Cold war re-enactor kit

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Wind suits - no one has mentioned them as the Gucci alternative to a rain suit. Before the Army got around to issuing very effective rainsuits, the troops discovered that wearing a Goretex wind suit under their combat, they could move quieter and still get to their pockets.

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Terry brought up a point wrt any of the waterproofed stuff from that era. If the conditions were right (or actually wrong) they seemed to develop an aroma quite like puke. I have had that on the ponchos, and especially the sleeping bag valise. It was enough to make you gag.