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Canadian military admits new sleeping bags are not suited to Canadian winters

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Soldiers who used bags, which cost army C$34.8m, reportedly found ‘several critical issues … related to lack of warmth’The Canadian military has admitted that new sleeping bags issued to troops last year were not suited to “typical Canadian winter conditions”.According to a briefing note obtained by the CBC, the army issued the new sleeping bags in the autumn of last year in Alberta, where several hundred troops were preparing for a joint Canada-US exercise in Alaska. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/13/canada-military-sleeping-bags

Author : Chris Michael

Publish date : 2024-09-13 20:32:59

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