PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-627
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 627
FEBRUARY 2005
Disregard any information in these stories about waterproofing preservative, NSN
8030-00-281-2346. It’s a terminal item, and the Army has no substitute for it.
The tentage repair kit, NSN
8430-00-262-5767, is essential for
field repairs. Just remember, the
canvas sheets that originally came
with the kit are no longer available.
The kit now comes with polyester
sheets.
In the past, soldiers used chemi-
cal biocide to remove mildew from
canvas. Not any more. The Army
forbids its use because it’s consid-
ered harmful to the environment.
One final suggestion about can-
vas PM: Don’t discard entire tents,
tarps and vehicle covers just
because parts of them are worn and
torn. Cannibalize them. Keep a sup-
ply of canvas scraps for patches.
Turn It In
When canvas becomes too worn out for your unit to repair, turn it in through nor-
mal supply channels. Learn more about turn-in policies by reading AR 710-2,
Inventory Management Supply Policy Below the Wholesale Level,
and AR 750-1,
Army Materiel Maintenance Policy.
Unit maintenance can dispose of Class IX items, such as vehicle covers. Class II
items, such as tents, are a different matter. Turn those in to the Supply Support
Activity or the installation Directorate of Logistics.
T
he Army’s “retiring” canvas (cotton duck) tents, tarps and vehicle covers. Since
the Revolutionary War, soldiers have depended on canvas to shelter them and their
gear. But now the Army’s replacing it with 21st century vinyl-coated polyester.
What does that mean for those of you still holding canvas? For one thing, it means
you won’t find canvas replacement parts in the Army supply system: no canvas tent
sections to replace damaged ones, no sheets of canvas for patching tears.
For another thing, it means direct support will no longer repair canvas. You are
now responsible for maintaining it.
Canvas PM
Until you get polyester
replacements, make your canvas
tents, tarps and vehicle covers
last by practicing good PM.
That includes cleaning, drying,
storing, sewing and patching.
Here are a few sources to keep you covered:
• FM 10-16, General Fabric Repair
• PS 555 (Feb 99), pages 52-54, general tent PM
• PS 521 (Apr 96), pages 52-53, PM for cover on mobile kitchen trailer
• PS 609 (Aug 03), page 53, tent repair tape and tentage repair kit
You’ll find these PS stories and more on the PS Magazine web site at
You
are
responsible
for canvas
PM
Cannibalize
old canvas
for patches
PS 627
FEB 05
50
Tents…
627.50-51(C)
12/26/04
11:00 AM
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