be offset with a 10-15cm self-inflating mat.

G'day Toby,

The RS-1 stretcher is recommended, it's just that extra bit longer and wider to better supper the swag frame.
Hope that helps.

G'day Louise,

I'd personally lean more towards the Kozi, it will fit better & is also a bit more flexible/softer external fabrics which is what you want with a stretcher combo.  It will mould better with your body and the stretcher bed itself.
The All Terrain is more rigid & dense, and is made of PVC - like the original self-inflating 4WD mats.  Whilst its still a good choice, I feel like it's a better option for ground sleeping.

G'day Darryl,

We dont have an SV-5 on display, so cant check this out in person. Going off measurements though, with everything all pegged out and good tent tension on the tent, you should have around 10cm of wiggle room.

G'day Kev,

The stretcher width is around 92cm wide, so ideally a 900 swag would be the way to go.
An 1100 swag would still work, however, there will be quite a bit of overhang on either side.  As you'll sleep firmly in the middle of the stretcher its unlikely to affect comfort at all, but the larger size would be unnecessary if you intend to only use with a stretcher.

G'day Daniel,

The exped mat coupler is designed to keep two mats together on the floor, to stop them from separating when being used as a double.
When you are using stretchers there's no need to use a coupler, in fact, it may make the comfort worse by preventing the two mattresses from sitting properly on the individual stretchers. Two single stretchers together is a bit different from one double sized stretcher, there's a much larger gap as the side rails cant join up tightly to one another - your probably looking at a good 15-20cm between them when looking at the functional stretcher fabric section, and that's as close as you can get them.
Your best bet, if you are wanting to set up like this, would be to just have the stretchers nested together, each with a mattress on top, and using individual bedding.

G'day Karen,

Unfortunately, it won't - technically the only stretcher that you can fit in with the 10cm mattress on top without touching the walls is the Oztrail Low Stretcher.

G'day Andrew,

They've upgraded the fabric with different colours and a slightly higher denier, plus they've added the two storage pockets - one on each side.