Swedish survival bag? Anyone know?

[merwin]

Hello everyone.

A retailer in the US is advertising a "Swedish Mil. Survival Bag". It's an oiled canvas sleeping bag with a wool and cotton liner combination.

Does anyone know anything about these?

It looks to be promising, but without seeing it in person... :?:

Thank you in advance for any opinions. :biggthump


Mike

 

[Viking]

Do you have any pictures of it?

 

[Moonraker]

Perhaps it is something like this?:

Sovsäck, "Övrig". Oanvänd. Äldre modell.

Basically an old Swedish Army sleeping bag. I believe it uses wool as insulation. Outer looks like it could be canvas. Princely sum of 70SEK or about £5.50 from Active Life Equipment in Sweden plus postage of course I have never seen on so can't comment on them other than they are probably pretty heavy. I would be interested to see what they are offering.

 

[Great Pebble]

Mmm, looks a bit like the old British airborne bag.

 

[Viking]

Perhaps it is something like this?:

Sovsäck, "Övrig". Oanvänd. Äldre modell.

Basically an old Swedish Army sleeping bag. I believe it uses wool as insulation. Outer looks like it could be canvas. Princely sum of 70SEK or about £5.50 from Active Life Equipment in Sweden plus postage of course I have never seen on so can't comment on them other than they are probably pretty heavy. I would be interested to see what they are offering.

You will soon become an expert on swedish military surplus ):

 

[hootchi]

It's not one of these is it? :?:

 

[Moonraker]

You will soon become an expert on swedish military surplus ):

Hehe ): I spend enough time looking at it all Viking mate I just remembered it from looking on ALE web site and thinking it might be an interesting natural material sleeping bag option.. but I suspect they upgraded them for a reason

 

[merwin]

Hootchi found it. The same item that Ridge Runner was asking about. I should have caught it on a search, sorry.

Yes, it is heavy but not to heavy to haul in the truck or on a pack horse (for use in a base camp scenario like the steel Swedish mess kit). I would like to get away from some of the synthetics where it makes sense. I normally have an open fire in camp and synthetics are more susceptible to fire. Then there is also the issue of abrasion resistance due to the dirt, grit, gravel and rocks so commonly slept on around here.

It's possible that it's not even Swedish, Sportsmans Guide sometimes mixes up Sweden with Switzerland in their catalogs :rolmao:

 

[bambodoggy]

Yes, it is heavy but not to heavy to haul in the truck or on a pack horse (for use in a base camp scenario like the steel Swedish mess kit). I would like to get away from some of the synthetics where it makes sense. I normally have an open fire in camp and synthetics are more susceptible to fire. Then there is also the issue of abrasion resistance due to the dirt, grit, gravel and rocks so commonly slept on around here.

Not to mention those rattlers, scorpians and red-backs!!!! I slept out just south of the Dragoon Mountains during a Ranch trip over there last June and managed to find two snakes and a network of spider burrows.....didn't dare mention it to my wife or she'd have been back on her horse and out of there quick time! :rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao:

Fantastic part of the world you're living in there Mate....lucky you!