Cap Comforters!!!!

[stuart f]

Hi all,i was wondering if anyone knows of a place that sells cap comforters or if they still make them anymore,i've looked on a few surplus sites but to no avail.

We were issued with these when i was in the cadets more than 27 year ago and were really good,i'm not even sure if that was there real name for it,so a brief description of them might help,a cap comforter was 2 pieces of rectangular material sewn together around the
edges,it could be worn as a scarf or with a bit of folding it could be turn into a hat,i think the Marines used to wear them.
Anyway if someone can shed some light on this i would be grateful,many thanks Stu

 

[andyn]

Sounds like a buff?

http://www.buffusa.com/

 

[spamel]

I think you want the old issue headover. The new one has a kink in it and is the itchiest wool/polyester mix in the world. It could be used for the same thing, but I'd try and get the old one if possible.

 

[Mirius]

This was the bit of kit that the headover replaced. My memory of them was that they were always a bit too small, or maybe they just produced a cadet sized version, I dunno. Must admit that I've not seen one for a good while either.

Well there is one here on ebay

 

[stuart f]

Hi Andy,thanks for the link,but thats not quite it,with the cap comforter you could'nt put you head through it, like in the link, as it was sewn around all the outer edges,it was,nt a tube like the buff. thanks anyway.

 

[Mirius]

Updated my post with a link... lol

 

[stuart f]

This was the bit of kit that the headover replaced. My memory of them was that they were always a bit too small, or maybe they just produced a cadet sized version, I dunno. Must admit that I've not seen one for a good while either.

Well there is one here on ebay

Hi Mirius,that sounds right as i remember they barely made it around your neck as a scarf but they were good and warm as a hat,oh i think i,m showing my age when i,m looking for a bit of kit that i had over 27year ago,well heres hoping i get lucky and someone knows of a link .

 

[Mirius]

Ummmm... <points at the link>

 

[stuart f]

hehe well there you go,thanks for that,i never thought about Evil bay,well i may have to start bidding now thanks again.

 

[Eric_Methven]

Here you are, packs of 10 for &#163;10.

Maybe a possible group buy ? I know I'd have one for a quid plus P&P.

Eric

Oops, just noticed they are trade only!

 

[spamel]

I'd be in for one.

 

[Aaron]

Hey! That aint fair! I've got to finish phase 1 of the RMR training before I'm allowed to wear one!

 

[Dougster]

Brand new lighweights in packs of ten for £35!!!

Group buy indeed. Minimum order is about £250 I think. Lets hope someone takes up the mantle.

 

[11binf]

years ago i bought a couple of head-overs at silvermans,they were O.D. wool and could be rolled into a capcomforter and it was told to me from the clerk that sold them , you could sew the tube shut to make a capcomforter...also you could try to find a dutch capcomforter/scarf at a local surplus shop they look just about the same as the ww2 british item...another thing you could do is google British ww2 reenactment uniforms and equipment..there is a big store in the U.K. that deals in British ww2 equipment...i'll try to get you a name....vince g. 11b inf.

 

[Goose]

Here you are, packs of 10 for &#163;10.

Maybe a possible group buy ? I know I'd have one for a quid plus P&P.

Eric

Oops, just noticed they are trade only!

Just been browsing the site, 5 crusader? mugs for &#163;10???!!!http://www.fieldtextiles.co.uk/ishop/866/shopscr33.html

And are these of any interest to Wayland? http://www.fieldtextiles.co.uk/ishop/866/shopscr158.html

Eric weren't you after one of these? http://www.fieldtextiles.co.uk/ishop/866/shopscr136.html


Its an excellent site, just needs someone to buy &#163;250 quids worth of stuff!

 

[sandbag47]

what size are the lightweights

 

[Eric_Methven]

Eric weren't you after one of these? http://www.fieldtextiles.co.uk/ishop/866/shopscr136.html

Not quite. I still have my 1st Bn Royal Scots glengarry. I was after a Balmoral.

Eric

 

[dommyracer]

I've been after a cap comforter for a while as well, nice one.

 

[Shepard]

Our issued Norwegian Army Wool Head Overs are very good, and can be found extremely cheap.(group buy?)
Never leaves home without it!

 

[JDWilts]

I remember cap comforters! Official Airfix 1/32nd commando issue.

They were meant to be one size fits all but that I can tell you is a blatant lie. They stopped issuing them once colour film for Pathe News reel arrived and everybody lost the BBC English Accents. IE: "Golly gosh RSM, we're on the wrong beach!".