Whats it worth ?

[Hawk Hawkins]

Havent been on much lately, busy man, and as of recently a bad bout with broncitis. Which I finally got beat I do believe.
I am currently the proud owner (maybe not so proud owner after the replies I recieve to this post, lol) of a true to life German "worm suit"complete with waterproof outer cover. Very nice idea I think.
Whats the value both monetary, and camp usefulness of these things.
Hawk

 

[woodwalker]

I may be showing my ignorance, but what is a worm suit? Do you have a picture?

woodwalker

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

I dont have one at the present time, but the best description I have is bascially its half parka half sleeping bag. The lower half for the feet roll up into a bundle that fits around the middle of the back. The whole thing folds or well in my case stuffs into a sack which is sewn to the back of the parka.
Hawk

 

[Greg]

Have a look at this site for Pictures and Value.:

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr1753.html

I hope this helps!

 

[Ahjno]

I may be showing my ignorance, but what is a worm suit? Do you have a picture?

woodwalker

wormsuit

 

[JonnyP]

I have one of them......They are quite warm, but because the outer is rubberised (is that a word..?) you tend to sweat lots in them, even though you do have 2 zips you can undo. I haven't used it in years though....Never wore it as a coat, far too embarassing....

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

I never wore it as a jacket either...I think its for the same reason. of course that nice roll up in the back could make a good storage bin for an empty nagalene pee bottle LOL
Hawk

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

A friend of mine told me once he used his in a hunting blind. He took the noisy rubberized outershell off.
Yes thanks for the help on this relic.
Hawk

 

[Moonraker]

I used to use one for night fishing. Basically heavy, sweaty due to non-breathable outer as Jon says and trying to hop in one to your rods in the middle of the night is no joke

The idea is nice but reality is they are only useful for a fixed camp. I used to wear it jacket style and it's OK except that when you sit you are raised up on the bottom half by about 300mm The arms are useful for fishing and quick access but don't help insulation etc. They are very well made (hence weight) and the outer can be taken off and used separately which is useful, and then you can use the inner quilted section without sweating. They do not pack down small either!

I would personally avoid them for all but fixed camp use perhaps.

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

Yeah they aint light...I figured it's probably gonna be a peice of my kit that stays in the truck incase of a cold winter breakdown.
Hawk