French Military Police Winter Sleeping Bag

French Police Sleeping Bag

This is a winter sleeping bag issued to French military police, in a plain navy blue with box-quilted insulation and its own carry bag. It is a simple rectangular bag for cold nights in camp, in a vehicle, at a cabin, or kept as an emergency bed at home. Surplus collectors, French kit reenactors and campers who want government-issue gear will all find a use for it.

Features

• Genuine French Army Issue — Originally issued for French military police use, so this is the actual government bag and not a commercial look-alike.
• Winter Weight Build — The bag was made as a winter sleeping bag, with a fuller fill than a summer liner.
• Box-Quilted Insulation — Stitched lines form a grid of square panels, which hold the fill in place so it cannot slump to one end and leave cold spots.
• Rectangular Envelope Cut — The straight sides give more room for your legs and shoulders than a tapered mummy bag.
• Full-Length Side Zipper — A long zipper runs down one side for easy entry and lets you open the bag partway on milder nights.
• Navy Blue Finish — The shell is a solid navy blue with matching thread, a color tied to French police service rather than field camouflage.
• Cotton, Polyester And Nylon — The bag combines these three materials, pairing a smooth synthetic outer with durable fabric throughout.
• Matching Carry Bag — A navy nylon stuff bag holds the rolled sleeping bag, and its sewn handle has box-and-X stitched ends, a reinforcing pattern that spreads the load across the seam.

Issued French Army Gear

Kit made for a national army is built to a government specification, and that is the main reason surplus is worth owning over generic camping gear. This bag belongs to the French military police side of that system, which makes it a less common piece for anyone collecting French issue. It stows in its handled carry bag, so it goes from closet to car trunk without loose straps or a separate sack.