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I used to sell outdoor equipment in a shop. Sometimes I received tents from Hilleberg which was somewhere between 15-20 years old. The most common fault was a tear or a seam which had to be fixed. And sometimes it was the zipper (entry). The owner used to camp on a beach and sand mixed with...

The bag (in your link) is an old (around II WW) used in the Swedish armed forces. It comes in to versions, with and without the frame. It´s an nice "old school" backpack and it has an small inside pocket (no lid and no zipper).

@ Sgt Sim Try looking at www.recon.se . BTW, Cavalry rules:headbang: !! @ Nicklas Odh About "bårtäcke", for our english speaking friends, when it´s packed it looks like a sleeping bag in it´s transportation mode but with carrying straps. The bag (for transportation) is attached to the...

@ Sgt Sim You´re well informed :D . The new sleeping bag system (made by Carinthia, Austria) can be bought by civilians but you wont get the Swedish defence´s three crowns on the labels :rolleyes: . I know at least one dealer who sell them. About the small one man tent (made in a fabric...

@ topknot I´ve slept in that model a few times. The sleeping bag is old. Yet I can´t give you any age but if I would make a guess I´d say 1950-60. The filling, is a kind of syntetic down (?) according to an surplus seller in Sweden http://www.bbfab.se/. Look for "Diverse Militärt" in the left...

Ah, ok. My speakers don´t work, no sound....

Nice car! Is it going to be difficult to drive it in Britian? Or maybe you are familiar with cars equipped with a steering wheel on the left side? The car seems to be i a good shape! I envy you.... /Swede :aargh4:

I would want to see how the VW Syncro performed. I found this at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpxoomyFs_0 /Swede

My sisters oldest son went on a duty tour in Kosovo for the UN right after his militaryservice. They had MB Geländewagen, MB Sprinter and one Toyota LC. The only car which didn´t need sevice from time to time was the LC. The Sprinter was haunted. It seemed to be that anyway. Some times the...

I´m eager to see your collection. Maybe you have the whole lot in pics? Especially the army sets made by Trangia. /Swede :)

I got this reply from Trangia (question: if they ever manufactured anything for the swedish defence) Från: Trangia AB <info@trangia.se> Skickat: den 28 mars 2007 07:12:23 Till: swede Ämne: Re: Trangia gjort kök till försvaret? Hej, Trangia har inte tillverkat...

Ok, it must have been a mirage when I saw it happen recently. And it seems that people I´ve heard telling me the same have had the same illusion. :headbang: /Swede

Ok, I´ve seen the stamp "three crowns" NC 64 SVEA underneath the burner (which is bigger than the standard Trangia). But you find the same burner in the swedish ranger version of mess kit (Optimus No. 88)? I´ve got two versions of the standard infantry mess kit, one in aluminium with a stamp...

Meth. have always been difficult to use in the winter. Modern versions of the Trangia are prepared to use with either propane or petrol (holes drilled in the lower windshield). So, it´s not Trangia to be blamed if it doesn´t work in the winter. It´s the burner. But if you choose to use an...

Oops... You´re right, I´m wrong. Sorry.... /Swede :o