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housil wrote:!

Norton wrote: But I wanted to use the boil in the bag method
No microwave in the Jeep
So I removed them and put them in a vacuum seal bag

How exactly is that working?

I bring it to a boil then let it set for ten minutes or so. I have to flip the bag over so it heats evenly

Used the trusty Swede Army stove to heat it up and had MRE hash browns as the side.

So did you use the bag direct on the flame?!

The bag was never close to the flame and the bag did not melt

Do you use the Austrian camo pattern puppy tent for a special reason?

housil
There was a flood of Austrian 1959 /61 equipment around here and the pattern works well with our terrain in winter.
The quality of manufacture is top notch as you can imagine. With that said American hunters campers and sportsmen bought it up fast.
They had the shelter half tent, M 59 Parka, Field pants, and bread bag. All that stuff worked out real well for cold weather deer hunting
The shelter halves are great covers for the thin modern tents, it holds the heat in very well.
Also the other sections were used to cover my jeep's engine and windshield.

Are those austrian ponchos triangular like the german zeltbahns?

Bypah wrote:Are those austrian ponchos triangular like the german zeltbahns?

Yes they are triangular and reversible to a brown 'splinter' pattern used by the West German Border Guard Service
Four sections make a pyramid tent. The set came with aluminum poles and large stakes.
I used the entire set as a tent and latter as a beach half shelter from the sun for my two son's when they were younger

There is a way to wrap one section around you and use it like a poncho (as intended). I carried one for stationary deer hunting. You could wrap up in it, fold it over your legs or sit on it.
They are very versatile. I bought a 1954 dated Brush stroke camo Belgian pup tent made of poncho halves. That is a great product as it has a removable hood

Nice.
I have their russian counterpart, a palatka (plash palatka). I have two, one russian made out of heavy canvas and one east german in rain drop pattern with its poles,metal stakes and plenty of cordage.

Norton wrote:
Yes they are triangular and reversible to a brown 'splinter' pattern used by the West German Border Guard Service

Didn´t know they had Splinter pattern on their back side. Splinter/Splitter wasn´t used at Border Guard Service (Bundesgrenzschutz) only, it was a Wehrmacht pattern before, introduce in 1931 so it´s a "bad thing" over here