Comfortable living.Heading for the field? A few creature comforts creature comfort n. Something, such as food and warmth, that contributes to physical comfort. Often used in the plural. can make life in the desert a bit more tolerable tol·er·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being tolerated; endurable. 2. Fairly good; passable. See Synonyms at average. tol . In PS 605, pages 56 and 57, we printed a long list of personal items that might come in handy Verb 1. come in handy - be useful for a certain purpose be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" . Here are a few more: A vacuum vacuum, theoretically, space without matter in it. A perfect vacuum has never been obtained; the best man-made vacuums contain less than 100,000 gas molecules per cc, compared to about 30 billion billion (30×1018) molecules for air at sea level. bottle keeps your coffee hot and your soft drink cold. Here are some rugged models made of steel inside and out. They come in three sizes.
Item NSN
Disposable razor, box of 720 8530-01-347-9576
Shaving cream,
box of 12 4 1/2-oz tubes 8520-01-303-4039
Skin moisturizing lotion,
box of 12 12-oz pump bottles 8510-01-490-7318
Plastic wash basin 7240-00-985-7451
Saddle soap, 1 pound 7930-00-170-5467
Neat's foot oil, 1 quart 8030-00-244-1031
Goggles, sun, wind, dust 8465-01-328-8268
Face paint, desert camouflage 6850-01-262-0635
Respirator mask, pkg of 50 4240-01-152-3555
Flashlight
MX-991
MX-212 6230-00-161-6422
Flashlight filters
Red
Opaque (blackout) 6230-00-128-2464
Diffusion
Green 6230-00-504-8341
Type Size NSN 7330-
Stainless steel 2 qt 00-285-4299
Stainless steel 1 qt 00-634-6555
Steel 1 pint 00-946-6121
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