Research regarding Cookers, Portable, No. 2

[Colin Alford]

Jordan,

Excellent research and compilation of data Colin.

I found this photo online a while back, (I believe on MLU)

Thanks, the source of that photo is: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...&postcount=107

Jesse,

Concerning use of the British No2 in the Sexton: the stove and cooking pot will not fit in the bracket as they are too tall together.

I hadn't considered that the height would be an issue in the Sexton. I thought it might be an issue in the Fox and Lynx which stowed the cookers in fender mounted bins. I will have to abandon the thoughts of an adaptor plate to fit in the Sexton tray.

The stove from the above kijiji ad is in the capable hands of a fellow MLUer who greatly assisted in obtaining it. Once we can work out a date to meet and it transfers to my possession I can then try fitting it in the local Sexton.

Colin

[Jesse Browning]

The adapter, or plywood spacer would have to be as tall as the edges of the bracket as the case of both No2 stoves is too big. I thought to put the pot under the stove as it fits in the bracket, but the whole rig is too tall, hitting on the sloped armor.

[Ed Storey]

Colin, that is a thorough piece of research on the Cookers, Portable, No. 2 and thank you for posting it. Here is a report that was written on the Cooker, Portable Mk II, No.2 following a cold weather test that was conducted in Canada in 1944.

Cold Weather Trials - Volume I 176.jpg Cold Weather Trials - Volume I 177.jpg Cold Weather Trials - Volume I 178.jpg Cold Weather Trials - Volume I 179.jpg Cold Weather Trials - Volume I 180.jpg

[Colin Alford]

Jesse,

Understood. I have been in Sexton but I did not pay any attention to the area in question and you are definitely better qualified than I to speak about the challenges of trying to accommodate a British Cooker in the available space.

During the research I did look through some files relating to the Sexton that included documents about the stowage but they all seemed to relate to the changes that happened between Sexton I and Sexton II. I did not find any mention of changes desired or implemented regarding stowage of the Cooker.

I presume that the field expedient would have been to find a different place to stow the British Cooker.

Colin

[Colin Alford]

Ed,

Thanks for your comments and for posting the report.

The report seems to help confirm that the British Cooker was not the type that was in common use in Canada at the time.

Attached is one page of the long list of items that were tested during those cold weather trials. If you follow the link you can scroll through the other pages of the document.

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...7/2436?r=0&s=1

Colin

[Jesse Browning]

The stove described, and pictured appears to be a No2, or a No2 Mk1. It is refered to as a No2 mk2. I do agree with the findings.