From: Dave J (sd0044@gwtc.net)
Date: Thu Dec 15 2005 - 08:44:19 PST
Those civilian canvas water bags are still in production. We see them in
some of the stores out here. Particularly farm and ranch supply stores and
a few tourist orientated places. Every now and then I'll see one on the
front of a car or pickup. I remember when dad had one. Kept the water nice
and cool even in 100+ degree weather. I wonder if the troops have any of
them on the front of their MV's in Iraq these days (mandatory MV content).
Dave J
South Dakota
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Closson" <glen_closson@earthlink.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Vietnam Era Water Sterilizing Bag on eday
> Yes, I remeber those water bags. They had a picture of an American Indian
on them and cooled by eveporation.
>
> Weather in CA is 40 at night and 60 during the sunny days.
>
>
> Glen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Everette <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
> Sent: Dec 15, 2005 6:51 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Vietnam Era Water Sterilizing Bag on eday
>
> anyone remember in "days gone by" a canvas water bag could be purchased
that
> was designed to hang of front of vehicle for a cool drink of water when
you
> stopped -- about the same time that a device was sold that fastened in a
> partly opened vehicle window and when filled with ice made a cool breeze
> come in car as you drove along. There was another device, made for
mounting
> inside car under dash, had a metal tube that connected to a plate that was
> put between carb. and manifold, drew gasoline fumes into this device and
> they were ignited by a spark plug in the device, I was a small boy when my
> father had one of these in his 1939 Ford car so I do know much more about
> how it worked, just that it gave some heat to inside car.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Vietnam Era Water Sterilizing Bag on eday
>
>
> >I always thought that the greatest feature of the Lyster bag was the
> >cooling of the water by the evaporation of the water that came through
the
> >porous canvas. Sterilization of water can be done in any container.
> >
> > Bjorn
> > MVPA19212
> > Meadows of Dan, Virgina (freezing rain at the moment...)
>
>
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