What Camping Gear did Australian Bushmen use 100 years ago?

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A detailed look at my Historical Aussie Bushman Camping Equipment. This is a collection of all my traditional vintage gear that I have collected over the years, and what I like to take out on my 'Australian Swagman Camps"
This includes 'Swags' 'Vintage Backpacks' 'Billies' 'Flint and Steel' 'Oil Skin Clothing' and more.
Also check out Burke and Wills traditional oil skin clothing here: burkeandwillsaustralia.com.au/
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00:00 The Australian Swagman
01:09 Traditional Australian swags / bedrolls
04:34 Canvas and Leather carry bags
07:01 Traditional cooking and hydration gear
08:46 Traditional tools and equipment
11:26 Traditional clothing
#bushcraft #wildcamping #australianhistory #survivalskills

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11 июн 2024

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@ronaldwhite5670 Месяц назад

That was good, real good, thank you.

@fourtyfivefudd 3 дня назад

The thing about using linseed on canvas to make waterproof tarps is that even though it’s completely dried, the linseed will still continue to slowly eat away at the fabric. So they only last a few years before you need to make a new one.

@TheBeardedBushranger 3 дня назад

Very true, not to mention the mineral turps that I mix in with it.

@moorshound3243 14 дней назад

Just finished reading dairy of a Welsh swagman, great book about a fellow from Welsh Wales who travelled to Aus and living as a swagman or hobo.

@TheBeardedBushranger 13 дней назад

Cheers, I'll have to look into it.

@jimcy1319 2 месяца назад

I had the very same 1946 model British army knife, gave it to a mate in the army when I left, loved it always stayed sharp, wished I'd kept it. The marlin spike was used by sappers when doing rope work or lashings, the cavalry units used it for cleaning the horses hoofs of stone's.👍

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Cheers mate. I've heard about the cleaning of hoofs on the horses as well. Since finding out about the marlin spike I've actually been using it on our farm to untie knots and it is bloody handy! Thanks for watching.

@daveross3892 2 месяца назад

Nice jackknife, it was standard commonwealth military issue. The marlin spike is for splicing rope and small diameter wire. I have my father's which he was issued in WW2 when he served in the Royal Navy.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Yeah there seems to be quite a few of them floating around. I've been using the marlin spike on our farm to help with any old stubborn knots.

@robertozee5024 2 месяца назад

I love this channel already. You've got some beautiful country there sir. Greetings from Alabama!

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching mate! Alabama sure looks beautiful as well. I love the look of some of those southern states.

@rhys5567 2 месяца назад

My uncle died when i was young too. Ive got his camping set including his billy, compass, and watch. My gramps died too and i have his WWII entrenching tool from when he served. I still use them. The billy nearly everyday. I stop and remember them. Some of my favourite things.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing!. A lot of my items have that sentimental value to them as well. Makes you appreciate it more, because there is a story behind it. Thanks for watching.

@mathewweeks9069 2 месяца назад

Your awesome be safe out there

@stellanstellan8708 2 месяца назад

Great video, please skip the music when you are talking as it is taking focus from your message.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Cheers mate. I'll actually take into consideration this request, cause I've had similar comments on my other channel. This is an older video I've reuploaded, but going forward I'll be using less / minimal music in my videos

@stellanstellan8708 2 месяца назад

@@TheBeardedBushranger Thanks for your reply to my comment. Music can heighten the content and add emotional connection in the introduction or in sequences in between the informative sections. Just make sure the level is even with the talk so one does not have to turn up or down all the time. Keep up the good job!

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Yeah mate I usually keep it the way you've just said .. but I've had complaints about the same thing with this particular video before, so the mixing wasn't done well! Will keep that in check with future videos @@stellanstellan8708

@AB-zz2yl 2 месяца назад

Just subscribed mate, good luck with the channel, I had one of those pocket/jack knives when I served in the British Army, and it was an old piece of kit when I got it but it just kept on taking a beating. As a young soldier I was told the Marlin spike was used by the artillery guys on shells, I believed it for a while too 😂

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks for subscribing. I'm loving all these stories I'm getting around the Marlin spike haha your's is one of the best so far.

@xyzxyz8911 2 месяца назад

This backpack is a fantastic piece of kit.

@riversendoutdoors342 2 месяца назад

Nice bunch of gear, good info.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks mate. It's a bit of an old video I reuploaded. I need to do an updated one.

@kurts64 2 месяца назад

Awesome vid, some great gear there! 👍👍

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks for commenting again 😉

@user-mq5lw1rx9l 2 месяца назад

Good day Luke it’s is great to see the swagmen still around today , great videos I enjoy them great job mate .

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching mate. I'll be posting plenty of swagmen videos this year.

@miken7629 Месяц назад

If you don't mind using modern materials to make your swag, they make Duck Canvas that is not waterproof but you can coat it with "Spar Urethane" which is a clear waterproof polyurethane plastic you can paint onto canvas and remains flexible, the price for Spar Urethane is high, it is cheaper to by alternative waterproof canvas online. An alternative waterproof canvas is Mybecca 600 denier Polyester canvas which is backed by "Polyurethane" making it waterproof on one side. Ottertex 600 denier Polyester waterproof canvas is "PVC" backed and the material I used for my Hobo Bedroll. Regular canvas can be painted with Latex Paint and remain flexible but that alone won't waterproof it, regular canvas has to be sealed first. I have not tried but I understand they make an acrylic sealer/primer that you can find at paint stores that will waterproof canvas, I might run a test some day.

@TheBeardedBushranger Месяц назад

Cheers mate, thanks for the tips, lots to try out there

@Dustin_PNW День назад

As an American, I can't imagine roughing it out in the open, what we call cowboy camping, with all those creepy crawlies you have walking around. I picture waking up to find a bunch of six- and eight-legged friends inside my sleeping bag.

@TheBeardedBushranger День назад

haha yeah I much prefer doing it in winter when all those things seem to quiet down. You get used to it though ...

@TheBeardedBushranger День назад

Close your eyes and try and shut it off from your mind

@alanholley2031 2 месяца назад

Enjoyed that mate, nice to see the water bag collaboration too 👍Cheers

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Cheers mate. Yeah I finally got round to getting my own water bag which I'll be using from here on in.

@herbsmith6871 2 месяца назад

Very cool my friend😎

@michaelsewell3706 2 месяца назад

Good luck with the new channel. I need to catch up on your videos .just got back from a 2 week vacation in the wilds, no wifi. I am looking forward to hearing the folklore stories.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Cheers mate. That trip you did sounds awesome!

@michaelsewell3706 2 месяца назад

@@TheBeardedBushranger 5 nights at a place called Kagga Kamma and 6 nights in Tankwa Karoo National Park in the west of South Africa.

@agjld7 2 месяца назад

That spike on your pocket knife is a Fid or Marlin Spike. It's for tying and untying knots in ropes and wire.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks mate .. I found this out after I made this vid so I included it in text. Great to always be learning.

@dyslectische 2 месяца назад

I have so Australië long jack here in the Netherlands. Good against rain and snow. Its really warm . I have it now for about 10 years now.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Is it an oil skin? They really are great jackets for outdoors .. only downside is they are quite heavy.

@dyslectische 2 месяца назад

@@TheBeardedBushranger no its not. More modern one . Its make from pvc.

@mrhalfstep 2 месяца назад

Ahhh! Now I get it. I've been wondering what the significance of the SWAG MAN branding was. Sounds like a swag man was very similar to a Hobo here in Depression Era America. Walked (tramped) and road the freight rails to find work where he could.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Yeah pretty much mate. The swagmen walked around the country looking for work where they could. Riding the rails wasn't as big for the swagman since our railway networks were not as developed as the U.S. Our swagmen go back to the early 1800's as well .. and were also known to be hardy bush men in our harsh Australian wilderness as Australia was no way near as developed as the states was during that time. The swag is basically a bedroll .. although the oil skin or sometimes canvas wrapping was unique to the swag.

@DmitryKDV 2 месяца назад

This is a interesting video. Thanks so mutch you.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching.

@KatooR-Outdoor.. 2 месяца назад

Great vedio ❤

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching.

@ROE1300 2 месяца назад

👍 Excellent video. Pity I cannot get most the Aussie new production gear here in the U.S.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

A lot of canvas gear you could get over there is going to be pretty similar I'd say. Do you have oil skin jackets there?

@ROE1300 2 месяца назад

@@TheBeardedBushranger Oh yes, I can acquire all the soft goods, or something very similar. It was the tea pot shaped Billy can I was referring to. Also, the SWAGS available here are either not as good or very expensive. I have crafted one together with gear I already have.

@sethmoking 2 месяца назад

I love the idea of taking a kerosene hurricane lamp backpacking, but the problem is that if they tip upside at all they leak kerosene everywhere. Next, you've got to carry extra kerosene with you, because those lamps don't burn very long on one fill. And last, filling up those lamps from a bottle is a pain in the butt. I haven't figured out how to do it without spilling everywhere. And then emptying the lamp back into the bottle is impossible, too. How have you overcome these challenges? Great video, btw.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Hey mate .. yeah the spilling part is a real issue haha. My antique lamp has a little crack around the lid, so when it sloshes around while walking kerosone spills out. I tend to use the newer one though because of that. I have filled it up before and had it running on a low burn all night and it is still going in the morning. The youtube channel Waypoint surival has a good little tutorial on how to make a hobo pocket light .. this will be something I'll be looking at making to take on my hiking journeys, while leaving the kerosene lamp for my bushcraft builds at my porperty that I can leave hanging up.

@mickgately5423 2 месяца назад

i have the exact same clasp knife,

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Good on ya mate .. quite a few of em got around it seems.

@malacarabushcraft1451 2 месяца назад

Buen equipo clásico, me suscribo 👍

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Thanks

@longrider42 2 месяца назад

If I may ask, what is the ratio of Linseed oil to mineral oil? I would like to make an Oil Skin Tarp. I just subbed but I've watched several of your video's. I can no longer hike due to well, back and next problems. But I do bicycle camp. I ride a two wheeled recumbent. So I big Tarp would come in handy.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Hey mate, so I use a pretty standard 50 / 50 ratio mix. There are multiple ways to make an oil skin, including using bees wax instead of mineral turpentine. There is also aparently a difference between linseed oil and boiled linseed oil (boiled tends to cure faster) I used boiled linseed oil and mineral turpentine and I found it gives a great water proof tarp. I have also experimented on both thin contton material, and also 100% cotton canvas for a more durable tarp. It's great fun to make, usually takes 2 or 3 weeks to cure .. but the smell often stays for a lot longer. Good to hear you still get out there on bicycle camps! No matter what stage of life your at, it's always benificial to get outdoors.

@Homeyomey 2 месяца назад

How cold does it get out there?

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Where I live in the south, in winter it can get down to -1.c to -2.c at the coldest. Usually during the day it is around 5.c. But if I head up into the mountains during the winter, you can get down to temperatures around -10.c Certainly not as cold as Europe or North America.

@limeybonesjones7395 2 месяца назад

was it common for swag men to carry firearms for hunting and protection back in the day ?

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Not so much the swagmen, as they were usually poorer folk who couldn't afford firearms. The more wealthy settlers usually always had firearms for hunting and protection though.

@markmueller5508 2 месяца назад

What State are you in.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

Vicco

@annettehewitson6426 2 месяца назад

As bloody Australian myself,you for got the bloody wheel barrel,and every state ,territory,the swagger change in what he had to carry,please research before you tell yarn of Australian,bloody galah.

@TheBeardedBushranger 2 месяца назад

😆 good on ya mate. Have a great day