Thanks. Excellent review. Glad to see you talk about country of origin. We need to support Australian jobs and Australian businesses. Fantastic channel. Also glad to see Australia make a better product at a cheaper price than imports.

I have 4 of the kings bags. Nearly 4 years now not an issue. Clear tops and zips perfect 👍

If you go missing mate, I’ll pass on Drifta and Kings details to the police!! 😉

Blacksmith camping supplies are Aussi made, canvas outside, PVC inside. One of the best I have used!!! Mid handles and end ones! Great design.

I had been looking at bags for a little while and this video sold me!👍 Now I just have to wait for my AOS bags to turn up, thanks for the comparison/review.

I wanted to arrange my single drawer and did my own investigation into bags. I found I had the perfect solution at home. We had traveled overseas last year and we purchased these travel pouches from Aldi for like $7.50 for a 3 pack(3 different sizes) and they absolutely work a treat. For my needs they do the job and super cheap. Yeah they may not last forever but for $7.50 I’ll run with them

Cheers for doing this vid; ended up picking up some kelmatt bags and they seem top notch

Great video, we respect guys like you who are honest in their opinion. 👍

Awesome videos matey, love them

Great feedback on the bags! Love seeing Toby upstage you!

That little fella is a champ! Good honest review mate:D So far I cannot fault my custom Kelmatt bags. Cheers

perfect timing on the video, im currently looking at bags for the 4x4 for a small trip next month ('rona allowing). so cheers! i know where to look and not look for some now!

Love the vid man gives me lots of good ideas on how to pack my drawers to use the maximum space available

I will always try and support Aussie made products who also support / use Aussie materials, I do use the Drifta gear and yes the zips can be sticky but hey at least you know they will last. It'll be interesting to see how the zips in the others go over the journey once they get some dirt/sand or mud in them? Love your vids, keep up the great work and maybe once this shit storm blows over I'll see you out on the tracks somewhere👍🏻

I love watching all your videos happy travels 👍

Appreciate a good honest review! I do really like Drifta and own those particular drawer bags, being a massive supporter of Australian made. However sort of wish I went with the Crasphad bags now despite not being a product of Chiiina, they do look like a good product.

Hack for the King's.... Or any draw bag. Line the bags with SKUBB from IKEA. Works especially good for the King's ones as it gives it rigidity as they're the perfect high for the zipper to close and also work brilliant as dividers

I have quite a few Drifta bags, I think they were pretty good for the first product on the market. I like the milk crate bags and have I made a drop in lids out of ply so they are used as a back up seat or table.

They were sold out for what seemed to be forever, but I finally ordered some Crashpods. Can’t wait to get them integrated into my system on out for the 22 camping season.

Good review, I have the AOS Tracker dome double swag and I can agree the quality is superb. My ute draws are just one big pile of shit so this helps narrow down a bag system.

Kings in the bloody bin & Grabmegear & Camp Cover for the win 👍

“God I sound like a wanker, because I am.” 200 series owner syndrome 😂😂😂

Spot on with the Drifta bags, i brought a fair few last year and found the exact same issue you have explained. Even got one of the copper rivet ones and same. Tried out Grab Me Gear based on the WA Camping and Adventures guys and they are so so much better. Unfortunately Grab Me Gear is not australian canvas but they are Australian made.

Good video and agree with the drifta bags. Have a heap and not a fan anymore. Switched to AOS and Grab Me Gear bags and couldn't be happier. . Awesome with aussie made quailty and priced well.

well done again, cant go out but gives ya a lot more time with bubs, "one door closes another one opens"

AOS for the win by the looks of it. Wasn’t sure which way to go but this has made my mind up 👌

Good review. Was looking into these type of bags to go into my draws. I have a deep draw(450mm) which ones would you recommend for stacking on top of each other or would you not recommend that for any of these bags? Thanks

Good one. I've got numerous drifta bags. Agree on the zips and finish. Threads & material interfering with the zip.. Purchased to support local. Pretty disappointed given the price. Been running the kings bags (clear tops, toiletry bag, maxtrax bag) and to be honest they're functional and not totally horrible. Zips are not great but still not that different to drifta. When on special they're not a bad purchase. If I had my time again I'd certainly got the AOS or grabmegear.

‘The most expensive of all is the Chinese bag, crash pad’ ... ‘Why is the Chinese bag the most expensive ?’ Well that’s simple, it’s called corporate greed... make cheap - sell high = big profits ! I don’t care how good the Chinese made ones are or how cheap they are, Aussie all the way for me where ever possible !!! I’ve got a number of Drifta bags and as much as I love the brand, the product and their range, I do have to agree that sometimes the YKK zippers are a little too large for those tight 90 degree corners in the smaller bags. They do tend to catch a bit which can be frustrating in the half dark at a camp site in the middle of the bush somewhere. And yeah, I’ve had a few random loose strands of cotton appear and get caught too. Good video mate, great seeing what others are using and how they’ve got their gear sorted out 😉👍👍

Excellent content, thanks for being honest.

Haha love your work crack up but good honesty, have you done a review on draw setups mate keen to hear your choice

I have a number of brand new drifta bags and they are of excellent quality imo. No such issues as you described. To be fair you are comparing new bags with your 2 year old Drifta. I'd say their quality may have improved since you purchased yours. Good to get your opinion on a variety of brands though.

I love how much you went on about the quality of the zippers of each one.... only to go on to say you won’t be using the zippers

If you dont want to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on drawer bags, Ikea sell these excellent dividers for about $10 a set that work a treat! Obviously don't do up like bags but they work very well for organising the drawers. Just for the budget conscious people out there.

Awesome video mate kit of info have a look at underkover canvas the guys are based out of Hervey Bay qld and make some awesome canvas products they're bags are brilliant

Great review.. just one question.. where do you store your recovery gear then?

Thanks for a great update, I will bias all my purchases to Aussie Made wherever possible

Your local Woolies probably have your photo up in the security room "don't let him in, he called us Coles!".

Get some silicone spray for maintenance on zips works a treat

It's an interesting debate Australian owned vs Australian made vs imported. In the end how much of drifta materials are Australian made? where do they get their zips or pvc from? answer is most likely china. Sad fact is there's things we just don't make in Austalia all you can do is support the ones who support more Australian jobs. Based on this review Aussie outback supplies gets my money

When we used to have problems with sticky zips, the old girl would run a bar of soap along the zips which helped

Just got some AFM ones. A bit cheaper than the crash pad but not quite as sturdy.

Great job Steve, I brought some kings ones before a trip last year. Definitely in the market for some new ones soon

Good video mate! It’s been a year since you made this so I have to ask, have you checked out blacksmith camping supplies bags at all?

I’m going Aussie only now..in everything I buy.

Love Aussie made gear.🇦🇺🇦🇺

I have been looking at the arb ones, but no one can give me info on them if they are worth getting

Not the results I was expecting. This was a good watch. Cheers.

We need an update to this video :)

Great video, but I'm over crashpad prices for Chinese imports. They should be the 2nd cheapest.

Good one Steve. Lets see how long it is before you get a snarky response from Drifta...and i am a Drifta fan but they dont do criticism well

Intersting that Grab me gear werent featured, excellent brand and all australian made

Crashpad by far have the best customer assistance though, I can promise you that much

Almost!

Great content again mate, if you want to offload the ones you don’t like, flick me a message with how much. Just starting out and can’t afford the good gear yet. Keep up the good work mate! 👍

should add a link to each manufacturer

Honest review. I try and support Aussie manufacturing, but I want quality so if it that comes from China so be it. When it comes to food, Aussie all the way.

Try Blacksmith bags

Need to hit up Jimmy from GrabMeGear. Made and developed here in WA. Drawer bags and other necessary items

Silicone spray for the zips.

Crashpad is best by far

Calling a brand crappy and carrying on is unnecessary and bad for the industry and I see you do this all the time. There is a place for most brands - not everyone wants to pay or can pay (especially young fella's staring out) $65 for a bag delivered. They can get 3 for less delivered from the one you recommended and they may just look after it more or they may be prepared to put up with a zip not quite as nice. You are providing great info and ideal for someone like myself who is going to use it almost every week end - everyone has a place in the market. Bagging a brand constantly and burning their sales and brand in the market just means prices will go up and quality in the market will go down as that competition is not there to even keep the expensive brands more honest. Believe me - I am and have been involved in top brands in another industry for 25+ years - I know. Let me also tell you - the expensive brands are usually the worst for honoring warranty - especially when there is no competition. I am also all for Australian Made and it is good that you make a point of this on each product. Keep in mind - several of those brands whilst made in china are still Australian Brands and the money still is spent here and still employs people here - they are not Chinese brands selling into Australia from overseas - which is the worst for our economy. Perhaps some "responsibility" should be taken into account before you bag brands (excuse my pun). But keep up the detailed reviews constructively on the product pro's and cons.

Queue Luke and his drifta fanboys coming along to try and discredit you and ruin your reputation. Great video mate, I'm going to look into some crashpad and Aussie outback bags for sure.

Never realized Crashpad was made in china, sure enough just checked the bags I have from them and they are tagged as such. I also have a crashpad swag which i just unrolled and looked over but i couldn't find any tag for where it was made. Don't get me wrong, quality of their products is second to none in my experience, just always assumed they were aussie made. My mistake for making that assumption I guess.

Great review on bags.. funny how opt for a premium bag but running the worst rear draw setup on the market..

Totally agree with your drifta bag review. I ended up buying the drifta stockon clear bags and honestly they are rubbish, made in china and plastic just gets caught in the zip everytime.

I don't think tobz is the baby great video so does it hold water lol

Lol the Chinese one is so expensive because it’s being sold by an Australian company 😉

Ok so crash pad bags are made in China does that mean they’re swags are made in China only asking as I watch an advert saying Australian made

Cant believe nobody has said you stink yet, obviously haven't been on a trip with you.

Currently setting my draws up, Ill buy your Drifta ones if you want to offload cheap! - Pm me :p

What’s with the mask mate, don’t think we can get it through the camera 🤣🤣

im batman

Doh. I bought all crash pad stuff recently thinking I was supporting Aussie made! 🤦‍♂️

Gees you must be bored in ISO 😀

Feels like Drifta are losing their way a bit. Quality is definitely patchy, especially compared with their older stuff. Compared with others, their canvas is a lighter grade, albeit Australian made. I would avoid all of the 'Drifta Stockton' stuff - straight from China.

Made in China doesn't mean bad, they just like to make lots of cheap stuff, they can and do make expensive high quality products, nobody comes close to DJI for drones.

Big plastic zips suck

Lol

Is this guy Simple

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