Cold war re-enactor kit

[Scott Bentley]

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.

[rob love]

Let us not forget the $2 arctic sunglasses in a cloth case that broke no matter how you packed them.

Or the incredible shrinking toques, that if you were not careful they would shrink so small they wouldn't even be of use to the Shuar tribes.

And God couldn't even help you if you were to put some bleach in with the combats.

[Robert Bergeron]

Hey guys ,

Nobody mentionned the rather well named ''funny hats '' we had to wear in the field .

How about the 12 pound rubber boots ( so they seemed when recovered in mud ) now replaced by the Goretex boots. ?

Robert

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by Robert Bergeron

Hey guys ,

How about the 12 pound rubber boots ( so they seemed when recovered in mud ) now replaced by the Goretex boots. ?

Robert

We called them "Boots, Rubber, Clumsy". My favourite were the guys who added grenade pin rings to the zippers for extra grip. You usually saw them a few days later with no zippers and the boots secured shut with gun tape