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Let's See Your Military Ponchos
- Thread starter Guyon
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, I thought this was a great vid.
I use extensively ponchos, military or not while on move.
For shelter it beats anything else as an emergency shelter, also great to reinforce natural material shelter.
The whole point is getting the right balance between weight and durability.
For extensive use I would plan to use something else in addition as average poncho is really too small to be comfortable (well also depends on how tall you are). As pointed in another thread if you get any serious rain it is also a good idea to get some sort of leg covering.
For mountain, open areas I'm using civilian golite poncho.
For forest roughter areas I've been using military ones
mostly BW poncho (very durable, quite heavy) and some nato ones which I belive are based on the US design (belgian, NL: a bit less durable but still sturdy, lighter).
Sorry no pics.
For shelter it beats anything else as an emergency shelter, also great to reinforce natural material shelter.
The whole point is getting the right balance between weight and durability.
For extensive use I would plan to use something else in addition as average poncho is really too small to be comfortable (well also depends on how tall you are). As pointed in another thread if you get any serious rain it is also a good idea to get some sort of leg covering.
For mountain, open areas I'm using civilian golite poncho.
For forest roughter areas I've been using military ones
mostly BW poncho (very durable, quite heavy) and some nato ones which I belive are based on the US design (belgian, NL: a bit less durable but still sturdy, lighter).
Sorry no pics.
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The pics are pretty poor but I very rarely use this as they are just too small to enjoy if you want a weatherproof set up, so I don't have any others handy. Plus it is a lump.
It's an old British issue item. It is my sole surviving poncho and the toughest I've seen. I think you'd need to go canvas or bag denier nylon to get tougher. That makes is a stiff heavy lump that resists packing. On the plus side that makes it flap about a lot less if you use it as a poncho - more like a starched poncho shaped shell. It is also the most resistant to water pressure I've seen. Over the years I've used a few from different nationalities and if I had to pick one to curl in a ditch in so a puddle didn't soak through, this is it. Still, the downsides are hideous and apart from a rare bit of themed whimsical nostalgia I don't touch it.
It's an old British issue item. It is my sole surviving poncho and the toughest I've seen. I think you'd need to go canvas or bag denier nylon to get tougher. That makes is a stiff heavy lump that resists packing. On the plus side that makes it flap about a lot less if you use it as a poncho - more like a starched poncho shaped shell. It is also the most resistant to water pressure I've seen. Over the years I've used a few from different nationalities and if I had to pick one to curl in a ditch in so a puddle didn't soak through, this is it. Still, the downsides are hideous and apart from a rare bit of themed whimsical nostalgia I don't touch it.