Once upon a time, the trappers, the trekkers and even the soldiers did not carry sleeping bags, instead they carried blanket rolls. During the Vietnam War a new blanket came into being. The Poncho Liner was an ultra lightweight blanket doubling as a warming liner and a rain poncho.
In Australian slang, the word ‘swagman’ means a travelling workman. Something like an American cowboy or a trapper, occasionally on the lookout for a job at the frontier. The difference was, the Australian swagman was traveling on foot, and carried all his belongings in a bed roll. We salute those intrepid men, who trembled on chilly mornings; With our SWAGMAN ROLL you’ll never emulate that part of their lifestyle. Ours is made of thin Nylon fabric, filled with one of the best insulating materials mankind has ever dreamed of, the Climashield Apex.
