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