Bivouac Equipment

Like the Combat sets, the Bivouac series are essentials, and were available in both window box and carded formats

Above, Bivouac Sleeping bag set (7512).  Below , Sleeping Bag (7515) and Bivouac Machine Gun (7514)

The tent set was available in a rare small window box in 1964 only (7516, above, courtesy Vectis Auctions), and was simultaneously released in a larger window box (7513) (below) with a machine gun.  It's an accessory that rarely gets set-up in collections because of the space it takes.  The design is great and it deserves more recognition.  You're lucky if you can find the very rare early issue tent poles with plastic tabs rather that the standard metal pins.

Notes on Variations

Mess kits (above) come in an early variety with a molded loop and no loop on the lid, and the more common type with a looped lid.  The earlier is marked only Hasbro, the later has the addition of Japan. A third type showed up during the Adventure Team era.

Early sleeping bags (left) are untagged and have two ties sewn to the foot

Information on entrenching tools including the rare brass collar version can be found on the Combat page!

Canteens can be marked Hasbro Japan, like the earliest version right, are unmarked, or simply marked Hong Kong.  Covers can be found in various shades of tan.  There is also a ultra rare green version out there shown below.

Collector Jeff Dilbert shared this great image of his green salesman's sample canteen cover.  Note the red paper sticking to the glue on the back, this is how the canteen was attached to an original display card