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I got interested in that design and the fabric content as I figure it will be more hardwearing than pure cotton and also allow for more ventilation than a 100% polyester garment. Monk

Viking, That's it..EXACTLY! Thanks for your help! Monk

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Schwert, I did obtain through a surplus store a cotton string vest from Sweden SPORTARTIKLAR AB KARLSTAD and have worn it in HOT weather under a shirt..weird..it does keep one a bit cooler in hot weather! Can't find a source for that garment anymore. At the...

Hi! Cruising somewhere on the web I came across a Lundhags site..boot folk but on their website they had a polyester65%/35%cotton anorak that was pretty well-designed and was called a SYLARNA ANORAK. Help! Can't find this on their website anymore! Can any of our Viking friends please tell...

Hi! Has anyone here tried out the Brynje Cotton mesh underwear? They have different weights and designs.. on their website. They are also supplied to the Norwegian military. Can anyone here give any feedback on what thermal garments the Scandinavian military usefor cold weather? Thanks! Monk

Besides the UK Woolly Pully 100% wool sweater, are there any other decent brands of wool sweaters...the thick, chunky heavy type that anyone can recommend? Does it make a difference between oiled and unoiled? I once did get a garment using recycled wool and nylon...the sweater was itchy...

Thanks everyone! Monk

From experience I believe a Woolly Pully or similar HEAVY DUTY quality wool sweater has a place in your outdoor gear depending on where you are. I know once I was out and I got a bad freezing! Couldn't warm up until I put on an old woolly pully 100% wool so it is handy! Monk

Boiling and drinking beer..ok. I recall reading somewhere about using herbs or maybe charcoal but then as pointed out, maybe they didn't know enough to boil the water. Just interesting...I do remember hearing one time someone claimed that he read the Japanese Army in WWII used to use some...

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I am shopping around and I wanted to see how they actually were before laying out money. Monk

Has anyone any idea how explorers and soldiers long ago used to purify water? I'm thinking early explorers in Africa, Asia, India and 1800s and 1900s for example. What did folks do before all the water tablets and purifiers? Monk

Can anyone here give some feedback on the Buffalo sleeping bag system in cold conditions and hot humid areas? Brynglas mentions how he used the inner and a pertex in a jungle environment. When used in cold/Arctic areas, how warm is that pile liner? Do you wake up from condensation/moisture...

What do folks use from experience, a fleece or pile jacket as a warm layer or of the jackets filled with synthetics like Snugpak? Anyone switch from one to the other and why? Monk

The Helly Hansen field jacket thread.... If the field jacket has no elbow/shoulder reinforcements, how long does the jacket last before getting holes at stress points? I recall Helly Hansen advertised something called PROPILE...obviously a different version to pile! Anyone use this or any...

Hi! Does anyone here use the Woolly Pully sweater with the patches? Any comments on using it in the outdoors? Only use it when you're around camp or immobile? Too hot on the move? Are the chunky ones still made or they have switches to a 'flat' knitted version? Monk

Whatever happened to the German Parkas with hood in olive green? There used to be a big craze of wearing them now it has dropped off or the supply has diminished. I tried one on...the cut is very tight under the shoulders but the liner of pile and the material seemed hard wearing plus it had...

The label does not say M65. The label usually says COAT COLD WEATHER 50 Nylon/50 Cotton. There is usually a NSN or NATO number plus a DLA number which is Defense Logistics Agency plus name of contractor plus user instructions on label. Older Vietnam era olive green ones usually have a DPSC...

ANDYLASER, glad that you recall ithat item! Can you recall any info on it such as when roughly you remember they had it? I thought it was a novel idea but did not think much of it until YEARS LATER then I had lost the catalog!! Monk

Thanks for the mail order warning...I was told that by someone else as well about them. Monk

ok, thanks! I was wondering if the Silvermans item was a Far East company. Monk