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  • South African SADF Assault Vest / Pattern 83 Battle Jacket

    by Wynnchester Outdoors
    Using a vintage 1980’s South African Defence Force (SADF) battle vest to carry our canvas bedroll and camp gear for an overnight beach camp Lik...
    Posted in assault vest, battle vest, carry system, SADF, South African, vintage

  • Swiss M91 Patrol Pack

    by Wynnchester Outdoors
    Made in the same rubberised ballistic nylon canvas as the Swiss Mountain Pack full-size rucksack from the preceding era, this is an absolutely awe...

  • Swiss Army Rolltop Rucksack - Leather & Canvas (1950s)

    by Wynnchester Outdoors
    This Swiss Army vintage pack from the 1950s is an absolute wonder of Swiss design and craftsmanship in a truly beautiful but functional and robust...

  • Swiss Vintage Mountain Pack - Leather & Canvas (1950s)

    by Wynnchester Outdoors
    This is the 1950s canvas and leather Swiss Army Mountain Pack. Perhaps the best military canvas rucksack of all time and certainly the most sought...
    Posted in backpack, rucksack, salt and pepper, swiss army, vintage

  • Swiss Mountain Pack - Rubberised Canvas (1980s)

    by Wynnchester Outdoors
    This is the final evolution of the classic Swiss Mountain Pack before the design was replaced in military use by modern-era materials. The design i...
    Posted in backpack, rubberised cavas, rucksack, swiss army, vintage

  • The History of Swiss Army Rucksacks

    by Wynnchester Outdoors
    Swiss army rucksacks, with their distinctive flax & nettle canvas, are widely praised as some of the most sought-after military canvas backpack...
    Posted in backpack, rucksack, swiss army, vintage

  • Man Of The World Magazine – Explorers Edition

    by Wynnchester Outdoors
    David Gandy in the Wild In 2014 the Wynnchester team provided a range of new and vintage camp gear for a prestigious magazine shoot set in the bea...