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This Arctic sleeping bag has been designed by Ray Mears and made by Nanok of Norway, to suit our needs, rather than relying on seasonal ratings from manufacturers who have little to no personal experience of true extreme conditions.
The Woodlore Canada Jay sleeping bag has been designed for use in the extreme cold; it's in its element in places such as Sweden, Norway and Canada. Like all of the Woodlore bags, the Canada Jay has been tried and tested for nearly a decade in various locations, and remains the Arctic bag of choice for both Ray and the Woodlore Outdoor Team.
In order to be as thermally efficient as possible, the Canada Jay has a tapered Mummy shape, keeping unused 'dead-space' to a minimum. Unlike nearly all other bags on the market today, Ray Mears Sleeping Bags feature a central zip, accessible from both inside and out. Aside from the obvious benefit of making it easier to get in and out of the bag comfortably, the central zip also allows you to sit partially out of the bag while keeping your lower half still concealed; making getting dressed a much warmer affair! A full-length fabric panel conceals the zip from the inside, eliminating any possible heat loss from direct contact with your body.
Woodlore Sleeping Bags are manufactured utilising the most up-to-date man-made fibres. The shell and lining of the bag are made from Rip-stop Nylon, while the inner is a Tri-blend of polyester hollowfibre, completely free of any glue or binder fibres. This method helps eliminate un-evenness in the filling, which can cause 'cold spots' in parts of the bag.
The Canada Jay features a full-size hood with internal drawstrings to help create as snug a fit as possible. An additional fibre-filled panel runs horizontally across the inside of the hood, providing support and comfort for your neck.
Another feature rarely seen on other bags is the addition of two inner mesh pockets, placed either side of the central zip on the chest area. Seen in the photo above, these zippered pockets are ideal for keeping your valuables safe, hidden and protected from the elements. Ideal for cash, credit cards, keys, phones, iPods etc.
The Canada Jay comes with its own stuff sack (seen above), complete with four one-way compression straps, a fabric tongue on the opening and a tough drawstring. As the name suggests, the bag is best packed when simply stuffed randomly into the sack, rather than rolled, making packing easier. The Woodlore logo is proudly shown on the foot of both the stuff sack and the sleeping bag itself.
Details:
- Performance rating: 4 Season (extreme cold)
- Packed size: 28 x 28 x 50 cm (equivalent to 30.7 litres)
- Unrolled length: approximately 181 cm (from top of zip to feet) plus head room
- Width at shoulders: 82 cm
- Weight: 2.6 kg
- Minimum comfort temperature: -35 °C
- Minimum extreme temperature: -45 °C
More information on how Nanok gauge their
Sleeping Bag Comfort Temperatures can be found in our
Bushcraft Tips and Advice section.
To protect your sleeping bag from the elements, such as when hill walking in the rain or canoeing, you can store it in a dry bag. The
Ortlieb PD350 Dry Bag - 59 Litre is the perfect size dry bag for storing your Canada Jay along with its stuff sack.
Price:
£175.00 (inc VAT)
2 Product Reviews (average rating: 100.00%)
Like all Ray Mears gear, this item is of a high standard. The warmth factor is more accurate than the normal bag manufacturers, which means it is very warm. I slept in this in the winter in the middle of a wood with no fire and was plenty warm and had a nice nights sleep. Couple this with a sleep system and you will not want to sleep in anything else.
Reviewed by customer
Ian Patterson on
13 September, 2009
Having slept in a winter bag with a zip that broke in the middle of the night in minus 25 myself, and seen it happen to friends in the Norwegian mountains in winter, I was a little wary of this one at first, but it has proven to be a very stable and strong design. I have slept out many winter nights in Sweden with it and found it roomy, comfortable, and up to the job. All in all, warm and a great piece of kit - Norwegian know-how and Ray's experience are a pretty good combination! As always, the right insulation from the ground makes a big difference to how toasty you will be, but as long as you get that right this bag won't let you down.
Reviewed by customer
Jeremy Ray on
22 February, 2010
To the best of our knowledge, all kit specifications are accurate, although these can vary at times. We aim to dispatch all orders by the next working day.
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