Canadian snow related equipment post WW2

[Robin Craig]

Rob, if ever you see a cover there is a home here for it. I understand about the pin and washer on the top of the poles. Understandable.

As far as the pegs and the resultant holes I have seen that first hand when out with the CF and the reaming troops got when the QM staff saw it gong on.

I was about talk about pegs in another post.

[Robin Craig]

At some point candles were issued. This mouse gnawed example is the only one I have, I am looking for another or few.

These holders were both designed I am told, to attach by means of the spring to the tent pole or be pressed into the ground. One is missing it's spring and I will buy something available locally

[Robin Craig]

extra picture from previous post

[charlie fitton]

I've never seen the candle holder...very much like

[James P]

Nice start at building up a Arctic Tent group. Find a WW2 heavy canvas sigs satchel and start filling it with the stuff like candle holders, candles, slip joint pliers, flat tip screw driver, Coleman stove generators, Coleman lantern mantles and generators, canvas sewing kit, roll each of gun tape and para cord. You have the orange ground disks for those poles, they tended to freeze to the ground and get overlooked when packing up in the dark. The small toboggan was for the five man Arctic tent and I think/recall the orange pole was a five man tent item also, the top end of the pole with the hole was as Rob L pointed out for a washer and pin, in practice we just left the pole attached though the puckered orifice at the tent apex to save time and effort. Also wrap para cord around the pole 5-6 times and tent apex and tie off tightly to further secure the pole to tent . The green harness is for either the five or ten man toboggan groups..........one size fits all.

[Robin Craig]

Rob, James and Charlie thanks for your comments,

I have a tent itself and once repaired I will show that.

Slowly assembling the items is the way any of us gather a collection, but also spread the word that we are looking for things.

I have a really nice piece currently under a purchase process.

A ten man toboggan so far eludes me, I have been offered one locally at a price I just can't afford but I know where it is and if I get enough work on my side job I may be able to put it under the Christmas tree . . .

[rob love]

Once you get the 200 pound toboggan, you will then need to get the nifty GPMG mount that clamps onto it and an M1919A4 (or C1 or C5A1 clone) GPMG along with T&E and pintle to finish up the ensemble.



I took a photo of the mount we have at work, and will try and post it tomorrow.