Canadian snow related equipment post WW2

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi

Did someone say arctic tent bag?

This one is brand new and I have no idea if it is for a 10-man or a 5-man, or if there is any difference.

I have had it for quite some time now. My original thinking was to use the canvas to cover something or other outside....about 4 houses ago!

Robin will get it.


regards
Darrell

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi again

I know this little baby was mentioned.

Ahh the "lunar lander"; best stove for a Lynx Crewman. I say this with a number of years in all three crew positions behind me.

Lit easily enough and when the atomizer was hot enough, it produced a flame hard to have blown out. Sure went through a tank of fuel though. With the legs out, it fit nicely between the three hatch rings on the vehicle. While static, everyone turned inward and whatever was in the pot set was shared around a circle.

Usually it was the JAFO (just another effing observer) who tended it. And if we had to beetle off, turned it off and it just sat there while we went.

I found the later Peak Mountain Stove to be just a little too fragile but we had Coyotes by then so.... BV.

regards
Darrell

[rob love]

The tent bag is applicable to either the 5 man or 10 man tent according to CGCM.

I have had one covering my wood splitter for years and years now, however it is starting to develop some ventilation holes.

[Robin Craig]

Darrell,

Thank you for the offer of the tent bag, I would like to accept that please. The CF express will convey that when buddies sprog comes west on Christmas leave.

Terry, I have the basic snow shoes and thank you for the warning on the product improved but useless version.

Rob I would like a stove or two like that, does your favourite store keep them?

Would the lunar lander stoves have gone in the toboggans or were they only Coleman two burners?

What about the aluminum shovels, were there CF spec ones or was that a local purchase of what I would call a grain shovel?

It is interesting all of this kit, I am itching to get the Skandic out soon but with plus zero for the next week it will stay in it's hutch for a bit longer.

Keep it coming all you folks. This is turning it a treasure trove of information.

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi Robin

Yeah, I'll get that enroute to you via your contact. Better use.

I am unsure if the mountain stove was Lynx kit or what. Likely it was though. I guess we'd just add it to the toboggan kit.

Don't forget a stove board. Always a giggle to see troops sink their stove.

Those water bags and cardboard boxes for them are still in use. Used them in live fire snow defence demo here a coupla winters ago. Often it was just a useless frozen black water jerry in the toboggan though.

The standard wood splitting ax is what I recall. Ice fishing on Ex in Pet, I asked two fellows what they were looking at down their hole. "Our Ax".

Regarding tent routine my suspenders had 3-4 big safety pins on them. Scoobie snack for first right answer why.

regards
Darrell

[maple_leaf_eh]

The Mountain Stove was part of the toboggan check list as I remember. There was a lantern, a two-burner stove, AND a mountain stove for the tent groups. I had a really good experience with those little blast-furnaces. The Coleman PEAK stove is a very close equivalent.

[Ed Storey]

I was at the CWM on Remembrance Day and photographed this GPMG mounting for the forum.

IMG_1293 2.pdf

[Robin Craig]

It is with regret that I have to announce I will be going no further with my arctic kit collection. The small toboggan is going back to Eric Booth and the rest of the stuff I have collected is up for grabs. I will be contacting a few of you who have provided items by separate means.

I just have too much stuff going on and I need to focus on vehicles and getting them going and abandon the human powered stuff and make space. I'm still around and walking and taking solid nourishment.

Some items were IES for vehicles and wont go.

If you want to have a conversation about this all do it privately.

Thanks all for the input