The Silly Swagman

16/09/2025

Swagman kit.

New video up on the channel. Revisiting some of my old gear. A bit of a mash up of bits n pieces to form a bedroll and an all round ‘Swagman’ style setup.

15/09/2025

New vid up on the channel 🚨

Does the Silly Swagman actually have a swagman kit now? 👀

I break down the setup and break down why I’ve decided to put it together.

Apart from the obvious reasons like the history of the iconic Australian swagman, the durability and reliability, or the sustainability aspect of modern ultralight gear manufacturing, it mostly had a lot to do with how these materials feel and how they make me feel.

I’m embarking on a bit of a traditional or somewhat heritage gear journey if you will, inspired largely by Leigh who started up handmaking several highly practical clothing pieces (using natural materials such as wool) after years of personal experience and his own interest in the history and evolution of clothing, and also fellow YouTubers such as who focuses on 1800/early 1900’s Australian bushman history and who has made up his own traditionally influenced swagman kit that he’s tweaked over the years.

Although I’ll dabble in some of the swagman history on the channel, it’ll for the most part be less about using heritage gear in a strictly traditional way and more about adapting pieces of it into modern day adventures.

I’m excited to see what I’ll learn about these materials and their place in modern “outdooring”.

Hope you enjoy this one boys and girls!

Mattsy 🤙

That's right, the Silly Swagman has finally gone and put himself together a swag for his adventures! I've recently been missing my old, post Army kit and was...

06/09/2025

Today’s prep for another mission 💪

02/09/2025

Movie night?

I popped up a new vid to the channel on Sunday.
6 days exploring some of the trails at Wilsons Prom. 🥾🥾
wherrett with the stunning 📸 as always. 😊

01/09/2025

If you’re feeling blue, make it your view. 🌊

New vid up on the channel 💪

In a world where most of us are surrounded by more sign posts than trees, more sky rises than mountains and more traffic than a nearby ant mount, it’s no wonder depression is at an all time high.

We recently spent a week exploring at Wilson’s Prom and everyone that watches the channel knows how much I prefer to be away from hot tourist spots and off the beaten track but this place feels other worldly, or maybe it’s just how “untouched” it seems once you leave Tidal River. But I guess that was partly due it being winter and the waves of visitors was reduced to just a handful of people, most of whom weren’t out on the trails. A beautiful time to visit and enjoy a few of the campgrounds all to ourselves.

It’s a long format video, so pop it on while you’re making tea or tinkering away at something.
I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks everyone 😄

31/08/2025

Brand new adventure up on the tube now 💪

We hiked for 6 incredible days across the southern part of Wilsons Promontory National Park in Victoria, Australia - ending at the stunning Sealers Cove. Thi...

28/07/2025

I team up with The Bearded Bushranger and our mate Tim for a 3 Day Bushcraft / Expedition Style Snow Camp! Thanks for watching!How can you help support THE S...

28/07/2025

Some snaps from the trip I uploaded to the tube last night - The Silly Swagman

Such a great little adventure with these two legends

Head on over and enjoy the camp vibes. You’re guaranteed to have a laugh with this one! 😅

03/07/2025

The TNB long sleeve T. 😂

“That’s not bushcraft…”

Well, a fair few of you asked for it and here it is 😅
Now available from the Silly Swagman Merch store.💪
(See link in bio)

Tag a mate who fancies himself a bit of a bushcraft guru on camping trips!

Not sure how long it’ll stay up for 🤷‍♂️

22/06/2025

A new one 😄

We go camping in the rain and set up a cosy tarp shelter in a freezing cold forest!Thanks for watching!How can you help support THE SILLY SWAGMAN adventures?...

22/06/2025

New Vid Alert 🚨 Up now!

We were bogged down in some really consistent rain for several days about a week ago, so I decided we’d make the most of it and do a classic YouTube “camping in the rain” vid. 😂
We were up against it getting a fire going with everything absolutely soaked in the forest around us, so I had to implement everything I knew with what we had. We ended up with a really cosy camp and we enjoyed kicking back with some yummy, hot food and listening to the sound of the rain hitting the tarp above us.

I hope you can all escape the madness of the world for even a short time and enjoy the adventure! 🙏

Mattsy 🤙

16/06/2025

In this video I share my experience with starting a successful camp fire by following basic steps. If you implement these into your usual routine you will al...