US Army Sleeping Bag

Having spent over four years in the United States Army Special Forces, and having trained in the northern part of the United States and Canada, I became intimately familiar with the US Army sleeping bag. Sleeping bags in the US Army have been designed, tailored and manufactured for maximum durability and usefulness. In all my camping adventures since being in the Army I have found no equal to the US Army sleeping bag.

Why Would You Want to Choose US Army Sleeping Bag

The US Army sleeping bag is made up of four different parts. The first part is the extreme weather interior bag. This is a large downy sleeping bag that has a long zipper down the side with snaps that allow the user to connect it to the next part, the main bag. The extreme weather bag is made of black nylon, but because of its weight, we only used it when we expected extremely cold environments.

The main bag is similar to the extreme weather bag, but is slightly less thick. This is the most similar to a light weight sleeping bag that is sold in camping stores for civilians. It has a black interior and an olive drab green exterior. Unlike the extreme weather bag, the olive drab bag is made of two light weight nylon pieces with very little material between. This bag could be used in conjunction with the extreme weather bag, or singly if it was not cold out. It too had a sturdy zipper and snaps that connect it to the other parts.

The bevy sack was the lightest weight piece of the sleeping bag. The bevy sack has a camouflage exterior and is made of a must stouter, waterproof nylon. The bevy sack was designed to be used as the final and outer layer of the sleeping bag system and as it had a hood attachment, would completely cover the user in case of thunderstorm or extreme cold. In hot environments we would use just the bevy sack with no other inserts as it allowed for protection from the elements but did not make us too hot.

The final piece of the sleeping bag system was the stuff sack. The stuff sack was used to transport the US Army sleeping bag system. It was large enough to pack away the sleeping bag with all of the inserts and keep it packed away in a rucksack or back pack.

Keeping Warm and Cosy with US Army Sleeping Bag

When all four of these pieces of equipment that comprised the US Army sleeping bag were used they created a formidable system that could keep the user safe and secure in any weather conditions.