Korea 1951??

[vtdeucedriver]

The Green Mountain Military Vehicle Club here in VT supported the Vermont State Wide recognition of Veterans Day parade in Morrisville VT over the weekend. A few of us members got into the spirit and did a LH camp out 45 min south from the Parade we supported. With two GPW's, Two Harley WLA's and my M-37. I brought my GP small tent and M-1941 tent stove.


Dinner was served friday night by warming up my rations on the stove. This was my first time using the NOS stove by burning wood. Boy that thing loved being fed. I would need to load it up just about every hour in the evening. It eventually got the best of me and it went out the first night at 1 am with about 41 degrees on the thermometer.

It got pretty interesting when some really dry wood got in there and the base of the chimney got cherry red. It would later get really exciting when the spark arrestor got red at the top of the first pipe section. Next year (were planning this as a annual event) that we will try coal.

So in the evening, a few touches of a "relabled" bottle of Red wine for my WW2 friends. I also made up a care package from home that contained period looking Cracker Jacks and a Spiced Rum Cake.








We had a really good time and it was great using some equipment that was used by the finest military in 1950's

[battlebaby3]

It is great to see your post here. Korea is the forgotten war even in reenacting. I have camped and used alot of that gear at many reenactments over the years. I love the M37 best truck I feel the army ever made. We have one restored in our rifle squad with the 99th I.D.. A few year's ago I formed Love Co. as a Korean War unit. Lol I am the only member.

Pat

[vtdeucedriver]

It is great to see your post here. Korea is the forgotten war even in reenacting. I have camped and used alot of that gear at many reenactments over the years. I love the M37 best truck I feel the army ever made. We have one restored in our rifle squad with the 99th I.D.. A few year's ago I formed Love Co. as a Korean War unit. Lol I am the only member.

Pat

My primary LH display is Vietnam but in the last 2 years I have noted the importance of preserving this time frame. If you find the G741.org site, You will find my thread on my recent e mails of a discussion with a Korean War vet who was EOD.

[Bill C.]

I can't see one in the picture of the stove......but if you add a damper to the bottom section of pipe it will give you better control of the fire and make your wood last longer.

Just a thought.

Our club does a four day campout on Presidents Day weekend in February. Last year was the first time I got to use my stove. I brought a camp stove with me and never unloaded it from the pickup. I cooked every hot meal on the wood stove. Looking forward to this years campout.

[vtdeucedriver]

I can't see one in the picture of the stove......but if you add a damper to the bottom section of pipe it will give you better control of the fire and make your wood last longer.

Just a thought.

Our club does a four day campout on Presidents Day weekend in February. Last year was the first time I got to use my stove. I brought a camp stove with me and never unloaded it from the pickup. I cooked every hot meal on the wood stove. Looking forward to this years campout.

Damper is installed in the first pipe and just ahead of the spark arrestor segment. I had so much fun that I think we should get together again in March and start the season early.

[BillyClanton]

I had a1951 M37 years ago and loved it it hadte winch and re movable hardtop. Whats up with the red fenders?

[vtdeucedriver]

I had a1951 M37 years ago and loved it it hadte winch and re movable hardtop. Whats up with the red fenders?

Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Per the TM of color markings on Military Vehicles, they were allowed to paint their fenders Signal Red. They sure do stick out don't they??? I figure there are plenty "Run of the Mill" M-37s out there so I like to be different and have that "Field Look" with my vehicles.

[Joe Gopan]

Use Gloss Red and install a spark arrestor.
Ross Moir, aka Cyclops Ram, used to come to New England area shows in an EOD van.

[alpino]

Am gearing up every year out there in Montana
at car & gun shows, museum history days & rodeo & Memorial Day parades
honoring the Korean War Veterans
started about twelve years ago with my M38 jeep with KW 187th Airborne RCT markings
they did two mass tac jumps in this war
at a car show. A vet from the 187th, who'd done both jumps
talked with me for over two hours, both of us were Airborne, & had our wars
like many other Korean War vets told me "thanks for the recognition,
a lot of people have forgotten our war"
Anyway, my display grows, I now have a 1945 GPW, also with 187th markings
have a small "Arctic" tent, & finally have a complete M1941 stove
for displays, again a lot of fun with this collecting
need to get both jeeps to a show - the West Yellowstone being a lot of fun
folks from across North America & the World

[loni17thAirD]

Great post about 187th ARCT and the Korean War. My father served in the E company of 187th ARCT from 1950 through 1951. I'm not sure if you were aware, Ronald Spears from the "Band of Brothers" served in E company 187th ARCT. My father also made the Munsan-in combat jump with the 187th ARCT. My father is a three-war vet, but he is very proud of is time with the 187th.

[jesse]

Get an oil burner for that stove if you’re going to sleep in the tent. When you’re burning wood in it, even with a damper, it can go from red hot to ice cold in a surprisingly short amount of time. I use an oil burner insert. Steady heat all night.

[Frank USMC]

Back in the day, White Owl Parts company in Kinston NC bought all the 1941 ten stoves from Camp Lujeune, NC. They were 5 stoves to a rack. At he time they were selling them for $35 a rack, I bought several just to pick though them to find the WW2 dated ones to make complete units. Only found one bottom stave part dated 1941.
Just sent some small parts to England.
Another, note, I was told that Sportsman Guide bought just about all the stoves from White Owl parts. This would have been in the late 1980s.
I still have a few fuel adapter kits here as I never used them
One of the few, Frank USMC RET