Water Carrier Question

[uscob]

Got some of these and wonder who's using them. Is it a RAF Survival Item?

[uscob]

Waist Strap, when used as a shoulder Bag?

[byterock]

The NSN says it isn't

8465 - Individual Equipment

Usually one sees the survival stuff under

8475 - Specialized Flight Clothing and Accessories

or sometimes under

4240 - Safety and Rescue Equipment

[uscob]

I know, but I don't think that everybody get's one of these Carriers. Maybe we find out.

[GHarvey]

Is it one of those water carriers that *very* slowly leak and cools the water by evaporation?

They started using those with chindit type units in the 40s and kept on issuing them to troops in arid and tropical climates.

Cant recall the name of them now something like chagil i think

[stray_dog]

Is it one of those water carriers that *very* slowly leak and cools the water by evaporation?

They started using those with chindit type units in the 40s and kept on issuing them to troops in arid and tropical climates.

Cant recall the name of them now something like chagil i think

That's what I thought, too, a later, improved pattern of these water carriers. I have seen them spelled "Chargall", "Chargull" etc., so I don't know what the right spelling is. I was told they were stored in vehicles, as due to their leaking, they were impractical to carry.

Best regards,
Giorgos

Here's one of these "early" ones from my collection.

[Dave Alexander]

We used "chagalls" in the deserts in the Middle East and the reason they were carried on the outside of vehicles is to aid cooling and evaporation using the breeze created as you drive. Usually we would keep one hanging in front of the radiator grill as you had the added help of the fan pulling air through the radiator. I still use them on my sorties in my jeep in the deserts here in California. The word "chagall" or "chugell" is just the phonetic rendition of the Arabic word for the goatskins they use for the same purpose, it has no real proper English spelling to my knowledge.

[uscob]

Is it one of those water carriers that *very* slowly leak and cools the water by evaporation?

They started using those with chindit type units in the 40s and kept on issuing them to troops in arid and tropical climates.

Cant recall the name of them now something like chagil i think

The black ones are made of some rubbereised Material and I think they can't leak like the Cotton ones. I also have some new ones of them. I saw some Pics where they carried them, tied to the Bumper to get some extra cooling.