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 rain-protection poncho.
In
Australian slang ‘swagman’ means a travelling workman. Something like
American cowboy or a trapper, occasionally on a lookout for a work on
the Frontier. The difference was, the Australian swagman was traveling
on foot, and carried all his belongings in a bed roll. With the Swagman
Roll® is a salute to these intrepid men, trembling on chilly mornings in
their moist blankets – but with the Swagman Roll® you’ll never have to
emulate that particular part of their lifestyle.
The roll 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 as 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.
Details
Warm hood
Integral transport pocket
Zippered front pocket
USGI poncho compatible
Can
be used as: emergency jacket, sleeping bag or sleeping bag liner,
blanket, hammock liner (quilt) etc. Lightweight, non soaking, easy to
transport
Ideally fits the BOB backpack
YKK® zippers
Specifications
Weight: 745g
Dimensions: 145 x 200cm
Material: Nylon
Grammage: 67g/m2
Colour Options: Black, Camo, Wildwood, Adaptive Green, Alpha Green, Taiga Green, Coyote Brown or Flecktarn
Manufacturer Number: PO-SMR-NL-36
US PATENT No: D887,461 S
PART EUROPEAN PATENT No: 003792290-0001
Washing principles:
Initial water temperature should not exceed 30°C or 65°F with extreme caution