The Silly Swagman

The Silly Swagman G'day, I'm Mattsy. Jump over to my Youtube channel and follow along as I explore and setup camp in the Aussie bush.

I'll demonstrate some basic bushcraft and try my hand at a bit of campfire cooking.

15/06/2026

Join me, as I set up a sub par shelter, walk you through a shiny new stove as I set it up with the finesse of a blind man eating grapes from a bowl that’s sat inside one of those soft toy prize arcade games using only the three pronged robot claw of crap to do so. I have my camp infiltrated by a common thief and teach karate to a possum before shaking hands and toasting to the night as we drink lukewarm tea and chat about our plans to endeavour on a mid life crisis adventure.

All on the Silly Swagman YouTube Channel.

Cheers 🍻

14/06/2026

Little snippet from the video I released on the channel this morning. 🍃

Head on over to YouTube to see the full overnighter. 💪

If you’re interested in the titanium stove, I picked this one up from Homecamp and it’s the Winnerwell Fastfold PLUS Titanium Nested Pipe Camping Stove - a much more user friendly pipe system in my opinion. 👌

New Vid! 📹Good morning gang,I’ve just popped a new vid up on the YouTube channel. Testing out a new stove under a makesh...
13/06/2026

New Vid! 📹

Good morning gang,
I’ve just popped a new vid up on the YouTube channel.
Testing out a new stove under a makeshift shelter in a real pretty patch of forest at the dawn of Winter.

A nice hot stove and some good ol’ fashioned wool and I was ready to hunker down for this chilly, winter night.
But was it enough? I’ll guess you’ll have to find out.

Hope you all enjoy your Sunday!
Cheers
Mattsy 🤙

13/06/2026

I’ve got another video dropping tomorrow but I’m doing something a little bit different this time I’ll be releasing it at 9am instead of the usual Sunday evening. 🤙

I headed into the forest to strung up a bit of a makeshift shelter so I could test out a lightweight titanium fast folding stove I picked up from Homecamp 🏕️
I also yarn about nearing the big 4-0 and wanting to mark it with a grand adventure!

I plan to get into a bit more hot tent camping this winter but am still making my mind up as to the exact style of tent I’m after. Home Camp make some excellent canvas ones which I’m considering for camping by the car with, but would love something for some missions such as on foot or by canoe!
So for now it’s this contraption you’ll see in the video. 😂

I hope you enjoy this one🙌

Mattsy 🤙

I hope you’re all out there embracing those sunny days ☀️Making the most of the rainy ones. 🌧️And giving a big, cheeky “...
11/06/2026

I hope you’re all out there embracing those sunny days ☀️
Making the most of the rainy ones. 🌧️
And giving a big, cheeky “G’day” to those you cross paths with out on the tracks.

It’s not all easy days but the tough times too are a thread in the stitching of life and you can’t have some without the other, because they’re all holding it together. 🫡

08/06/2026

Out of reception for a few days while I hibernate to get some editing done. 💪

I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend!
Please be safe on the roads though, we’ve seen all sorts.

07/06/2026

The new Power 1000 Mini available from Australia’s

Power so simple, even I can use it. 👌

•Packed with 1008wh of juice in a small package.
•2 x 250v Ports for all your usual accessories (big & small)
•2 x 100w USBC Ports
•2 x 12w USB Ports
•DC in/out for plugging in Solar & more
•AC in
•Inbuilt LED Light with SOS mode
•Simple & Vibrant, easy to read display

and much more!

Head over to to take a closer look!

Mattsy out 🫡

I’ve got a couple videos to edit right now which is awesome. First one out will be this little overnighter I did in the ...
06/06/2026

I’ve got a couple videos to edit right now which is awesome. First one out will be this little overnighter I did in the Blue Mountains with a Winnerwell Titanium Fastfold stove from
I paired it up with an oilskin tarp from and an old cotton hammock I got from marketplace. It worked surprisingly well with being raised up off the cool ground and in a better position to make the most of the rising heat created from the stove. I also placed an oilskin down in the hammock and laid a sheepskin bedroll from over that. It was amazing. 😅

Travelling full time the last year or so, Grace and I are spending whole winters at campsites so I’ve been thinking more about hot tent stove camping. I did pick up an old vintage cotton canvas touring tent but it half fell apart on the first setup. 😂 Homecamp make some unreal tipi’s and bell tents which might be a better option. Still keeping an eye out for something smaller and lighter that I can take out on the trails though, just don’t want it to be plastic is all.

Anyway, this one will be up a week from now on Sunday.
Enjoy your weekend!

Mattsy 🤙

We have our eyes set on the next adventure.What did you guys think of the latest videos where we explored down one of NS...
24/05/2026

We have our eyes set on the next adventure.

What did you guys think of the latest videos where we explored down one of NSW’s many beautiful rivers?

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If you think the world looks entirely mad when you go on your phone, go spend a night in a cave and think about it over ...
21/05/2026

If you think the world looks entirely mad when you go on your phone, go spend a night in a cave and think about it over coffee in the morning. You can come to no other conclusion than we’ve entirely lost our marbles.

Videos are up on the YT Channel 👍

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