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Old School Tramping Video



Linked in from a BBC documentary, 1964. Seven minutes long. Worth watching. Talks about the old-fashioned “gentleman of the road”, Welsh tramping, gypsies, and the origin of the term “chav.”

The clip requires Real Media Player, which I fairly hate and the aspect ratio is fucked, but there you have it. Still worth watching.







1 Reader Responses

  1. Big Elk Says:
    April 21st, 2008 at 12:51 am

    I read a book about similar when I was a child from the public library which somehow connected this to bards and druids, walking the country-side:

    http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/BushAndMountainRecreation/Tramping/1/en

    Tramping is the New Zealand term for hiking, trekking, rambling or bush-walking, and was common in print and speech by the 1920s. It is seen as a typically New Zealand activity – even though many cultures have much longer traditions of hill walking.

    Enthusiasts walk along, or off, tracks in back-country settings, carrying food and gear in a backpack. Unlike mountaineering and hunting, the journey is at the centre of the tramping experience. Most trampers stay in huts, while some carry tents. A typical trip, or tramp, lasts two to five days, with some lasting over a week. A tramp not involving an overnight stay is referred to as a ‘day trip’.



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