NEW TRICKS FOR AN OLD WATER CAN


KEEPING COOL


Heat exhaustion, heatstroke and dehydration become formidable foes in temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, as troops move around in tactical vehicles or on dismounted patrols. The system developed at Natick makes it easier to keep water cool and ready to drink. Here, SPC Cory Braley, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment conducts a dismounted reconnaissance patrol July 19 near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by SPC Jovi Prevot, 102nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)


Combat Feeding has sent approxi- mately 1,500 bags to service members in Afghanistan.


“Tey loved them,” Williams said. “Tey wanted more, so we kept sending them. It’s one of those little things that didn’t require millions of dollars. It was devel- oped on a minimal budget [and had] a big impact.”


Tere was even an unforeseen use for the bags. Soldiers “can put a cap on it and use it as a shower,” Chandra said.


Te bags can be connected to the BCU, which can cool a standard five-gallon container of water to at least 40 degrees Fahrenheit


alone, 40-pound unit can plug into any 166


tactical vehicle or a standard wall outlet.


“It’s super fast, super efficient,” Wil- liams said. “Now you have flexibility. You can cool water on demand in a standard water can or the new col- lapsible bags, and then transfer that water to a personal hydration sys- tem via the BCU without spilling a drop. Obviously, there was a need in Iraq and Afghanistan for cold water, because they’re buying ice. Instead, you could just cool the water you have back down.”


in 25 minutes. Te stand-


THIRST QUENCHER Keeping water cool can be difficult in temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit as troops move around in


“PEOPLE AREN’T DRINKING ENOUGH BECAUSE THEIR WATER IS 100 DEGREES. IT’S NOT PLEASURABLE. BUT IF IT WAS 40-DEGREE WATER, OF COURSE YOU’D DRINK MORE. YOUR STAMINA ALSO INCREASES.”


Army AL&T Magazine October–December 2013


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