Once upon a
time, the trappers, the trekkers and even the soldiers did not carry sleeping
bags. They carried blanket rolls. Up until very recently, wool was the best
blanket material. Then, still several decades ago, Nylon fabrics came into
being. During the Vietnam War, there appeared a new blanket – the Poncho Liner. Ultra-lightweight blanket doubling
as warming liner for a rain-protection poncho.
In Australian
slang, ‘swagman’ means a travelling workman.
Something like American cowboy or a trapper, occasionally on a lookout for work
on the Frontier. The difference was, the Australian swagman travelling on foot,
and carried all his belongings in a bedroll. With our Swagman Roll®, we salute these courageous men, trembling on chilly
mornings in their moist blankets – but with our
Swagman Roll®, you’ll never have
to emulate that particular part of their lifestyle. It is made of thin Nylon
fabric, filled with one of the best insulating materials mankind ever dreamed
of – the Climashield® Apex™.
Swagman Roll® is not your ordinary blanket. It is more of a
multifunction tool, applicable wherever a warm cover is required. You can use
it a poncho liner, emergency sleeping bag, enhance your regular sleeping bag
with it, wrap in it as if it was a blanket, line your hammock with it – or just wear as a stand-alone long, warm coat.
Weight | 850 g |
Material | Nylon |