Millbank Bags

[Puddock]

Does anyone know where I can get a Millbank bag via mail order? Nobody seems to sell them anymore - why would that be?

 

[Shewie]

You can pick them up on ebay from time to time but they're not cheap anymore ...

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=millbank+bag

I think they've just been fazed out with newer technologies so the surplus ones are getting harder to find. Plus the fact that they work really well, I think folk are hanging onto them now.

You could maybe try Kev at Endicotts and see if he can get hold of any ...

http://www.endicotts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1360&osCsid=1ba7ca688e5ef3743e45caa1e58dd927

 

[resnikov]

got mine on ebay about month or 2 ago for £8.50 + postage, so they are about.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

chuffin hell,...that seems like it happened overnight,...

i searched for one and stuck it on my list for xmas, as a sock filler only two weeks ago,..

didnt realise theyd dryed up so quick,..

 

[iamasmith]

Got mine years ago from Life Support Training Services up in Millom. I don't know if they have a website or still sell them but what I can say about them is something they mentioned on their Expedition skills course years ago, that was to never trust a ceramic filter because you don't know if anybody has dropped the thing and cracked the filter inside where you can't see. Millbank bags are much more reliable.

If you have never used one before then it's worth pointing out that you must give it a good soak before use otherwise it will just hold the water rather than letting it drip through.

 

[resnikov]

Also when you get it, give it good rinse, as the dye comes out a bit.

 

[launditch1]

Give Hoopers surplus in Norwich a ring..they had a pile of unissued ones the last time i went.
Alot of the militaria websites often have them too. http://www.csmilitaria.co.uk/shop/shop.php http://www.wdmilitaria.co.uk/shop/shop.php www.worldwarwonders.co.uk are three that ive seen them on.

 

[Puddock]

If I cant get a millbank - what is the next best thing for a modest price and fairly light weight?

 

[Puddock]

Got one Thanks Shewie, Endicotts came up trumps.