Iltis Kit (non-comms related)

Stuart Fedak · #1 22-01-12, 19:37

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rob love · #2 24-01-12, 05:41

Those cockpit lights were always pretty pricey, but the link you list has them outrageously priced. The US govt's current price on those is $138.28.

Here is a good US NSN search engine which will show the contract prices on current military goods: http://www.dlis.dla.mil/webflis/pub/pub_search.aspx

Greg · #3 02-02-12, 00:44

Hi Stuart,

Thanks for starting this thread.
I have the decontamination kit and other items that they would have used.
I will try to get you pictures in the future.
I also have the gps unit that is mounted on the front of one of the Iltis' in the first group of pictures.

Greg

Greg · #4 02-02-12, 04:30

Hi Stuart,

The Class A fire is normal combustibles (paper, wood, etc.)
The Class B Fire is flammable liquids (gas, oil etc.)
The Class C Fire is an electrical fire.
I hope this helps.

Greg

rob love · #5 02-02-12, 06:00

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Originally Posted by Stuart Fedak

Iltis Kit: Coleman 2 mantle white gas light

This is another Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) item used in the time period of the Bombardier Iltis. A two mantle Coleman white gas lamp Model 290A700C. The replacement Coleman glass globe is # 290-043, and it uses mantles #21. As with all COTS Coleman equipment, replacement parts are available at Canadian Tire/Lebaron and your favourite camping store.

This unit is in a Coleman metal carry case and the case is marked 28 SVC BN This uses white gas (Coleman fuel), which is usually in a specially marked green plastic fuel container with an orange tag.
Photo:
Various images of Coleman 2 burner light and metal carry case from 28 SVC BN.

Here is a little known warning about the coleman lantern: When you are preburning the mantle, be very careful not to breath the smoke from it. It will do very strange things to you, and very quickly. I had to shield the lantern from the wind while preburning and got the full effect of it. Within a half hour, I could not sit as I was falling over. Soon after my eyes were tearing up and my body was trembling.....I thought I was letting the pressure get to me. A short time after that I was puking.

On the bright side, it did get me a trip back into camp, an hour breathing oxygen at the MIR, and a night off the field portion of my JLC.