Canadian snow related equipment post WW2

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The ice boxes were for defensive positions, not for bringing ice to the field.



Funny story about burning tents. When in Kandahar, the fire inspector would get onto us for having plywood in the tents, declaring them fire hazards. Some guys would use it rather than the canvas dividers that originally came with the structure. We each were in a 8x9 room/cubicle. Anyway, the nearby "old Canada house" caught fire one day, apparently from an old coffee pot. The tent burned down in minutes, and all that remained you ask? The plywood sub-structures within the tent, much of which was barely singed.



That said, I heard of a soldier who decided to ride out the fire in a 10 man tent. He reportedly suffered severe burns to his back. Of course, back then the combats were nylon which did not help matters.