SIGforum
Awesome gift from my MIL...Woobie porn inside
January 07, 2022, 02:19 PM
dewhorseAwesome gift from my MIL...Woobie porn inside
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
January 07, 2022, 03:38 PM
ARmanThat is an awesome gift! Looks great.
ARmam
January 07, 2022, 03:47 PM
SIGnifiedKiller!
"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 January 07, 2022, 04:10 PM
KarpteachDude, I’m jealous. What a great present.
January 07, 2022, 04:25 PM
mark123Who else clicked to find out what a woobie is?
It's a poncho liner then? And the poncho liner was converted into a vest?
January 07, 2022, 04:26 PM
AKSuperDuallyNice!
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
January 07, 2022, 04:34 PM
vthokyThat's just awesome, dewhorse.
God bless America. January 07, 2022, 05:30 PM
Oat_Action_ManThat'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.
January 07, 2022, 05:53 PM
ubelongoutsideI think a picture of you in the sleeping call is in order for your avatar
January 07, 2022, 08:47 PM
dewhorsequote:
Originally posted by mark123:
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?
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=z6OgyF7Whbsand 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
January 07, 2022, 08:51 PM
dewhorsequote:
Originally posted by Oat_Action_Man:
That's hand-made? Wow!
I mean, I guess it sounds like the MIL is a professional, but still, that looks great!
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
January 07, 2022, 08:52 PM
mbinkyOooh that's a 5 Star Woobie right there!
Enjoy!
January 07, 2022, 10:50 PM
mark123quote:
Originally posted by dewhorse:
quote:
Originally posted by mark123:
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?
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=z6OgyF7Whbsand 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
Haha. Thanks. I've never heard the term.
January 08, 2022, 12:41 AM
konata88Wow! 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 January 08, 2022, 07:05 AM
TirodWoobie 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.