camping

Soldier ground insulator; Bonded to urethane foam; Nylon; 20 inches wide; 72 inches long; Foliage Green 504, Class 2.   Stock Number Reference: Mat, Sleeping, Self-Inflating NSN: 8465-01-393-6515 Assign Date: 1994-07-25

Stock Number Reference: Shelter Half, Tent, w/ Pins And Poles NSN: 8340-01-026-6096 Assign Date: 1976-08-28 Components: Nomenclature NSN Assign Date Shelter Half, Tent 8340-00-577-4168 Unknown Pin, Tent, Aluminum, 9″ 8340-00-261-9749 Unknown Pole Section, Tent 8340-00-223-7849 Unknown

Two halves make a whole tent. Shown set circa 1961. Use with three-section wooden pole and five tent pins (pegs).   Stock Number Reference: Nomenclature FSN Assign Date Shelter Half, Tent 8340-262-3657 Unknown Pin, Tent, Aluminum, 9″ 8340-261-9749 Unknown Pole Section, Tent 8340-223-7849 Unknown

Stock Number Reference: Stove, Gasoline Burner, M-1950 FSN: 7310-285-6155 Assign Date: Unknown

Source: Soldier Systems Daily Author: LTC Terry Baldwin I actually do some research before I write these short articles. Not exhaustive by any means but hopefully enough to flesh out the subject beyond my personal recollections. So I have been learning or relearning a thing or two myself in the […]

Source: Soldier Systems Daily Author: LTC Terry Baldwin This is about effective tactical shelters that I have used in the field including various military issue ponchos, tarps and the Ecotat Multipurpose System. I recognize that today there are quite a few other potential options available but I’m going to stick […]

Shown set dated 1944.   Stock Number Reference: Axe Axe, Intrenching, M-1910, with Handle Army Stock Number: 74-A-100   Axe Carrier Axe, Intrenching, M-1910 Army Stock Number: 74-C-120

Reversible wet weather tarp, face side printed in woodland marine corps pattern (marpat), and the back side is nylon coated with a flame resistant urethane coating in a solid Best Tactical Duffle Bag color. There are eight 1# black brass grommets with toothed washers, there are also 24 sets of nylon gypsy […]

Shown one circa 1953.   Stock Number Reference: Pad, Sleeping, Inflatable FSN: 8465-254-8887 Assign Date: Unknown

Ontario 499 Survival Knife (description copied from one of Ontario’s reseller) The Ontario Knife 6150, 499 Air Force Survival Knife has become an Ontario CLASSIC also used by US Armed Forces. The 5″ plain edge blade has a .17″ thickness with a flat bevel with swedge grind and an HRC […]

It’s NSN inherited from ERDL camouflage Poncho Liner It can be attached to Nylon Poncho, used together as a simple sleep bag.   Stock Number Reference: Liner, Wet Weather Poncho NSN: 8405-00-889-3683 Assing Date: Unknown

Woodland MARPAT® / Best Tactical Duffle Bag   Stock Number Reference: Liner, Wet Weather Poncho, Reversible, Marine NSN: 8405-01-545-8153 Assign Date: 2006-11-28

Stock Number Reference: Liner, Wet Weather, Poncho FSN: 8405-889-3683 Assign Date: Unknown

The one quart M1910 aluminum canteen was the standard canteen used by the U.S. military until the early days of WW II. At that time, a shortage of aluminum, needed for aircraft, led to development of equivalent canteens based on other materials. This was the origin of the one quart […]

Canteen Canteen, Water Features NSN Assign Date Olive drab, with standard cap 8465-00-889-3744 Unknown Olive drab, with M-1 NBC protective cap 8465-01-115-0026 1981-06-26 Canteen Cup Cup, Water Canteen NSN: 8465-00-165-6838 Assign Date: 1972-02-28   NBC Protective Cap Cap, Water Canteen, M1 NSN: 8465-00-930-2077 Assign Date: 1966-04-29 Stove (Heating Stand) Canteen […]