Hello Tom,<br><br>Thanks for the advise, I didn't know that the original P38's were such a "cult" item, I traded 5 original ones from a forum friend who didn't throw them away when they used the C-rations, he kept them in their original "anti-rust" ? wrapping. <br>I got 5 and one is already permanently attached to my keychain and it works perfectly, the other 4 are distributed among scout "packs" as "kitchen" utensil.<br><br>Tom, have you ever tried the Thinsulate using commercial copy of the poncho liner? it is said that it's much warmer then the original GI issue one ? I think US Cav. carries them together with an conversion kit with a long zipper so you can make an light sleepingbag or sleepingbag liner with the poncho.<br><br>Best Scouting wishes from Holland,<br><br>Piet (pronounced and meaning the same as your Pete)<br>AKA Bagheera