Gas Hut

[chrisf]

Little tip... if there‘s any snow left on the ground, rub it on your face before you go into the hut, it‘ll cool the burn.

{After writing that, I felt a change of conscience... CS gas reacts with water to MAKE the burn... don‘t listen to my above advice)

 

[Gayson]

1 important tip. During the decontamination drill where you take the mask off in the gas filled room, don‘t do what I did, hold your mask upside down.

It will fill with the CS gas and give you a nasty surprise when you put the mask back on.

 

[stukirkpatrick]

Yes, make sure your mask is placed in your respirator carrier the way you were taught, as you will be fumbling for it with your eyes clamped shut.

Even if you get a little bit of CS in the eyes, you still should make it through ok.


Also, depending on if you are in with other recruits, if during the drinking stage (or at any time) you see buddy needs a hand, help him/her out, whether its to connect their canteen properly or get their hood done up.

 

[Spr.Earl]

Just remember what you have been taught and stay calm don‘t panic.
Panic is how you end up getting gassed.

Also WASH ALL YOUR KIT AFTER with soapy water because if you don‘t you will be crying and sniffling for day‘s to come because the gas get‘s into your uniform,boot‘s etc.

Have fun.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

You all miss the point. The idea behind the gas shack is to instill confidence and PROVE to you you kit works. Nothing more, nothing less. Drills can be done in or out. When done properly, you know it works, but in the shack it proves it.

 

[Old Cent Hand]

The Gas Hut , apply what you have been taught , and check your mask . The Gas Hut instills confidence in yourself and your gear.

 

[chrisf]

Slightly off topic to this thread, but this is the only photo that I could find of the range shacks at Pussey‘s hill...

http://army.ca/cgi-bin/album.pl?photo=Training/Morning_At_Pusseys_Hill.jpg

To the right is the range shacks Danjanou was probably talking about, in the centre is the out house, about 5 metres to the left of that is the gas hut.

 

[Danjanou]

Ah memories, thanks bro. The last time I saw it at that time of day from that angle was just before we put a pl sized raid (QL3 Inf crse final ex) after coming over the "500" Ther ewere 2 platoons of SYEP sleeping in the shacks who were NOT impressed by our wake up call.

BTW the nice little round hole in the ceiling from when the numpty was demonstrating the use of the para flare still there?

 

[chrisf]

I don‘t believe there‘s a hole in the ceiling any more...

Was the water soluble paint that‘s on the floor now there in your time as well? Not sure what they were thinking when they used that...

 

[stukirkpatrick]

there in your time as well?

Better rephrase that, you might make him feel old

 

[Danjanou]

Paint? the place didn‘t even have a floor back then. And what‘s this rumour I hear that they have indoor pluming on the "Rock" these days?

 

[chrisf]

I‘ve heard the same rumor.

 

[newrecruit]

  Make sure the gas mask fits properly. I had a bad time in a gas hut. The straps on my mask were too lose and I didn't even realise that. When we did Jumping Jacks the mask started to move on my face. And that's when the CS gas started to leak inside. There will be no time to fix it inside the gas hut.

 

[alfie]

1. Shave nice & close.
2. Practice saying your name rank and sin # without taking a breath. 
3. Hope for a cold rainy day.

 

[PO2FinClk]

newrecruit, you do realise you replied to a post which is over 3 years old right?