hawkdriver Posted July 9, 2013 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2013 Went to an estate sale this weekend and this was in a box of junk I got. I've never seen one unfolded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrayGhost Posted July 9, 2013 Share #2 Posted July 9, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted July 9, 2013 Yes, put it over your head and squat down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted July 9, 2013 Share #4 Posted July 9, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted July 9, 2013 Share #5 Posted July 9, 2013 I would have never have guessed. Would it work as an insulator....heat selter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThompsonSavage Posted July 9, 2013 Share #6 Posted July 9, 2013 With personal chemical shelter, do you mean a 'cover, protective, individual'? Like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrayGhost Posted July 9, 2013 Share #7 Posted July 9, 2013 With personal chemical shelter, do you mean a 'cover, protective, individual'? Like this: How horrific. I'm glad these never had to be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThompsonSavage Posted July 9, 2013 Share #8 Posted July 9, 2013 Staged picture during stateside training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted July 9, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 9, 2013 Share #10 Posted July 9, 2013 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!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted July 9, 2013 Share #11 Posted July 9, 2013 Did they really work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted July 9, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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