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Field Cooker Outfit No.4 Mk2, trailer mounted (Sankey cook's trailer)

GKN Sankey · United Kingdom · 1985–2010

The British Army's Land Rover-towed field kitchen: a wide-track ¾-tonne Sankey trailer carrying the No.4 Cookset Mk2 with four LPG burners across the rear, two front burners over two catering ovens, stainless-steel work surfaces, fold-out preparation tables and a zip-off waterproof canvas cover, able to cook three-course meals for 150 or soup and stew for 300.

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1985–2010MADE—PERIOD PRICEUncommonRARITY5LAND ROVER MODELS5SOURCES

Description

The British Army's Land Rover-towed field kitchen: a wide-track ¾-tonne Sankey trailer carrying the No.4 Cookset Mk2 with four LPG burners across the rear, two front burners over two catering ovens, stainless-steel work surfaces, fold-out preparation tables and a zip-off waterproof canvas cover, able to cook three-course meals for 150 or soup and stew for 300.

NATO hitch and 12/24V 12-pin socket.

Rarity. Issued to unit catering sections from the mid-1980s (operating information AESP 7360-J-100-201 Aug 1985, IPC 1989) and released in the 2010s; dealers describe them as rare and ask £1,250 (H&H Surplus) to about $4,000 (USA, 2011 rebuild).

Record: 5 sources; designation recorded; no price recorded.

Specification

MAKERGKN Sankey / Reynolds Boughton / Viking (trailer); cookset to MoD design, United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTField Cooker, Outfit No.4, Mk2, Trailer Mounted; AESP 7360-J-100 octad
MADE1985–2010
RARITYUncommon — Issued to unit catering sections from the mid-1980s (operating information AESP 7360-J-100-201 Aug 1985, IPC 1989) and released in the 2010s; dealers describe them as rare and ask £1,250 (H&H Surplus) to about $4,000 (USA, 2011 rebuild).
CHASSIS¾-tonne wide-track Sankey (FV2381) with NATO tow eye and 12-pin NATO electrics
COOKING4 rear burners, 2 front burners, 2 catering ovens with individually adjustable temperature and airflow; pressure cookers, dixies and Norwegian containers in the CES
FUELLPG/propane, twin gas bottles
CAPACITYthree-course meals for 150 or soup/stew for 300
TABLEStwo large fold-out stainless tables (~5 ft) and two smaller fold-down tables
PUBLICATIONSAESP 7360-J-100-201 operating information (Aug 1985), -601 maintenance schedule (Jan 1985), -711 IPC (June 1989); 'No.4 Cookset Trailer Mounted Operating Instructions'

Fitment

LAND ROVER

One TenDefender 110Defender 130WolfRange Rover

OTHER MARQUES

PinzgauerReynolds Boughton RB44

NATO hitch and 12/24V 12-pin socket.

Variants

British Army Cooking Outfit Mk II on Sankey trailer (1989)1989

Twin gas-operated burners and ovens, collapsible prep tables, CES kit (John Brown 4x4 listing).

Sources

johnbrown4x4.com/product/british-army-field-kitchen-mkii-sankey-trailer-1989/handhsurplus.co.uk/product/land-rover-military-sankey-field-catering-cook-trailer/forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/sankey-army-field-kitchen-ulitmate-off-expedition-off-road-kitchen.127492/mark.clubaustin.co.uk/trailers.htmgreenmachinesurplus.com/34-tonsankeywidetrack-143-c.aspEvery source above was fetched and read when the record was made.