[Ispy4u]

Wingnut sissies.

Soldiers know and love their chemical protective masks. I'll bet almost all wingnuts have never tasted CS.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Typing in MOPP4? Trying working on aircraft - picking up quarter inch nuts and bolts, doing safety wire, using micrometers and the like. We invited McDonnell Douglas, Pratt and Whitney, and General Dynamics out to try using their tech orders while in a suit. They declined. We would spend 12 hours per shift in full suit and mask and trying to work during our exercises - I couldn't even imagine having to be in combat in one. But - better to be in one than not to be.

[Riley]

I remember going on a PT run in the summer time in full MOPP 4 (gas mask, hood, gloves, rubber overboots and a heavy charcoal suit). Ugh.

[jimt]

The gas chamber experience is one you'll never forget. The tear gas is a particularly unpleasant agent - it doesn't just make your eyes water and your mucus membranes swell, it makes you retch while you're eyes and nose are streaming freely. You'll LOVE your gas mask after that, which is of course the intent of the exercise.

[King_of_Hindsight]

While on this topic, I was wondering if anyone had any links to websites with information on Gas Mask filters...of all types??? Without going into too much detail, I work on a federal reservation and I have been provided with several masks to hand out to my staff, including the M14 and M40A1 models, complete with standard military filter. I'm hearing from a source that the filter in the M14, a light olive green, unmarked model, has been with the mask since delivered some 12 years ago. I have no idea how long the M40A1 has been around, but the filters also look original. Regardless, if anyone knows of a link, let me know. I have tried search engines a few times and get cluttered in commercial sites selling masks, and when I look towards military sites, it focuses on training the troop on how to don/clear. Nothing ever leads to filter, unless it speaks of not dropping or getting wet. Any guidance towards shelf life and exact chemical use would be greatly appreciated.