Ever wonder what a WWII personal chemical shelter looks like?

[hawkdriver]

Went to an estate sale this weekend and this was in a box of junk I got. I've never seen one unfolded.

 

 

 

 

 

[TheGrayGhost]

Cool! If I saw this at an estate sale, I would have never guessed what it was. Are you just supposed to put it over your head and hope for the best?

[hawkdriver]

Yes, put it over your head and squat down.

[m1ashooter]

Back when Army Surplus was WW2 and Korea gear my friends and I picked some up at our favoriate surplus guy at the flea market. We used them once when it was raining at scout camp. Pretty cool item then.

[Jack's Son]

I would have never have guessed. Would it work as an insulator....heat selter?

[ThompsonSavage]

With personal chemical shelter, do you mean a 'cover, protective, individual'?

 

Like this:

 

 

[TheGrayGhost]

With personal chemical shelter, do you mean a 'cover, protective, individual'?

 

Like this:

 

 

 

How horrific. I'm glad these never had to be used.

[ThompsonSavage]

Staged picture during stateside training

[hawkdriver]

With personal chemical shelter, do you mean a 'cover, protective, individual'?

Ya, I was to lazy to go dig one out of the collection to get the correct name.

[Sabrejet]

Freshly packed, good-to-go GIs, brought to you exclusively by Wal-Mart! ( The hard part is folding it up into that tight little block again!)

[Jack's Son]

Did they really work?

[hawkdriver]

None were ever used for real, so who knows. I doubt it would have done much, other than keep droplets off, I would be worried that gas would get trapped instead of dissipating.