Research regarding Cookers, Portable, No. 2

[Colin Alford]

Post-war Canadian use of the Coleman Model 500

The hand-written note at the bottom of this document may be discussing the Coleman 500.* The most noteworthy part is that this 1949 note is the only document I have encountered that mentioned a "Cdn Cookers Portable No 2"

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...2/5002?r=0&s=4

Here is my best attempt at deciphering the handwriting:

"Weight of US stove (5 lbs) is approximately the same as the Cdn Cookers Portable No 2.* Two of the latter items are reported to adequately heat a 5-man tent and prepare pack rations for 5 men, more-over they are being procured for present stockpiling.* Would therefore consider that we are interested in the US development should it prove to be an improvement over the Cdn. Cookers Port, No 2."* Dated 23 Mar 1949



If you are seriously interested in this topic, you may have come across reference to the Coleman 500 being referred to as a "Model C1B1" here is the basis for that information:

B-GG-302-002/FP-001 (formerly CFP 302(2), Part 1), Specific Operations, Volume 2, Arctic and Sub-Arctic Operations, Part 1, Basic Cold Weather Training. Dated 1974-03-15 (including Change 1 - 1982-08-04)

Paras 234-241 (pages 2-67 to 2-73) an image from this manual is attached.

This seems to indicate that these stoves were still in use into the 1980s. Does anyone remember them?