Found this sleeping bag, with arms and hood (bad photo; I apologize). From 1962 but looks like it was brand new. Are these general issue or for some special unit?
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Nice one!
There are two versions; one piece (earlier) and two pieces (later). As far as I know these were general issue, but soldiers likely only got them for field maneuvers and not part of their standard kit.
One night, for fun, I slept in one of these sleeping bags inside a tent made from the Amoebatarn type shelter halves (actually, the Belgian version... but same experience). It was a surprisingly comfortable night.
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Thank you Steve, appreciate it. Good to know. I guess that its not any interest for things like this other than from a surplus point of view.Comment
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This was my "fall asleep while watching TV in the living room" uniform for years. Decades before Snuggies were invented (are Snuggies even known outside the US?).
Marriage put a permanent end to that practice however.
I don't even remember what happened to that bag anymore. These were very easy to come by at one point, from all the usual surplus vendors, and dirt cheap.Comment
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Oh, yeah Gene T, we are cursed with the Snuggie here in Europe as well, so maybe this is "Der originale Schnuggie" then :-)Comment
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