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1 hour ago, Rangie said:

Keep an eye on ebay. 

There are 15L and 25L versions. It is a similar system to the British Haybox/Insulator system. An insulator can hold a pot-stand, frying pan and cooking vessel.

Fry your meat/onions whatever, put it in the cooking vessel, bring to the boil for however long and then put in the insulator for a predetermined minimum time to cook through/keep hot.

Happy hunting, I have found some of a 25L system. I'm mainly looking for the Hydra stuff but will pick up the BVB if it appears for reasonable money.

The frying pan is called a Verbratpanner, yep, a sausage pan!

Keep CCS updated with your stove adventures, mind!

Alec.

Alec

Have a collection of No2, No3, No5 and No12 British Army stoves plus this Swiss Army one, the pots and pans are reasonably easy to find for the UK Army.

Got a couple of Norwegian insulated carriers with all the containers.

Just trying to source the Swiss stuff.

Alec

Had 5 minutes out of the garden and found the down load, forgotten I had registered on that site as well.

Does any one know where I can get the pot stand and a pot to go with it?

Richard

14 hours ago, Rangie said:

Classic Camp Stoves is worth a look, there are translations for the BVB there.

 

Alec.

Many thanks will look for latter

Thanks it worked

Thanks, never thought that way, as said learning.

The wire from that had been cut when in MoD I am trying to sort it out

I have started to try and sort the wiring out and have tried to unplug the fog lamp connection, pictures attached, yes I am mechanically thick but learning, how do I get it apart, I pulled the silver pins but still couldn't get it apart, any help would be appreciated

Richard

Finally all put together, for information took 16No 2400x34x18mm pieces, I had taken sizes when at Witham which they kindly let me do when picking some gear up.

Thought I would up date this thread, got the timber in January but never got around till the lock down to making the thread. Cut all the timber first and set out the main frames first.

45 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said:

Canvas cover is for the FV2381 Mk.3 3/4 ton Wide Track trailer, built by Reynolds Boughton, Viking Trailers, or Universal Engineering.

Many thanks

I have this trailer cover unissued 2590-99-830-6792, when bought was advised that it was a Sankey Trailer cover, been unable to confirm, I haven't taken it out of the package.

£100 plus postage

I can't find the original thread so I am starting a new one.

Previously some one said these tags were rarer than rocking horse manure, I have cleaned one up and put a tape so any one can size them.

I did notice they are 2 different styles

Have you thought about getting them made in wood wrapping in foil and no one would know

20 minutes ago, 10FM68 said:

I don't remember units ever bothering to paint their jerricans.  They were in whatever colour they left the factory.  The colour would depend on their age - which is easy to tell as they all have a year of manufacture stamped on them.  Looking at your picture, though, is the left hand one actually a British military jerrican?  With that "20l" marking and the milky green paint, it looks more like a civilian one you'd pick up in Halfords.  I may be wrong, but check that it has the broad arrow on it.  But, some post-war British military jerricans were painted deep bronze green up until the 70s while more recent ones tended to be a matt olive drab.  If they're a bit scruffy then leave them that way as that reflects how they usually were in service - they led quite a hard life being bashed around and scraped against each other and the sides of vehicles.  Old BAOR hands may well remember seeing small numbers of them abandoned beside the E34 at Zeebrugge or Calais - can anyone remember, or guess, why?

Thank you for the information, the matt ones do have the MoD arrow and the others which could say deep bronze green don't, the latter were sold as ex MoD in fact last time I checked Witham were still selling them, the matt green one's I want to paint as paint is coming off and some rust appearing so want to prevent it getting worse, going to paint the others as DBG

I have just found this thread as I have 4 jerry cans to paint. 2 came with the Land Rover direct from Witham and they forgot to look in the stowage, this are what I mean matt green 2 I bought again direct from Witham are deep bronze green.

My question is were all jerry cans issued as DBG and painted in the unit?

Thanks in advance.

On 4/8/2020 at 6:27 PM, mogmaner said:

DBG on hidden parts 

Got the stove out and the reset, I am not sure but it has had very little use, the labels are clear on mine

5 hours ago, snort said:

The Fettle Box, the website can be found, these are the best I have found for all my stoves.

 

Thanks for this, will look at them latter, as the good weather has been here cleared out 2 sheds and the penman trailer is full of rubbish ready for the tip

Thanks, got that in many store somewhere

Good pictures mines in the back of the shed at the moment

2 minutes ago, mogmaner said:

Just lit my no3 mk3 this is a early stove ,new and old burners for comparison 

Many thanks, mine had the original parts manual in it and brass label on the top, the exterior paint is rough may strip back and repaint can't make out if deep bronze green or matt

1 minute ago, mogmaner said:

I have also tried  gun wash and bioethanol all work fine just changes the heat of the burner. 

Thanks for the information

Just added this stove to my collection.

Any suggestions where I can get replacement parts for this?

Also hopefully has anyone a manual in English as I have the original and not good at translating

44 minutes ago, mogmaner said:

My no3 runs fine on petrol .

Thanks, heading to shell for decent petrol

8 hours ago, fv1609 said:

If you mean Cookers, Portable, No.2 Mk 2 and No.3 Mk 3?

The EMER modifications & misc instructions:

Mods (control rod reservoir tank) issued January 1969

Mods (tank, cap, valve & feed tube) were issued in March 1974, superseded in June 1974.

Mods (burner assembly)  in August 1982, superseded in Sept 1985

Mods (burner grid) July 1989

(EMER ENGINEERING & MISCELLANEOUS D 307 & D 309)

Clive

Yes that's them, many thanks, about to start refurbishing them.

Need to check the manual I have some where to say what fuel for the No 3, I understand from a previous thread the No2 Modified is petrol

Richard

37 minutes ago, MatchFuzee said:

This is worth reading:-

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?p=246423

Many thanks will look at in the morning

Can anyone advise when the modified version came into service, I appreciate they would be modified from the original.

Once dug out of the shed will look to see if date of manufacturer on them