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Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 06:51:49 No.167365 View View Reply Original Report

Ok, enough knife threads. I have a proposition for you. Why don't we bring back wool poncho's?
>Get tired
>lay down
>sleep
>...
>profit!
I want to make this an /out/ thing. Like seriously, why do we not have more poncho's? Discuss

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 06:52:43 No.167366 Report

Quoted By: >>167657

here's a pretty nifty one

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 06:54:09 No.167367 Report

Quoted By: >>167369 >>167657

clint eastwood wore one like a fucking boss

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 06:56:50 No.167368 Report

Quoted By: >>167370

I have a milsurp poncho I would wear when it rained and I was working outside. God-tier dryness.

I also have the old East German ponchos that go together to make a pup tent. Kinda heavy compared to the modern thing, but better when it's cold. They mostly stay as a tent, though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 06:59:50 No.167369 Report

Quoted By: >>167371

>>167367
Didn't Eastwood wear a serape? (Pardon spelling, can't remember if it's a 1 or 2 r word.) Basically a saddle blanket with a hole for the head, no hood.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 06:59:58 No.167370 Report

Quoted By: >>167373

Look at how fancy this nigga looks, damn.
>>167368
those milsurps are pretty awesome, I must agree. Any idea where I can pick one up?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 07:00:59 No.167371 Report

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>>167369
True, but I consider it to be in the family of poncho's.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 07:12:40 No.167373 Report

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>>167370
Empire pawn shop, Lubbock, TX is where I got mine. They carry a fair bir of milsurp.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 07:15:52 No.167376 Report

Quoted By: >>169255

All 4 of those movies are great. (Once Upon a Time in the West wasn't part of the Dollars trilogy, but it was their precursor. And we got to hear Chuck Bronson blowing harp.)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 07:17:33 No.167378 Report

Quoted By: >>167382

LMAO I actually was looking for one of this on ebay earlier & yes they´re awesome for camping purposes:D

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 07:20:42 No.167382 Report

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>>167378
As a service to our community and our fellow man, I say we bring back poncho's. Getting one asap, will post results

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 07:25:01 No.167385 Report

Quoted By: >>167403

all you need is a wool blanket and a sharp thing https://www . youtube . com/watch?v=pCntScya_vg

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 08:20:19 No.167403 Report

Quoted By: >>167451 >>167469 >>167657

>>167385
Youtube links aren't blocked:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCntScya_vg

Also, pic related, have a Russian poncho that can also be used as a tent. It's cotton, but it's still beast. Add that on top of your wool poncho and nothing can stop you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 08:59:12 No.167407 Report

Quoted By: >>167416

how the fuck do you wear a poncho and anything even approaching a multi day pack? seems like it would bunch up like mad and fitting the bag under the poncho is surely a fools errand

Michael

Michael Sat 27 Jul 2013 09:33:42 No.167410 Report

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>>167365
Really would like to have one. Anyone know where to buy a decent looking yet low priced one?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 09:53:12 No.167416 Report

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>>167407
My milsurp poncho will cover my external frame backpack nicely. Won't hang as low, but that's OK.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 10:38:12 No.167444 Report

Quoted By: >>167445 >>167450 >>167530 >>169197 >>169200

>>167365
>Why don't we bring back wool poncho's?
wool. today's materials are lightweight, they provide high isolation, they are waterproof, they can cool down your body...

and they don't smell like a camel ass.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 10:39:17 No.167445 Report

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>>167444
also wool is quite expensive.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 11:19:09 No.167450 Report

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>>167444
And they burn so much more readily than wool or cotton, making them so much better to wear when making a fire.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 11:28:22 No.167451 Report

Quoted By: >>167453

>>167403
that looks fucking ridiculous.
both as clothing and as a tent.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 11:31:08 No.167453 Report

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>>167451
Yeah. I like my East German setup, it doesn't look much like that, though.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 12:25:31 No.167469 Report

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>>167403
I don't think that's set up correctly. The seam should run across the top and there should be no floor. That way it's long enough to cover at least your average midget.

Pic related is my EG milsurp set up for the kids to sleep in it behind our church on July 4 weekend.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 12:31:42 No.167470 Report

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I bought one just for this reason. Its alphaca wool
too thin to sleep in though really. I don't think its 100% wool though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 16:06:32 No.167530 Report

Quoted By: >>167580

>>167444
>implying wool isn't a GOAT tier material

What is isolation? Wool keeps you warm even when wet, doesn't melt like synthetics, and is far more durable than "today's materials"

Captcha: because rsfake

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 16:13:38 No.167535 Report

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i really want a poncho now

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 17:39:07 No.167580 Report

Quoted By: >>167607

>>167530
>Wool keeps you warm even when we
have fun while waking around with your soaked wool planked

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 18:10:28 No.167607 Report

Quoted By: >>167629

>>167580
Have done this...used one of the Italian surplus wool blankets as a match coat during a 2-day rainstorm while hiking in N.California. Combined with a wicking baselayer, it's quite dry and warm. Yeah, it's heavy, but maybe you just need to get a little stronger?

BTW the "softshell" concept is just a wool shirt/jac made with synthetic materials. It doesn't need to be water impermeable because if you're active, body heat pushes the water vapor away from your body and out through the breathable fabric...hence your garment can be soaked, and you remain warm and dry underneath.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 18:49:35 No.167628 Report

Quoted By: >>167657

Glad to see my thread is still here.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 18:51:38 No.167629 Report

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>>167607
>Yeah, it's heavy, but maybe you just need to get a little stronger?

ultra light Explorer -/- heavy loaded Sherpa
two different disciplines

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Keeper_of_the_BAPITO !Pyd2/R7DNA Sat 27 Jul 2013 19:27:59 No.167657 Report

Quoted By: >>167678

>>167628
>>167403
>>167367
>>167365
>>167366

any sauce on where i may come across something like these /out/doorsmen?

i want one for my car or camping

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 19:48:01 No.167678 Report

Quoted By: >>167682

>>167657
You might be able to find one at an army surplus store. If not then maybe ebay?

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Keeper_of_the_BAPITO !Pyd2/R7DNA Sat 27 Jul 2013 19:54:29 No.167682 Report

Quoted By: >>167690 >>167693

>>167678
/k/ keeps telling me to do that also for gear

>i never really into ebay

i wanna get a hydro carrier off ebay and a night camo parka surplus (and some molle/pals gear)

is Ebay reliable?

i always fear that some sick bastard is going to send me a horrible product

Mule

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Mule Sat 27 Jul 2013 20:05:18 No.167690 Report

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>>167682
Ebay's not bad. Read the description, look at the pics, and ask questions if you have any. Know what you're looking for.

Pay as soon as the auction closes. Nothing pisses me off more than having to send invoices and pester people for payment for a week and a half after the auction ends.

I've had good luck with ebay (and craigslist, for that matter, though there are some really fucking weird people there). Won one auction for a couple of old cell phones I was going to scavenge parts off of... the equipment I got was far more beat up than the auction led me to believe. Since I was mostly looking for batteries/antennas/enclosures anyways, it wasn't that big of a deal but it's a gamble you take. I've never gotten anything really fucked up though.

GPS I ordered came with a label right on the product box... that annoyed me. Expected a better packaging job. >pic related

Had real good luck with motorcycle and snowmobile parts though, both buying and selling.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jul 2013 20:12:03 No.167693 Report

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>>167682
I don't know if i'd trust ebay for certain things, but ponchos on ebay? Sure. Just make sure that it's the proper material and doesn't have any cuts/tears in the fabric.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Jul 2013 19:42:23 No.168160 Report

Quoted By: >>168166

>http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/military-issue-unique-items-odds-and-ends/military-clothing-footwear/swiss-alpenflage-poncho.html

>http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/military-issue-unique-items-odds-and-ends/military-clothing-footwear/european-snow-poncho.html

>http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/military-issue-unique-items-odds-and-ends/military-clothing-footwear/woodland-poncho-liner.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Jul 2013 19:51:00 No.168166 Report

Quoted By: >>168215

>>168160
I'm a prepper so I bought this. It can be worn innawoods but also blend in in the city.

http://www.norwegianrainshop.com/raincho-w-f-o/raincho-grey-ulw.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Jul 2013 20:53:50 No.168215 Report

Quoted By: >>168216

>>168166
>http://www.norwegianrainshop.com/raincho-w-f-o/raincho-grey-ulw.html
That's nice, but it's not $800 nice. YMMV. Also you might need to qualify that statement with the understanding that I live in the almost-desert part of the Llano Estacado in western Texas, so we only get 12" (30 cm) of rain a year.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Jul 2013 20:55:41 No.168216 Report

Quoted By: >>168220

>>168215
Oh, well yeah I live around the arctice circle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Jul 2013 21:00:41 No.168220 Report

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>>168216
>>168216
>I live around the arctic circle.
That does make a difference.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Jul 2013 11:26:37 No.168613 Report

Quoted By: >>168633

Why not a cloak? Historically cloaks are the clothing item of choice for any sort of travel

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Jul 2013 12:50:38 No.168633 Report

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>>168613
The poncho does not have a seam in the front. This gives it more utility innawoods than a cloak. Or something like that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Jul 2013 14:23:00 No.168656 Report

Quoted By: >>169093

I saw this thread yesterday and bought this one.
http://www.bolivien-kunsthandwerk.com/Poncho-mit-Kapuze-Extra-groß-p1455
I will let you know if it's woth the money when it gets here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 05:51:27 No.169093 Report

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>>168656
Alpaca wool, I heard that shits cash man. Please let us know how it goes, waterproof and otherwise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 14:50:30 No.169197 Report

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>>167444
Wool smells great dude. And it almost always smells like wool, because it's antimicrobial, unlike your modern synthetic stuff or your retard cotton.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 14:59:04 No.169200 Report

Quoted By: >>169225

>>167444
>avatarfag uses stinky women as avatars and worries about how wool smells

Nobody has invented a synthetic that's as generally useful as wool and nobody has invented a synthetic that's as generally scent-free after wearing as wool.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 15:27:44 No.169225 Report

Quoted By: >>169239 >>169274

>>169200
>Nobody has invented a synthetic that's as generally useful as wool
But that's wrong. The only advantage wool has over fleece for going /out/ is it doesn't melt when campfire sparks land on it (it arguably looks better too but that only matters in the city). Synthetic performs better, especially when it's wet. That's why it was invented.
>nobody has invented a synthetic that's as generally scent-free after wearing as wool.
I wouldn't say scent free because it smells like wool, but agreed synthetics start to stink fast. I find it only really matters for base layers though, and that machine washability more makes up for it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 16:09:32 No.169239 Report

Quoted By: >>169244

>>169225
>The only advantage wool has over fleece for going /out/ is it doesn't melt when campfire sparks land on it (it arguably looks better too but that only matters in the city). Synthetic performs better, especially when it's wet.
Yeah, wool does look better. There's something unclassy about a polyester suit, especially if it's lime green. I'll have to disagree about wool not performing as well as synthetics when wet, though. Synthetics won't weigh as much because they won't hold as much water, but wool will hold its ability to insulate just fine.

>That's why it was invented.
Oh so very incorrect. Synthetics were invented because someone wanted a cheaper alternative to natural fibers to sell at a bigger profit. Gore-tex, polyester, dacron, lycra, and the like fit the bill very well. They aren't better, they're just cheaper to produce and offer bigger profit margins so they're marketed more aggressively.

So much of /out/ has swallowed an amazing amount of hype on gear, fabrics included. I'll stick with traditional fabrics and we'll have to agree to disagree.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 16:20:23 No.169244 Report

Quoted By: >>169247

>>169239
Wool holds a lot more water, it gets heavy, and it takes a lot longer to dry.

>Oh so very incorrect.
Malden Mills developed polar fleece to address the above problems with wool.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 16:27:50 No.169247 Report

Quoted By: >>169267

>>169244
>Wool holds a lot more water, it gets heavy, and it takes a lot longer to dry.
True. However, it still insulates. Wet fleece doesn't do anything.

>>169244
>Malden Mills developed polar fleece to compete for some of the market taken with wool.
FTFY. Most research of this type is for profit. It's not a bad thing, mind you, because that means it gets done.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 17:26:58 No.169255 Report

Quoted By: >>169313

>>167376
Precursor? OUaTitW was released after the dollars trilogy. Leone wanted Eastwood for main character in OUaTitW but he declined so we got Bronson. I wonder if Eastwood HAD been main character would people consider a continuation of Dollars Story.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 17:57:01 No.169267 Report

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>>169247
>Wet fleece doesn't do anything
That's utterly wrong. Insofar as fleece even gets wet.

>Malden Mills developed polar fleece to compete for some of the market taken with wool.
By developing a product that's cheaper, easier to take care of, and doesn't have the problems wool has when it gets wet.

Not to mention the scratchiness of cheap wool, and lanolin allergies for the unfortunate 2%.

I wear wool and I like it, but it's expensive, and if I know I'm probably getting soaked, I'll pick synthetics every time. There's a reason they don't use it for bathing suits anymore.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 18:20:22 No.169274 Report

Quoted By: >>169280

>>169225
You're absolutely, 100% wrong on this point. Wool is the ONLY material that provides insulation when wet.

Synthetics are lighter, but they provide ZERO insulation value while wet. Where the FUCK did you get that moronic idea?

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Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 18:31:32 No.169280 Report

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>>169274
>Wool is the ONLY material that provides insulation when wet.
I own and wear both, dumbass, and it's an empirical fact that that's bullshit. Otherwise I'd have died of hypothermia already. Stop spreading your wool cartel lies.

Also alpaca is better than either because the fibers are hollow.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jul 2013 19:51:48 No.169313 Report

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>>169255
I know, brain fart on that word. Hell's bells. And the last one came out the year I was born. Should have said succedent.

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