Military Down Evacuation Casualty Bags

[scandiwoman]

I have two bags that appear to be unused military down sleeping bag survival army airforce usmc evacuation casuality ewc bags. They were made for the American/Korean war in the mid 50's for transporting injured soldiers and they would fly this bag with the person in it underneath the helicopter....they are about 18# and extremely warm like -60 and two can sleep in it or one very large person. There is fox fur trim on the hooded part. They are very rare now and hard to find. I've had them packed away for years now and since we're moving to a warm climate, I won't need them anymore. If anyone is interested, you can let me know. I wasn't to sure where to post this so that I could get anyone who would be interested in them to bring it to their attention....sorry if posted wrong!

 

[Dozdoats]

They may well be of interest to a collector, and may be sufficiently valuable that you should consider selling them... a little homework may be in order here!

 

[RCSAR]

What are you asking?

 

[Dozdoats]

First thing I found:

http://store.glennsarmysurplus.com/korean-war-vintage-casualty-evacuation-bag-p698.aspx


Korean War Vintage Casualty Evacuation Bag
Price: $300.00
Sold Out
SKU: SKU

 

[scandiwoman]

Yes, I did a lot of research on them....new they are almost $700 and the price that those that have had them is $300 which is what I am asking, plus shipping. They are about 18#. They are very hard to find if at all any more. They are usually grabbed right away. I haven't listen them anywhere yet for sale, so thought I'd give a holler here first. They are the warmest bag ever. If there is no power at some point and I'm sure that the grid will be taken down at some point.....it would be a good way to stay warm because if they can fly the person wounded outside of the helicopter and keep them warm, then it surely will keep one warm in any kind of weather.

 

[Shinmen Takezo]

Those look like cozy bags with which to snuggle up with a glass of Marker's Mark and watch "Wings Of The Luftwaffe"

 

[SIRR1]

Those look like cozy bags with which to snuggle up with a glass of Marker's Mark and watch "Wings Of The Luftwaffe"

Makers Mark is now owned by a Japanese firm so you may want to stock up before they mess up the product ST!

SIRR1

 

[Shinmen Takezo]

Makers Mark is now owned by a Japanese firm

Really?!! --Banzai! Banzai Tenno Heika!!! Banzai!!!

They won't mess it up--they'll only make it better by ridding the process of lazy, fat, white, Americans!!!

BANZAI!!!!

 

[scandiwoman]

One place I found some information is that there is from 8-12 pounds of down in these bags....that's a lot of down!

 

[China Connection]

You are talking around -20 centigrade at least in the middle of winter outside near the border in Korea. Then you have air chill outside the helicopter.