[SEL] Lake Goldsmith now Swags

[Peter Lowe]

The Swag was originally a bit like a sleeping bag that rolled up and was 
carried on the back of hikers or itinerate workers walking the roads in the 
depression days.
The modern Swag is a lot more sophisticated.
http://www.jollyswags.swag.com.au/cgi-bin/products.cgi?id=54832202336211178670907#Bogong

http://www.brookswags.com/history.php

You see no suit-cases in the wild and wide.
Swags are the furniture of the bush, and neither man nor woman ventures out 
without one. Slung over the pack pony, hanging from the camel, or thrown 
into the back of the truck, with a quart-pot dangling from the strap, they 
stand for house and home and life's achievement.
 Ernestine Hill, "The Great Australian Loneliness" Melbourne 1940.

In Australia, the traditional bedding for outdoor sleeping is the swag.
 These days it's a good quality, foam mattress inside a canvas cover that 
encloses both the bedding and sleeper. Traditionally blankets were used, but 
sleeping-bags are more practical, when it's very cold. The swag is rolled 
and fastened with straps. It's heavier and bulkier than a bivvy bag, but 
it's more comfortable and durable and is perfect for car-camping and other 
occasions when you don't have to carry it. In outback Australia's harsh 
conditions the swag's durability comes into its own.
 TIM McCARTNEY-SNAPE - World renowned climber & adventurer.

http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/words/authors/L/LawsonHenry/prose/romanceofswag/romanceswag.html

Have a read and learn something.

Peter, Oz








>
> In a message dated 5/7/2007 6:18:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> russell at ncable.com.au writes:
>
> laid the swags out for about a 4 hour
> sleep
>
> Russel
>
> So are swags sleeping gear of sorts?
>
>
> Tom Schmutz
> Concord, Va.
> Germoamer at aol.com
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