Something Completely Weird

[BCA]

What are these unusual snowshoe-like devices?

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Brian

I remember seeing a write up of these in Write up in Popular Mechanics or Science as a kid. Will search the back issues on line and see if I can find the story.

Sure would not want to be the lab rat that they tell to walk across a minefield to test them. Concept is sound but how would you be sure you had actually reduced the PSI contact force enough not to activate the trigger?

Cheers Phil

Findings so far: How about the patent https://www.google.com/patents/US6751892

Popular Mechanic search yielded 0 results, but then again the archive yielded 0 results for term "Jeep" so something is not working.

Search on Minefield Shoe yields a lot of info - https://www.google.com/search?q=snow...Minefield+shoe

Have fun reading, still would not want to be the person to test this on live mines.

[David Dunlop]

They look like ironing board covers for Hobbits.

David

[colin jones]

I reckon they're crop circle shoes or Yetti print makers

[horsa]

I'm with David, I was going to say experimental foxhole ironing boards. Part of the officer corps batmen's kit.

[Wayne Henderson]

JC MKI shoes, Water, For the walking on.

[Lynn Eades]

......and available in 2 sizes. Too big and yes, too small.

On thinking about it for mine field traversing, it would be hard to know if too big or too small WAS better.
Smaller = less chance of hitting one.
Bigger = spread the load more.
WAS because was is more likely than is, in that job!

edit: did the carton come with the medal in it, as well?