REALITIES OF SLEEPING BAGSMany years ago, I was working with a company who sold to the military. They were looking for a sleeping bag to be vacuum packed for the air force.The parameters were arctic use and a specific size to fit in the ejection seat survival kit. The bags were down bags. The problem they had was interesting. [...]
AN OPEN LETTER TO CANADIAN SOLDIERSThis letter can also be applied to US soldiers as well as civilians.The Canadian soldiers now know they will not be issued sleeping bags that will perform in Alaskan or arctic conditions.Until such a time you can today acquire a single sleeping bag or a sleep system that will comfortably keep you warm in the harshest [...]
The following video is remarkable for several reasons but it has a section about the debacle of what transpired about the sleeping bags. Sent from Point Nemo More about our ‘no-sleep’ bags and procurement. Interesting factoid on our total armed force size. Probably accurate but still very depressing. I believe a Canadian soldier is responsible for sending the video to [...]
MORE FOLLOW UP OF CANADIAN SLEEPING BAG SCANDALAs you may recall the dollar amount spent on the sleeping bags was $34,000,000.00.The current solicitation calls for a three-part system, two sleeping bags that fit together and a bivi bag. The prior solicitation called as far as I can tell from the report was a single sleeping bag.My sleep system of the [...]
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WHERE DOES BODY HEAT COME FROM AND WHERE DOES IT GOThe human body is for practical purposes a heating plant.The food we consume is our fuel. Metabolism is the process of turning our fuel [food] into heat.Everyone reading this article has experienced numerous times how warm they get after eating a meal. Just like adding coat to a furness, the [...]
INSULATIONS AND HOW TO STAY WARMOn the home page is an article with this title that is 11 pages long.I am going to take parts of the article and publish them in the newsletters. I will be adding necessary comments.If you place polyester fiberfill or down between two materials the air that is trapped within the fiberfill or down does not [...]
We will be holding our pricing for all products, not only sleeping bags, until December 31, 2024. Then the price except for the SUPER LIGHTS and ULTRA LIGHTS will remain, but the Super lights and Ultra lights will go back to the regular price. The $10.00 discount will go away. I have just purchased 10,000 yards of pure finish nylon about [...]
After Cookie passed away many who wrote to me with condolences also suggested getting another dog.I gave it considerable time to reflect on but ultimately decided to not get one. why, because I have grown suspicious of veterinarians. Or at least the vets in Grand Junction at this time. It wasn’t so when I first arrived here.I came with [...]
THE KING HAS NEW CLOTHES AND THE INSULATION IS INVISIBLE!!!Thermore Presents Invisiloft®: The Innovative Slim Insulation Offering High Warmth With Minimal ThicknessSeptember 30, 2024MILAN, Italy — September 30, 2024 — Thermore Group, which has been innovating in the apparel insulation-alternative sector for 50 years, announces the launch of Invisiloft®, the revolutionary slim insulation that combines exceptional warmth with unprecedented [...]