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Telecom Ronin |
I saw several months ago a compnay that made Hoodies from Woobies, aka poncho liners, what a cool idea! Me not being the Hoodie type...never really wear hoods unless it's raining thought to myself....self a Woobie vest would rock...well I found some but the reviews regard poor quality and sizing issues stopped me from purchasing one. Fast forward to Christmas morning and got these from my MIL....and I suppose my wife as my MIL does not speak English very well   It's very well made and with the left over material she made a sleeping cap...yes I wanted a sleeping cap My MIL started her career making Soviet Officers Uniforms and then went into business (illegal at the time) for her self making hats and other clothes. Only thing missing to make this a perfect gilet is the name/branch/rank velcro which will be corrected before next drill  Now give it 100 more washings and it will be perfect....silky smooooth | ||
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That is an awesome gift! Looks great. ARmam | |||
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Fire begets Fire |
Killer! "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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Dude, I’m jealous. What a great present. | |||
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W07VH5 |
Who else clicked to find out what a woobie is? It's a poncho liner then? And the poncho liner was converted into a vest? | |||
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blame canada |
Nice! I love my woobie hoodies... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The trouble with our Liberal friends...is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan, 1964 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Arguing with some people is like playing chess with a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon will just take a shit on the board, strut around knocking over all the pieces and act like it won.. and in some cases it will insult you at the same time." DevlDogs55, 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.rikrlandvs.com | |||
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That's just awesome, dewhorse. God bless America. | |||
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Web Clavin Extraordinaire |
That's hand-made? Wow! I mean, I guess it sounds like the MIL is a professional, but still, that looks great! ---------------------------- Chuck Norris put the laughter in "manslaughter" Educating the youth of America, one declension at a time. | |||
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I think a picture of you in the sleeping call is in order for your avatar | |||
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| Telecom Ronin |
Yes, but the mystical woobie has a special place in the heart of any service man who has spent time in the field or been deployed .... uncle Sugar rarely gets gear right...the woobie is one of those he did... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6OgyF7Whbs and regarding making it ...and myself my avatar...one ...I would not do it justice and two...depending on how it rests it looks like a clan hat | |||
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| Telecom Ronin |
She is a professional....but still the small touches just amaze me, like the material covering the zipper or heavy duty material making up the pockets...just wow I mentioned to my lovely wife that she could make these for profit and was told the cost of just the materials  when you figure in the man hours there is no way someone would pay that kind of money ...that's why home made gifts are special | |||
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Glorious SPAM! |
Oooh that's a 5 Star Woobie right there! Enjoy! | |||
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| W07VH5 |
Haha. Thanks. I've never heard the term. | |||
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Member |
Wow! Is she taking orders? "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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| Banned |
Woobie was making the rounds before 2000 - yet I'd never heard it. Seems active duty was hiding it so they could tell who were Reservists etc. ; ) Popped up on the internets over ten years ago and it's now the common term. In The Day, the two major aftermarket suppliers in gear were selling M67 jacket liners in high density insulation, and the first mod I ever saw was sewing buttons on one to use it as it's own garment. After that you'd see a poncho liner converted by sewing it into the wet weather jacket, and those were out before Goretex. And warmer, too. Choice field gear when you could get it. One mod to a liner was sewing in a 72" zipper on one side to make it a lightweight sleeping bag. I still have mine from GTMO. What usually happens is the quilting stitches all wear out down by your feet. Just after I got out fleece was coming out that way, and its competitively warmer, albeit a nasty mess outside the house. Woobies rule in the outdoors. Any time I camp they get taken, especially the zippered one for summer use. About all you need or want. | |||
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