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Army struggles to find parkas for Arctic operation

May 22, 2012 | Six years after the Harper government declared the Arctic to be a new operations area for the Canadian military, the army has struggled to find enough parkas, cold-weather tents, lanterns and heaters to equip forces that take part in its annual... The "critical equipment shortfalls" were so bad last year, the head of the army approved a request by area commanders to buy missing gear themselves, say internal briefing documents. The request to buy gear came from Land Forces Atlantic region units taking part in the annual Arctic exercise which the Conservative government has used as a showcase for its northern ambitions. The briefings also show the army worried about running out of parkas, and turned to the air force for help. The army is "required to affirm national sovereignty and conduct patrolling and surveillance operations," said a May 26, 2011, briefing note for Lt-Gen Peter Devlin, the country's top soldier. Read more »

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Questions & Answers

Where can I find a portable heater for cars?

Feb 02, 2008 by rivera3858@sbcglobal.net

Where can I find/buy a portable heater (preferably battery operated but not necessary) that's a decent price?

May 22, 5912 by emmy
I'm gonna be outdoors a long time in November and I'd like a way to help keep warm, with there being no places to go inside for heat.
The outdoors is a big place. How much heat are you looking for? Tent? Cabin? Car? Sleeping bag and a poncho? They make propane heaters that just pop on the top of a small camping size bottle of propane, and cost about $15. They make others that run off 12VDC (your car cigarette lighter) for around $30, and they make gel pacs that you stick in your gloves, socks, sleeping bag etc for about $3 each (but those are single use).
If you could be more specific, I could pop you in the right direction.
Bic lighters are .99 cents, and there's usually firewood just laying around outdoors.