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Canadian Army says new military sleeping bags not suitable for ‘typical Canadian winter’

Despite the defence department spending more than $34.8 million on new sleeping bags, the Canadian Army asked late last year that hundreds of soldiers headed to a joint northern exercise in Alaska with the Americans be issued with old, 1960s-vintage bedrolls.

Troops who had used the recently issued General Purpose Sleeping Bag System (GPSBS) late last fall in a preparatory exercise found “several critical issues,” according to an internal briefing note obtained by CBC News.


WTF? Made by Liberals?

Meanwhile Queen Justin stays at 5 Star Hotels

h/t Mauser

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