arctic us army ranger,operation:gott snow 2010

[DangerousDave]

DD,

What kind of hootch is that in the background?

Cabelas Outback Lodge. See thread, "1.5 German Women per Man".

[norge]

made this today for another gear forum


usmc 1980 early.




usmc amtrac comander 1980 early.


note the rcw,rafco and cinpac made

cheers ken

[housil]

Still no snow yet?!












Nice pic´s

[housil]

Nor-way hello Nor-way, this is Germany... Germany... do you read me... copy?



Norge, so how are you up there? North/east Germany got a "Blizzard", media was driving everybody nuts in recommanding buying supplies, do not leave home...






Chopping some wood


and having a walk with Mrs. Housil outside into the woods


driving 4WD just for fun


got some more snow

and at least





using my MSS (Modular Sleeping System) to sleep outside while snow storm "Daisy" was over here.


So, how´s at Norway?

[norge]

germany i read you loud and clear

Yes we had snow...and 30-celsius!!! but then the damn rain and storm came
with 4+ celsius so now i have whit slush and a LOT of ice
around and on the roads.
So if you had your medic car here in norway,wow you would
made a fortune

The thing is that south of norway and europe have more snow than normal
and above the arctic sircle litle but colder in periodes,30-for days.

we use wood for heating the house to,electric power is$$$ now
so more wood less e power.
and we dont gather extra food or water since this is pretty normal for us
but we have rations just incase+my other emergency stuff.

btw did you sleep out the hole nigth?(how cold?)

cheers from ken

[Bypah]

Nice pics norge.
Ollie, you're nuts in that cold.... At least you tested the sleeping bag.
We had our blizzard last Christmas eve and an artic snap last week here in OKC with temps of -15F and lower.
Now they expect storms and rain for the 15 thru the 19...and did I forget to mention more snow????

Here are some pics of what happened in OKC and nearby states....

Snow drifts in Nebraska...

Another one from the big blizzard in Nebraska...

Frozen orange crops in Florida!!!!Frozen oj anyone???...lol

Some neighbors decided to gather all the snow and make the largest igloo they could in Norman ,OK

Inside igloo. It fitted almost 6-7 average sized adults and some seats....lol

Bundled up and without power for more than 3 hrs during the blizzard of 12-24-09 in Moore,OK

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The only way to keep warm....he he he !!

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My homeland flag flying a top of a 4 1/2 ft. mound of snow in my front door 12/24/09....lol

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[housil]

The thing is that south of norway and europe have more snow than normal
and above the arctic sircle litle but colder in periodes,30-for days.

-30°C?!
Holy crap...

I bought a wood stove too to safe us from spending expanse for (gas) heater, that´s why we have wood too.
Very cosy

btw did you sleep out the hole nigth?(how cold?)

cheers from ken

Ja

Let me tell you the whole "story".
I have that new German Bundeswehr sleeping bag "General Purpose II". The label say, comfort down till -15°C so I was waiting for the right opportunity to give it a try.



I started last Friday night at






Cot, Therm-A-Rest matress, sleeping bag and Bundeswehr Goretex bivybag


At 5am, I woke up from shivering, not real freezing but too much shivering for fall back to sleep again at just -4°C


So I went down my basement, fetched my US MSS

and kept sleeping until 7:30am warm and cosy

@ bypah


That´s are real Blizzards, wow

I´m going to nightshift in a hour, next Bundeswehr sleeping bag and long johns in use...




Commanding ambulances at scene while an industrial fire

[norge]

i have the mss bag to,havent had time to try it yet
i use the norwegian army bag mostly,and us phonch and liner in summer time.

bypah:woow now i know where the snow is

ken

[housil]

i use the norwegian army bag mostly

Never saw one, want to introduce?

[norge]

yep il fix it,but i have to search my depot to find it.
i think i have about 3-4 different s bags
so i think il post pictures tomorrow

cheers ken