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Poncho, Universal Camouflage (Description copied from item instruction) Multipurpose ponchos, rain garment and ground sheet, blanket or sleeping bag cover (snap the two long edges together), tent (snap two ponchos together as side walls), floor (third poncho will snap inside tent as a floor), two open tents will go end […]

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

Modular Sleep System (MSS) The MSS sleeping bags and other components are constructed to be used in conjunction with each other, or separately to complete an interoperable system known as the extreme cold weather sleeping bag. The MSS is designed to provide comfort in temperatures ranging from 50°F to -50°F […]

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

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® / Coyote Brown   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

Used by marines by the end of WWII. Camouflage pattern printed on both sides. Two poncho can be joint up by the snaps on their edges and make a whole tent for two soldiers. Stock number unknown.

NLAB Photo, 1966 Stock number reference: Name FSN Assign Date Suspenders, Field Pack 8465-935-6830 1968-04-24 Belt, Individual Equipment, Medium 8465-935-6815 1968-04-24 Belt, Individual Equipment, Large 8465-935-6816 1968-04-24 Case, Ammunition ,M16 20 Round Magazine 8465-935-6780 Unknown Cover, Water Canteen Cover, Water Canteen, M1967 8465-860-0256 1967-10-11 Field Pack, Nylon, M1967 8465-935-6825 1967-07-01 […]

Stock number reference: Name FSN Belt, Individual Equipment, M-1956, Medium 8465-577-4925 Belt, Individual Equipment, M-1956, Long 8465-577-4924 Suspenders, Individual Equipment Belt, M-1956, Regular 8465-577-4922 Suspenders, Individual Equipment Belt, M-1956, Long 8465-577-4923 Suspenders, Individual Equipment Belt, M-1956, X-Long 8465-823-7231 Pouch, Small Arms, Ammunition, M-1956 Case, Small Arms, Ammunition, M-1956 8465-647-0852 Case, […]