"Campfire Kev" on October 27th, 2011

This is a great video featuring the OzTrail swags and a couple of youngsters out in the Bush with their Dad trying out swag camping for the first time.

For more on Swag camping and use of them here in the UK and for canoe trips see our main swag post here.

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"Campfire Kev" on June 1st, 2011

We just got back from a great overnight wild-camping trip on the River Wye. Weather was good, but very windy on day one which made the mailes hard going at times, but it cleared beautifully in the evening for our camp. We knew heavy rain was coming early the next morning so set about getting [...]

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"Campfire Kev" on November 20th, 2010

A sudden down-turn in the temperatures in mid October didn’t put us off a planned canoe trip on the river Wye. We set off for a short trip with an overnight wild camp on the river, Autumn sunshine and the trees just beginning to turn, we had a brief shower once we got on the [...]

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Ranger "D" on July 25th, 2010

We’ve been asked a few times about our views on inflatable canoes, and in particular the open varieties like the Sevylor Colorado or the Back Country by Stearns – the ones that try to emulate a true open canoe. Well we really had to shrug our shoulders as we hadn’t actually tried any of [...]

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Ranger "D" on July 8th, 2010

Here is the first installment to our Sevylor Colorado video review.  This sequence is shortened a little, but even if we include filming, this canoe is river ready in under 15 minutes.  Enjoy this video, the full review write up will be coming soon with the boat in action video.

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