Military Surplus Stuff?

[andy66]

The arctic sleeping bags used in the UK forces over the last say 8 years are ok for British winters but not for the arctic, trust me on this one. Buy something along the lines of a good Mammut mummy bag and you will have toasty nights ahead of you. Coupled with a wind/waterproof bivvy bag you will be as snug as a bug.

What do you consider a British winter? I'm looking for something suitable for -6 to -10C in a cabin, or 0 to -4 in a tent with the possibility of dew or light rain. As with any tent...water happens.



The issue with US market bags, sportsman or the rare USGI surplus is they are the same size. 36"x 72" 84cm X 183cm. I don't fit in these. They're too short and too small opening at the top. I'm a big man. I get in the standard size bag, and try to zip up, I run out of zipper at about my belly. My shoulders are too wide for a 36" bag. Too boot, at 72" the bag stops at about my armpits. Certainly not enough to keep anyone warm.


I remember that whatever the "British Commando" bags were, had a longer and wider variant. Is this true today?

By British winter I mean at the least -3 to +5. Prior to arctic training I was advised to purchase the specific mammut bag. Whilst on the course we trained with the SBS/SAS, not one of those lads were using the arctic bag.

[stacka]

I know which one your after, I have two issued -60 bags one of which is the gortex version.

Gotta link?

They are made by a company called "yeti"

I don't think Iv seen many of them on surplus store, which and the issued ones are good for not a lot

[Frogman Ladue]

Colman do a left opening and right opening bag so that you can zip the 2 together and make one massive bag, in season 2 or 3, the 3 would be warm enough I would have thought, also
Try this website they are listing a 60" wide one that should be big enough.

http://forbigandheavypeople.com/extra-l ... ll-people/

Kev

I don't need one "that" big.

[hairyyoda]

Frogman said >>>

I don't need one "that" big.

"You might do if you bump into some female company on a cold night ?"

Phil

[Kevgun]

Frogman said >>>

I don't need one "that" big.

"You might do if you bump into some female company on a cold night ?"

Phil

Possibly even 2, 1 either side should do it