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Thanks for the excellent feedback, Raf. I have suspicions about this jacket's provenance, too. It's not an N3B, that's for sure. And while it seems USGI-like, there are some things that raise eyebrows (like the black fur).
Anyhow, I'm with you on layering. My gore tex woodies (with snap on fur trim
) over some warm layers treated me very well during a late season snow shoeing, squirrel hunt this past winter. Hip deep snow, never did see a tree rat, but good fun and exercise despite it all. During exertion it's key to be able to vent, and close it up again when it's time to plop down in the powder and sit a spell.
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Thanks for the excellent feedback, Raf. I have suspicions about this jacket's provenance, too. It's not an N3B, that's for sure. And while it seems USGI-like, there are some things that raise eyebrows (like the black fur).
Anyhow, I'm with you on layering. My gore tex woodies (with snap on fur trim
) over some warm layers treated me very well during a late season snow shoeing, squirrel hunt this past winter. Hip deep snow, never did see a tree rat, but good fun and exercise despite it all. During exertion it's key to be able to vent, and close it up again when it's time to plop down in the powder and sit a spell.
Agreed on the coat. I had a 1950's version one, with real fur ruff on the hood, and stitch marks on the shoulders and chest from removed patches, and it was a warm sucker, to be sure. Tried out a much later genuine USGI version, and it was junk for insulation, and that is apart from the fake fur. The more I think about it, the
early versions, like mind, did NOT have a zipper down the middle of the hood, but I can't speak as to later USGI versions.
Even if this article is really USGI, I suspect it's not worth the money-- at least not compared to definite, USGI alternatives like an M-65 with some augmentation, or your outfit, which, with pit-zips and all is a much better rig,
I've been looking into the possibility of rubbing-in some lanolin onto the synthetic fur ruff that I have for my ECWCS, same as you have..
Might help it from getting all tangled/matted into a useless mess like all the used ones I've seen.