Norgie - when to wear and when not to wear

[Skaukraft]

It is a warm and comfy piece of clothing to put on indoors after a long day outdoors.
I belive they are taken out of service, but I was issued one when I did my service in mid 90's.
Never understood why US and UK-forces is/was so fond of them.
It is just to big an bulky, and it gets very heavy when wet. Leave it at home, a wool sweater of the same size is much more usable.

 

[ex Member swampy99]

When it is cold wear it. When it is warm don't wear it.

Simples.

 

[Steffen]

i was issued one when i was in in 04/05.
i think they're great, can be used all year around.

 

[Sappy]

Cotton is what they call hydrophillic( gets soaked right through). Most synthetics are hydrophobic(water passes through em) woop is hydroscopic( water is held within the fibre)

Synthetic base layer, wool mid and cotton under waterproof.

All types of material suck when wet doesnt matter how much you paid for it. The art to the whole thing is not being an idiot and getting soaked in the first place.

With an ounce of common sense a 50p synthetic is as good as a 50 pound wool but cheaper.

Dont get wet!

 

[Tor helge]

I have several of them. They are very comfortable and I wear them all year around.

Someone said it was like wearing a towel, and it is. A wet "norgie" is useless as insulation and very heavy.
There are lots of better shirts for outdoors use than the "norgie". Even the norwegian army has come to this conclusion and are now issuing wool shirts (I also owns one of them).

But as I no longer participate in amphibious assaults and decide for myself when to make camp, or what to wear in the woods, I have no problem keeping the "norgie" shirt dry and thus mantain its comfy and insulating qualities.

 

[Steffen]

Even the norwegian army has come to this conclusion and are now issuing wool shirts (I also owns one of them).

are you speaking of ullfrottè, or is this something else?

 

[Dreadhead]

thanks for the advice folks. i cant deny its a good top, its warm and comfortable. but i think the wool shirt will give me more heat when its cold and will be less of a problem when wet (if i get caught unawares in a storm etc)

 

[Shiny Kit Syndrome]

C

Dont get wet!

Fair point; but I can't remember a chance the Army didn't take to thrash you and get you soaked!

I've three green and a black one stashed away courtesy of HMG. God knows where they come from.

They've done me well as warm kit to be changed into, but you wouldn't want to walk a distance wearing one.

 

[The Ratcatcher]

If you want the best info about cold weather clothing, go to the guys who use it all the time. English language translations of the Norwegian manuals are on http://coe-cwo.org. From the home page select Products, then Handbooks & Directives. Top of the listis the clothing handbook. Lots of very useful information.

Alan