22 Set on Handcart

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by cletrac

I found a manual online for the 22 set on handcart. It's quite an interesting looking setup. Imagine dragging that up the beach in Normandy or where ever.

There was also a WS22 sled station for arctic use (it may have used the "animal pack" carriers with a standard issue sled). The annoying part of this is that there were some mysterious items stuck on the roof of the outbuildings at a local surplus store (long gone) that I didn't recognise as the sleds until long after the place had closed.

I've seen the straw-lined battery jackets for cold weather operations. There was also an insulating jacket to fit the WS18 series sets; this required the hoop and belt supports to be cut off, and the instructions noted that after performing this modification "the set could no longer be worn". Presumably intended for sled or vehicle applications?

Chris.