Swedish Army snow smock

[Twodogs]

I have been after one of these for some time ,

You know the one over the head type

Anyway being a big bloke I need Swedish size C60 a Size 3 maybe the same I dont know??

The C60 is a 60 Inch chest nice and big ,

I have long list of Mods that I want to carry out so here we go with number one ,

A flat pocket in each lower pocket for compass and foil blanket and a tie point in each pocket for pocket knife , fire steel and whistle ,

Theres a load more but you have to start somewhere



I will post them as and when

Twodogs

 

[Man of Tanith]

Looks good so far.....
What else Ya got planned?

 

[Twodogs]

Thares loads mate , wait and see

 

[sasquatch]

Looking forward to seeing what you do with it Cliff. Great smocks being made even better, gotta be worth tuning in to...

 

[Karl82]

keeping my eye on this one.

 

[cowboy]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product!!

 

[Man of Tanith]

I always think a kangaroo pocket would be a useful addition to them......

 

[RonW]

The idea with those small rings is a good one!

I'll shamelessly copy it from you...

Those kangaroopouches aren't bad either in those oversized pockets, but I'll go for an insulated chestpocket.

 

[Twodogs]

Nice one Gents
Ron dont worry about copying my idea for the tie points as I will be blagging other peoples ideas anyway ,,,,, Its all been done before

Twodogs

 

[Red Fox]

Nice to see you have one of the sweedish snow smocks Twodogs have you got the trousers i found them to be very good.Are you going to add a real fur ruff if so i know fox and mink work well ... I like the attachmnt point idea for your pockets i think i will add some to my smock on the chest for attaching mittons.Maybe a small pocket on one of the arms for a compass or time piece you have got me thinking now ...

 

[Mesquite]

Nice ideas Cliff... I'll be following this thread as well.

Have you seen the write up about improving the smock on Frontier Bushcraft? Some very neat ideas there as well.

 

[Humpback]

I'm subscribing to this thread, so keep the modifications coming. Alan

 

[Twodogs]

Morning Steve
Yes I have had a look at Barry Smiths thead on his site , Crackin stuff and some bits I will blag ,
Pockets are now on inside the lower pockets now and its wash day so its going though the wash a couple of times to get rid of that surplus smell ,,,
Then its on to the next bit ,,,,

Twodogs

 

[Man of Tanith]

You tease you'll

 

[Skaukraft]

I was very inspired by Ron's thread, and now this.
My smock (or anorak as I prefer to call it) arrived in the mail the other day, but I haven't had time to start working with it yet.
I will follow this thread with interest.

 

[Twodogs]

Right the smock has now been washed and no longer smells of storage ,,

Tacked on a hanging tab so in use you dont get snow in the smock ,

I dont like these cuffs so tommorows task will be to unpick them ,

The wait begins now for some strong thread and some other bits I have ordered before I can carry on ,,

Twodogs

 

[Teepee]

Nice thread Cliff, looking forward to seeing what you come up with, Adding the pockets and hang loop will be shamelessly stolen by me too.

I just read Barry's site, I've done all those mods to mine and they worked well in Sweden.

Some ideas to make them better though- make a Y shaped head adjuster instead of the single strap-it makes the hood a better shape.

Adding male and female cordlocks to the hood cinch cord made the ruff work well as a furry scarf and cinched the neck well, nice when the snow is blowing but its too warm to wear the ruff over the head. I did this with Velcro last year and that also worked well.

I pushed some copper welding wire (ends bent over to stop them piercing the fabric) into the hood cinch cord channel so I could alter the shape of the hood and the fur ruff. It made a big difference to the floppy ruff. Nice to have a bit of wire handy too

 

[Twodogs]

Cheers Pete
I think I may go with MickeS method with the hood ,

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53803

Twodogs

 

[Teepee]

Cheers Pete
I think I may go with MickeS method with the hood ,

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53803

Twodogs

Neat! Same idea but better way of doing it.

 

[Twodogs]

As we know mate its all been done before

Twodogs