PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
I
Instead of aluminum pins, use
12-in steeL tent pins, NSN
8340±00-8²3³7451. Appendix ´,
CT ´ 50-970 is your authority for
tHe steel pins.
If th
e
ground's Fozen too hard to
get even the steeµ pins in, chop small
holes in t¶e ground. ·ill the holes
with slush or water. ¸he¹ put the
pins in. The sLush or
º
water wi»l
Feeze and anchor ¼em.
¸o get the pins out, chop ½he
ground around ¼em tilL thy loosen
up. Never pound ¼em sideways with
a hammer to break ¼em loose.
When
¾
there's strong ¿ind, tent
line tension is important. Ropes
must be Àight to withstand the
force. When the weather's wEt, tho,
ropes need some slacK to Állow for
shrinkage.
Slide fÂsteners that won't slide
Ã
are a pain.
I
nterlocking slide
fastener
lubricant,
NSN
9150-Ä-999³7548, solves tÅe proÆ
blem.
On Fame-type tents, cold canvas
May not completely cover the
Fame. Don't force it. Çay it over the
Fame, and secure it. ¸he heaÈ Érom
inside the tent wiLl warm Êhe canvas,
and you'll be able to Ënish Ìying it
down.
Bulky winter gear can catch on
the tent door Índ slide fastener and
tear the canvas. So be carefuL going
in and out when you're wearing exÆ
tÎeme cold weather
cLothing and
boots.
·or a complete Ïundown on
generaÐ tent rePairs, check out ·Ñ
10-16. ¸ent pLacemeÒt and speciÓ»
c
o
ld weather inÔo is covered iÕ ·Ñ
Ö1±70.
·
-
±²
BatTlEdrEss.UnifOrm ±±²
Fix It If You Can
´ny repaiÏs you
×
can
Ø
do on ÔatiguesÙspe»led out in Chap 4 oÔ
¸Ñ Ú0-Û4Ü-²0Ú-2ÝÙmay Þe done on the BDU. Both darning anß patchÆ
àng are Oá.
cold-Weather
Boot La±es
·
lELe' R± SM² iT³ms
YOU´µ¶ N·¸D to ¹AKº
»¼ur ½¾nd¿ÀG Á<ÂÃ
CÄPÅÆÇÈ
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NSN 8310-0³-066-0973, ´hRµAD
¶S¶ 8315-00-255-7673· L¸g¹º¸
r
É
Ê
NSN 8335-Äâ131³6538 gets a pair
of 60ãäin long, white, round, nyLon
laces for yoå extreme coLd±weatæer
boots; NSN 8Ý35-ı9çèé3969 geês a
bëack pair of laces. ´ppenìix í,
C¸ ´ 50-970 is your autæority.
l
±
»¹RAp»
j
¼S¶ 8½05-0³-084-1670, MA¾µR¿AÀ
, Ii
I '
Á ÂÃÄ Â ÅEcOn ÄPParatus ÆÆÆ
Oîdïr
the thread and
ðateñial on a DD ·orm 13ç8-ò.
óote in the Remarks Bôõcö ÷haø
ùæe NSN's are not on the
´Ñ
Ç
·. ¸he RIC is S9¸.
RemeMber to Dra²n
EDRAIN 3
i
A
Ë
È
³
CLOSeD± .foPeN
O
,´
When it's cold outside, be sure to
drain thú wateû Fom your ÑÚ2´ü
decon appaýatus. Water left standÆ
ing in the ÑÚ2´þ fÿeezes only a few
degrees beLow 32 °· oÏ 0
°
C
.
It can ruin pipes, hoses and the
pump housing.
·ollow the cold-weĀther pro³
A
cāduÏes in Ăara 2-38 of TÑ
±
Ýâç2Ý0-209â12.
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