Unbelievable Way to Take Your Arctic Woods Sleeping Bag to the Next Level!
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- I learned some things about my 100 year old Woods Canada sleeping bag that I am going to share with you and it is a GAME CHANGER! I was using it wrong and will explain and show you how to get the best night's rest with your vintage sleeping bag.
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Hey @woods2572 this is my 1930's sleeping robe I would love to compare with your modern options. Wanna show the world how good your stuff is after 100 years?
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Good video. Great information. Good job. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
Thank you brother
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Like I mentioned to you not that long ago I live next to where Woods, Holden and S.E. were manufactured here in Hull/Ottawa and I have a nice collection of these bags among others. I agree with you 100%..it s the best sleep ever....for winter camping...yeah ground pad a must in the R6 + value...bivy not a bad idea for extreme cold ..in -25/-30 C...Layer out with a us m1949...with Merino underwears...hot pads or hot water bottle to build the heat at first is a good idea
And speeking of air mattresses like the old and extremely rare hodgeman that I own...they were not insulated but would offer some comfort of course
Bottom line by adding the newest technology on separated yourself from the ground with high R value pads with the amazing vintage down bags such as woods...jones tent...ect..you will be able to get the best experience there is in the cold winter nights in the outdoors
My high priority purchase for next year is to buy a winter rated air mattress. I have an air to summit mattress that I LOVE. I pair it with a wool blanket and rubber blanket to try and maintain heat but not sure how well it compares to an high R rated mattress.
,,hello my friend,, thanks for sharing,,, this looks like a great way to try & beat the cold,,
It truly is my friend!
Really cool gear. I really like the old camping kit. Thanks for sharing this with us. Great channel 👍👍⚓⚓🇺🇲🇺🇲
Thank you brother! I appreciate your support and glad you enjoy it!
Another great video Mr. Dyer. Those 90x90 robes are the best. You can go from camp, where it's a blanket for you bed, to camping, where it's your sleeping bag. As a blanket on your bed, it dries out any moisture it may have collected on the inside (especially if you cover your head inside it) so it's ready to go back out again when you are. I've found that a full facemask knit hat is most useful to keep your head out of the bag in cold weather, so you're not tempted to breath all that moisture inside it. Thanks again; now we're waiting for your next one.
Thank you my friend and the face mask is a fantastic suggestion!
this bag is quite similar to my two US military sleeping bags from the 1960s (I think), one a cold weather bag and one an extreme cold weather bag. I have found that adding a set of cotton or nylon straps rather than relying on the foot box cotton straps to be much easier solution to keep the bag compressed. Also a LARGE cotton stuff sack keeps the bag clean and allows stuffing the bag rather tha tying it tight between camp trips helps keep the fill loose. You will likely have to make the stuff sack. I would guess that some military bag designer owned a Woods Canada bag and used the well know BSA technique of R&D (Rip-off & Duplicate). Thanks for a great video. Now I'm off to my grandson"s PWD.
Thanks for the suggestion and it is pretty similar to my father's military winter mummy bag from Vietnam. I hope you had fun at your grandsons gig and thank you for the support!
You are absolutely right!
I would consider the three star at least a -10 to -15 Celcius bag myself. Only 35 Farenheit?
This 1930's bag is compressed. No matter how much I fluff it up the loft is not that high. It may not have been cleaned properly and destroyed much if the down. I slept in my 1950's bag this weekend at a living history and it got down to 28 degrees and it was still toasty.
@@honorableoutfitters I totally didn't think of the powdered down. Did you try a gentle cycle in the dryer with some clean shoes or other non pointy soft weights?
I own maybe 5-6 Woods Arctic Down Sleeping Bags & I completely agree with you on the luxurious comfort of these bags. I may have to decide which ones to put up for sale as I don't use more than two at a time when camping. I'll let you know when I decide which bags to sell. Thanks for your great reviews of these "beasts" & the enthusiasm we share. Merry Christmas!
NK
Thank you and happy New Year!
Amazing sleeping bag!!! I believe they still make equipment. Not sure about that specific bag? Definitely wouldn't want to pack that bag, but would make a great car camping bag.
They do! It's not common to find in my area and I would love to compare their modern bags to other brands I have some day.
@@honorableoutfitters Woods Canada is now owned by Canadian Tire. From the 80s through to about 5 years ago, Woods branded products really were junk. But they have since upped their game. However, there is no product now to compare to these venerable sleeping bags.
Woods started with packs and pack frames way back in the late 1800s and expanded quickly into Prospector tents, military Bell tents and after the war into recreational products.
I have 4 different Woods Canada canvas tents that we rotate through when we camp.
Interesting about the “back sleeping” feature. I believe a lot of old sleeping robes closed up the front, similar to a coat.
Do you know what the buttons along the zipper are for? Is there another component to the sleeping system?
You are correct! Sarge Vining has a couple original early 1900's bags that tie or toggle closed on the front. The buttons are used to act as another weather barrier to protect the zipper and prevent heat escape and to make sure the zipper does not come undone as you are moving around.
@@honorableoutfitters Good day Scouter Dyer! I have a pair of 3 Stars, one same vintage as the one in this video.
The first one has the same red flag Woods label and has a stencil mark on the Egyptian cotton that says 90x90 WARTIME ROBE.But it has no zipper, only snaps. I suspect that one or the other of the Lt's that put their name on your bag took it to a Matt Tech and had the zipper installed for convenience and the snaps are the original closures.
The other is a 'newer' model with a full zip, removable wool liner and the typical green tree Woods logo. The draft tube is much smaller but still a great bag.
Tucked away I have a 2 Star as well.
I recently bought an 80s vintage 5 Star thinking I had struck gold. But the build quality was poor, so I re-sold it.
Really enjoy your videos and am a fellow vintage connoisseur.
Hi sir. I have come across some vintage 1950s boy scout camping gear..
I'm have air mattress but I can not find anything on this and came across one of your videos you touched on sleeping bags and air mattress.
The air mattress I have is canvas with what looks like a brass fill valve
Send me an email with pics at mrdyersmusings@honorableoutfitters.com I'll be happy to try to help. Sounds really cool!
Thank you for getting back to me.. I'm under the weather but as soon as can I will be sending pictures.. again I really appreciate you getting back to me
Regarding sleeping, I was curious about the percentages after you mentioned it. In the US, 54% of time sleeping is on the side, 38% on the back, and 7% on the stomach. There's obviously some imprecision here (since that adds up to 99%), but I think it's a pretty clear indication that side-sleeping is overwhelmingly most common.
(I also have to wonder how much "back sleeping" is transitional; I frequently go to sleep facing one way, and wake up facing the other.)
Thank you so much for this information! I am usually in several positions throughout my sleep so this "revelation" was really beneficial to me.
Snug as a bug 🐛
Thanks for making the Woods Sleeping Robe videos.
Shortly after watching your first video on these bags I found one for sale locally at a great price.
I purchased the bag from a fellow in his 70's. The bag was originally purchased by his grandfather's friend who owned a local coal and fuel dealership. The original owner gave it to the seller when the seller was a kid.
I've slept in it down to 12°F wearing just my skivvies, no hot water bottles and I was toasty warm.
Mine was sold through A&F and has an A&F tag in addition to the Woods tag. The date tag is no longer legible. My bag does not have snaps.
The bag and stuff sack are stamped 90×90. I'm a big guy and having a 45" wide bag is so nice.
Thanks again for introducing me to a great piece of gear.
That is awesome and having the story that follows it is a great cherry on top! I think my 30's bag was cleaned improperly and damaged much of the down because no matter how much I fluff it to increase the loft, it is still only 2.5 inches high versus my 50's bag which is almost 3.5 inches when fluffed.
@@honorableoutfitters perhaps it was stored compressed too tightly. Mine was always stored in the original stuff sack.
I would like to know the year of my wood bag
any lurkers know how much one of these costs?
They run about $200-$300. So sorry for the late response, I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving my friend!
That bag looks amazing. But way to big like you said for most of what I do.
This is why its called "Experiential Archeology".
Amen brother.
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