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11/15/2005 9:28:18 PM EDT
Finally got cold here so I get my favorite coat out, my old field jacket, and i noticed something. What are the two button holes on the outside of the back collar for? I don't remember ever being issued something that attached there.
11/15/2005 9:30:13 PM EDT
[#1]
Isn't that where the parka type hood goes?
11/15/2005 9:34:07 PM EDT
[#2]
It's for the hood.
11/15/2005 9:35:17 PM EDT
[#3]
I guess I'll have to find one then. Thanks.
11/15/2005 9:37:53 PM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
It's for the hood.


Yup, the hood.

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It's were we Space Shuttle Door Gunners attach our bad selves to the space shuttle when we're leanin' out the door doin some heavy duty fire suppresion, like ninja style.
11/15/2005 9:54:31 PM EDT
[#5]
There are two types, both warm. One with real coyoye hair and a newer one with white spun poly fuzz. With the hood on and the liner in the jacket is heavy, but only so-so warm. Looks cool though.
11/16/2005 12:35:14 AM EDT
[#6]
As an 11B, I can honestly say that I don't ever recall using the field jacket even once.  The field jacket liner, polypro, sweater, and goretex parka, on the other hand, were used quite frequently.
11/16/2005 5:35:40 AM EDT
[#7]
Quoted:
As an 11B, I can honestly say that I don't ever recall using the field jacket even once.  The field jacket liner, polypro, sweater, and goretex parka, on the other hand, were used quite frequently.


There was a time, believe it or not, when poly pro and Gortex were not issue items.
11/16/2005 5:09:29 PM EDT
[#8]
Quoted:
Quoted:
As an 11B, I can honestly say that I don't ever recall using the field jacket even once.  The field jacket liner, polypro, sweater, and goretex parka, on the other hand, were used quite frequently.


There was a time, believe it or not, when poly pro and Gortex were not issue items.


Yepp. I remember wearing wool long johns, fatigues, field jacket and liner and helmet liner and still freezing my balls off.
11/16/2005 5:37:04 PM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
It's for the hood.


Yup...that'd be it all right...
11/16/2005 5:39:20 PM EDT
[#10]
Quoted:
Quoted:
As an 11B, I can honestly say that I don't ever recall using the field jacket even once.  The field jacket liner, polypro, sweater, and goretex parka, on the other hand, were used quite frequently.


There was a time, believe it or not, when poly pro and Gortex were not issue items.


No shit.  I was issued a Goretex on my last go-round, but still haven't quite figured out why I'd want to wear it instead of my field jacket.  

And I was an 11B too, and I wore the motherfucker a bit.
11/16/2005 5:48:08 PM EDT
[#11]


heres how the hood looks like...
11/16/2005 7:07:29 PM EDT
[#12]
"There was a time, believe it or not, when poly pro and Gortex were not issue items. "

+1 to that, I actually bought my own before being issued any.
11/16/2005 7:17:06 PM EDT
[#13]
Actually, the two button holes go onto the epulet buttons to keep the collar down.
I wear my field jacket about every day up here.
With the liner, its quite warm and you can wrap the collar around your neck.  Combine with a balaclava and you have a pretty good gig.
The gortex with poly pro is better, but not as convient when you are going in and out of heated buildings.
11/16/2005 7:25:14 PM EDT
[#14]
Quoted:
Actually, the two button holes go onto the epulet buttons to keep the collar down.
I wear my field jacket about every day up here.
With the liner, its quite warm and you can wrap the collar around your neck.  Combine with a balaclava and you have a pretty good gig.
The gortex with poly pro is better, but not as convient when you are going in and out of heated buildings.


The button holes in the back of the collar are definitely for the hood, I have one attached to my field jacket right now if anybody would like me to snap a pic.  I also have a couple of hood extensions for the Goretex parka, those snaps on the front of the "brim" are actually for attaching the fur/goretex hood extender for really nasty weather.  The BDU field jacket hood I got issued looks nothing like a parja hood though, it has a zipper down the middle so it will lay flat when not in use, and normal BDU colors with brown/black fur on the inside.  
11/16/2005 7:26:09 PM EDT
[#15]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
As an 11B, I can honestly say that I don't ever recall using the field jacket even once.  The field jacket liner, polypro, sweater, and goretex parka, on the other hand, were used quite frequently.


There was a time, believe it or not, when poly pro and Gortex were not issue items.


No shit.  I was issued a Goretex on my last go-round, but still haven't quite figured out why I'd want to wear it instead of my field jacket.  

And I was an 11B too, and I wore the motherfucker a bit.


I've got the issued gortex polypro and all that crap, but only wear it when it's raining.  I wear the field jacket I got at a surplus store when it's cold.  
11/16/2005 7:29:42 PM EDT
[#16]
Quoted:


I've got the issued gortex polypro and all that crap, but only wear it when it's raining.  I wear the field jacket I got at a surplus store when it's cold.  


Smart man, the gortex shit was never meant to keep you warm, only dry, the good old M-65, especeially with the liner does a much better job.  Can't convince the young guys of that though, style first ya know.
11/16/2005 8:21:36 PM EDT
[#17]
Quoted:
It's for the hood.


Hell yeah it is.  I'm not goin' into the hood without my field jacket.  
11/16/2005 8:26:27 PM EDT
[#18]
Quoted:
Quoted:
It's for the hood.


Hell yeah it is.  I'm not goin' into the hood without my field jacket.  


Ha!  
11/16/2005 8:34:50 PM EDT
[#19]
So where can I find a hood for this jacket?
11/16/2005 8:37:17 PM EDT
[#20]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
As an 11B, I can honestly say that I don't ever recall using the field jacket even once.  The field jacket liner, polypro, sweater, and goretex parka, on the other hand, were used quite frequently.


There was a time, believe it or not, when poly pro and Gortex were not issue items.


Yepp. I remember wearing wool long johns, fatigues, field jacket and liner and helmet liner and still freezing my balls off.
Damn, even us Arty guys were issued fishtail parkas.
11/16/2005 8:39:41 PM EDT
[#21]
Quoted:
So where can I find a hood for this jacket?


www.shomer-tec.com Do a search for either hood or M-65. They are new USGI hoods for $17.00
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