Surplus Military cold weather & equipment

[Wayland]

Ah.. I forgot my mittens.

Very similar to the German lined ones but with a separate liner which makes them easier to dry.

I line mine with the Brit army wool pile liners and synthetic pile touch gloves inside. For really extreme conditions the whole lot still fits into the Brit army Gortex shells

The shearling pads, decoration and the leash system are adaptations of course.

[southey]

HA! I happen to have a box of the candles sitting in front of me now, They have a big wick for a big flame and are great as reading lights under a tarp, makes a snow hole\quinze\grave pretty cosy, but other than light(which in its self is nice) has litle effect in a tree bow shelter unless its completely covered in snow due to to many places for the heat to leave from,

[Twodogs]

Can you put a photo up please mate with something so we can get the scale,,

[southey]

Um,



Roughly 12cm long, 4cm wide

[Andy BB]

Ah but can you eat them afterwards like you can a tin of tuna in olive oil!

[southey]

You cn, but you would be very very ill.

[Twodogs]

Here we go again .

Norwegian Army issue to some units up north and some other countrys have brought them the Jerven bag ,

http://www.jerven.com/about-jerven







Heres the NATO stock number if anyone can demand them ,,



Fantastic bit of kit ,,

[Twodogs]

Dutch Army Carinthia made arctic sleeping bag ,



re-enforced toe area and hood , good baffle and the liner is fitted ,

[Twodogs]

British Army 1980s issue two man arctic tent ,







Roll up doorway with mossie protection ,




White fire resistant lining



Roll back floor section for cooking ,



Big stamp on the outer just in case you didnt know what it was ,



Snow valance and two ventalaters with mosie protection ,




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Come on then folks what have you got tucked away military cold weather ,, Norwegian turmat rations maybe or US cold weather MRE??

[MartinK9]

+1 for the Jervens:




NSN for the Hunter Version:

[MartinK9]

British Army 1980s issue two man arctic tent ,



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evilgrin.gif "Standby your beds."

[RonW]

I wonder how good that Dutch army bag is....
Can anyone fill me in here?

[baggins]

I have a pair of the Canadian Mukluks (see pimp your mukluk thread from a couple of years ago), wore them in sweden last year and absolute fabulous. So comfy and warm. Also the Austrian army ski jumper that also had a mention on here a while back, almost too warm for anything above -20, (sorry, no photos, all my old pics are lost on my old laptop).
for the price and quality, it's so hard to beat some surplus kit, you just have to pick an choose.

[Andy BB]

The US modular sleep system seems pretty effective. In particular, the bivi part of it is first-class, genuine goretex and has a nice zip for those night-time visits the the woods......

Got a pair of winter Russian army gloves/mittens during my last visit there - some type of fake fur lining. Toasty though.

[sasquatch]

Ah, loving this thread right now. Makes me a bit sad though as all my extreme cold weather gear was moved on when I moved to the UK. I'm hoping to source some decent surplus when I'm home next month and I'll be shipping it surface mail in a big box. I even had a pair of the mickey mouse boots for ice fishing and snow shoeing. Gutted!

Canadian issue sleeping bags were great even though the liner was a nightmare to tie in properly.

One piece of kit I wouldn't hesitate to bring up North is a neoprene face mask, still have mine somewhere, I swear it's saved my nose from frost bite and my ears from turning into cauliflower on countless occasions when the wind got real rowdy. I'll try to get a pic up when I locate it. The wool headover is a great bit of versatile kit as well. Thanks for posting everything guys, it's all food for thought.

[Twodogs]

Photos would be good gents ,,

Ron sorry mate I have no details of the Dutch Military arctic bag but to be honest I dont trust minus this or that rating but I do have a few Carinthia bags and thay work well for me ,

Keep up the good work chaps ,, lets get some more Military cold weather gear posted like the Canadian parka and insulated water bottle or some of the Swedish m90 gear

[Andy BB]

A few Arctic face masks on ebay - how about this for a WW2/Korean war type?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-U-...item2ebf177418

[MartinK9]

A few Arctic face masks on ebay - how about this for a WW2/Korean war type?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-U-...item2ebf177418

Blimey

It rubs the lotion on it's skin......

[Andy BB]

Must admit I was tempted by this one...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNISSUED-3...item2c64814aab

[santaman2000]

A few Arctic face masks on ebay - how about this for a WW2/Korean war type?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-U-...item2ebf177418

I think that's the one the Marines were wearing in the final showdown scene with the Russians in the old film Ice Staion Zebra.

[bushytoo]

I MUST HAVE THAT JERVEN!
Not cheap and out of my reach right now, but I think it could be a great investment.

[Twodogs]

Yep Jerven bag is megga

Today we have a bit of kit that we all take for granted and most use whenever camping the Roll mat ,

The roll mat wasnt on general issue to the UK military till the mid 80s after the Falklands war before that it was treated as an arctic only item ,..

British Military Arctic issue 1970s/80s white on one side , green on the other roll mat , owww comfort at last







Twodogs

[launditch1]

Heres a nice bit of kit http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ww2-Britis...#ht_839wt_1195
This is the heavyweight cotton type that was also widely used used by US troops in the Ardennes.Its quality stuff.

[Twodogs]

Nice one there was seller at malvern had a load for sale are small sizes though

[Chris the Cat]

British Army 1980s issue two man arctic tent ,







Roll up doorway with mossie protection ,




White fire resistant lining



Roll back floor section for cooking ,



Big stamp on the outer just in case you didnt know what it was ,



Snow valance and two ventalaters with mosie protection ,




.

Come on then folks what have you got tucked away military cold weather ,, Norwegian turmat rations maybe or US cold weather MRE??

Love that baby!
Been on the lookout for years.
Well done tghat man!
Chris.

[Martti Kujansuu]

I would post something from the Finnish Defence Forces' arsenal but then again all of their equipment are designed for cold weather!

[Twodogs]

Put some up mate

[launditch1]

Nice one there was seller at malvern had a load for sale are small sizes though

Was that the one in March?I was there..like a kid in a sweet shop!

I think any vintage Brit issue clothing is rare in the larger sizes...

[Twodogs]

Yep it was a grand day out , see you at the next one

[santaman2000]

Was that the one in March?I was there..like a kid in a sweet shop!

I think any vintage Brit issue clothing is rare in the larger sizes...

Korean War and even Vietnam War era clothing of any nation is probably rare in larger sizes.