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Army poncho

Ark79

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Just got given 1 of these of a lad at work :D
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Is it genuine army issue ? Great bit of kit , issued right up to the 90’s , back in the day that was all we had to keep us dry (ish) 😳




A think so mate... the lad has been in the army and now he’s training the cadets. There’s a label on the bottom. Not sure if that means anything right enough lol
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We used to make basha’s out of them for over our shell scrapes ....





Funny you mention that lol. Just been trying to work out how to sling it up for a shelter... worked it out lol finally. What’s shell scrapes mate ?
 
Whereas I thought that they were toss and moved on to a tarp at the earliest opportunity as did everyone else I know!

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Just got given 1 of these of a lad at work :D
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Different folks different strokes :)

As @Madriverrob says........the humble Poncho was all you had to keep the rain.....wind and snow off of you back then.
I would agree to some extent that they were indeed a pain in the arse.......but they did the job.

Personally...... I still hold the humble Poncho in high regard to this day.......having said that I moved on to the "Snugpack Patrol Poncho" a much better design........already I hear the cries of "HOW MUCH" :rolleyes: 🤣

Works for me.........hope you get good use from it @Ark79 .......they are handy to have.
 
Different folks different strokes :)

As @Madriverrob says........the humble Poncho was all you had to keep the rain.....wind and snow off of you back then.
I would agree to some extent that they were indeed a pain in the arse.......but they did the job.

Personally...... I still hold the humble Poncho in high regard to this day.......having said that I moved on to the "Snugpack Patrol Poncho" a much better design........already I hear the cries of "HOW MUCH" :rolleyes: 🤣

Works for me.........hope you get good use from it @Ark79 .......they are handy to have.

Never said a word...……….:zipped:
 
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