Heck the American Jacket Liner and Rain Jacket (AKA Poor Mans Gortex) were still in vogue well into the late 90s. I still pack the liner around, as pound for pound its pretty effective snivel kit, although the troops ridicule me for wearing it. Funny how times change.
Stuart, if you don't already have one, the Horse Blanket Poncho Liner is another great item to showcase. I don't know how the CF could take something so nice like the US Poncho Liner and turn it into the most inflexible POS.
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Gone but never forgotten: Sgt Shane Stachnik, Killed in Action on 3 Sept 2006, Panjwaii Afghanistan
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