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Me Ol’ Swaggaroo… the Australian ‘Swag Bag’
[Update: the new Wynnchester “Wild Canvas” Australian Swags are now available to buy online from www.wynnchester.co.uk – see latest post. Designed by us and exclusively made by Spirits Intent bespoke...
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Wye River – October 2008
We’ve just returned from our Autumn Season canoe trip on our favourite UK Southern River, the River Wye. A four day trip took us from Herefordshire, past Ross on Wye, through the Spectacular Symonds...
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Military Swags – US Forces Bivvy
This is a kind of soldiers’ swag bag: the “Crysalis sleep system” – a US miltary issue bivvy bag made from a goretex-like material. It features a mozzie net built in a wire hoops to raise the cover up....
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Ray Mears' Swag Camp
You can catch Ray in his swag bedroll in the Australian desert: on DaveJaVue channel tonight at 7pm if you have Sky TV. Here’s a couple of images of his desert camp from the show: For more on swag...
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Woodland Camp
We just got back from a fantastic woodland swag camp in a local nature reserve. Given special permission, we were able to camp in a place not normally open to that activity, surrounded by the sights...
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History & Romance of the Australian Swag
I’m a huge fan of “swag camping” – camping out under the stars around the camp fire in a canvas Australian “swag” – see my previous post here. I’ve been facinated by these and have gradually been...
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Henry Lawson's The Romance of the Swag
The most detailed 19th Century Australian description of the swag is found in Henry Lawson’s The Romance of the Swag: Source: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1200626 The Australian swag fashion is...
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This is a great video featuring the OzTrail swags and a couple of youngsters out in the Bush with their Dad trying out swag camping for the first time. For more on Swag camping and use of them here in...
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The Wynnchester Australian Swag Bedroll
Great news for anyone interested in trying swag camping: As part of our “Wynnchester Camp & Adventure” project to bring back robust traditionally-inspired canvas camp gear we’ve been working with a...
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