Snugpak Softie 9 Sleeping Bag
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Snugpak Softie 9
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(NSN) 8465-99-979-2415
SNUGPAK CODE GREEN Softie 9 Hawk 3 season Sleeping Bag is a
multifunctional, true three season sleeping bag that covers most UK
temperatures and can be easily up rated to a four season bag by adding a
Snugpak liner. This sleeping bag will see you through from pre-forces
training right into active professional service.
An ideal choice when
you don't know what life is going to throw at you.
It has a compression stuffsack, layering capability, Snugfit hood, Zip baffle,
circle foot, hanging dry tabs and anti-snag two way zip.
| Weight: | 1500 grams | |
| Length: | a | 220 cm |
| Chest: | 165 cm | |
| Zip: | Left or Right side | |
| Fill: | Softie Premier | |
| Materials: | Paratex Xtreme & Paratex Light | |
| Pack Size: | 19 x 21 cm | |
| Temp: | Comfort: 5°c to -5°c | |
| Low -10°c |
Snugpak - Tested in war . . . never beaten!
Snugpak is proud to be the last company producing low pack size performance synthetic
fill sleeping bags in the United Kingdom and one of the few left producing insulated cold
weather clothing in Europe. Their dedicated production team at their West Yorkshire
factory in the North of England uses a combination of state-of-the-art computer controlled
quilting machinery and hand sewing techniques to bring their ideas to life.
In 1976 a deep-sea diver and a secretary noticed the US trend for body warmers. They
thought the fashion would catch on in the UK and they wanted to be ahead of the trend
when it did. Bryony Harris director and co founder of taught husband Brett Harris,
Company Chairman to sew. Together they produced some experimental body warmers and
jackets.
The couple both had full-time jobs so every spare minute of their leisure time was spent
making as many jackets as possible. With the help of outworkers a cottage industry was born.
In those early days production stood at 15 jackets per week. In 1977 the couple decided to
invest what money they had into G & H Products Ltd (which later became Craghoppers) to
gain more outdoor business experience. Two years later they made the decision to branch
out on their own with
Although still making jackets they realised that if the new company were going to be successful
they would need to manufacture products with year round appeal rather than the seasonal
body warmer. Sleeping bags were the logical choice. By 1984 the company had grown and the
number of machinists had increased to seven, by 1986 sales had grown so strong the company
had to move to larger premises. The company moved down the road to a Grade II listed old
woollen mill in Silsden where they remain. Brett knew that the way forward for the company
was through innovation. Man made sleeping bags were traditionally bulky.
He wanted to produce a cheaper, man made equivalent to the expensive down filled sleeping bag.
In 1987 launched their Softie 6 and 12 sleeping bags into the outdoor trade. The two
bags were the smallest synthetic sleeping bags on the market and sales rocketed. Today the
Softie range consists of many different models all based on this initial idea but they have been
constantly upgraded as new insulation and fabric technologies have emerged.
When first launched in 1989 the 3 Merlin sleeping bag caused a sensation. A combination
of insulation and a highly breathable space age reflective barrier giving 0°c performance in just 750g
and packing to the size of a cantaloupe melon was a revelation. It has since been used on every
permanently inhabited continent.
The now being used worldwide by tens of thousands of forces personnel
is also from this era and is still the most popular and arguably the most versatile jacket in the
range offering an ideal balance between warmth, weight and pack size.




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