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I’ve used this as my primary three season sleeping set up now for almost ten years in the infantry. Your brain bucket or assault pack makes a superior pillow. Also, in the pouring rain, you find a way to make yourself fit inside of it. It’s minimalist, extremely lightweight, packs up small, and has multiple uses.

Good show and tell. Its one of my favorite pair of iteams. People dont get its a sleep set not a garment set. I use my woobie to add a few extra degrees of warmth to my wool blanket or sleeping bag in winter camps.

We would have Mommasan sew a zippered hole for our heads to be able to wear it as a liner with the poncho. Handy up on the Korean DMZ

I almost never leave comments on youtube but now I have to. Thank you for the great demo mate! Answered all my questions. Ordered both. You are a great young man. Cheers from Greece!

Great demonstration of how to use one of the best pieces of kit the U.S. military ever issued. Thanks for sharing guys, and keep it up. Good clean, educational entertainment is very enjoyable and getting harder to find these days. Much appreciated!

What we used to do for the foot part is the rubber bag your issued for the sleeping bag is ditch the sleeping bag use the rubber bag and slip it over the portion to keep your feet dry and warm. Also the rubber bag is used to water proof your gear inside your Alice pack.

We need more youth like this young man.

The infamous Ranger roll!🤜🤛🇺🇸🇺🇸

I served in the infantry & always wondered how the liner was intended to be used. We just used it as a blanket or inside the 3 layer sleeping bag. And never wore the poncho for rain protection, we wore a gortex jacket & put the poncho over our ruck sack. Alternate use for the poncho is a half shelter using bungie & 550 cords.

Thanks for the video guys, I always wondered about that. I have both the poncho and liner. I thought that maybe the liner would be used for cold rainy weather. Good to know that the only intention for the woobie was to make the sleep system. Happy Easter to you all.

You are the only person I've ever heard with a voice that sounds like mine. You have a southern accent. But it was strange listening to this. I like the channel. Keep it up man.

My Dad served in Viet Nam and somewhere in this house I still have his poncho liner. I never knew what it was and didn't understand what the point of all the strings were for, LOL. I googled it tonight and found your video, now I know. Thanks

thank you for showing how to connect it, it is amazing how little this occurs in these poncho vids on the tube. THANKS!

You’re gonna sweat in that. We always used the sleeping bag gortex bivy cover and the poncho liner. Perfect match for light weight packing and better functionality

6:55 the new MARPAT ones have a dual use model that actually has a zipper which can negate a bit of the issue with no snaps at the “feet”

Ahhh. I didn't know that. I figured it could double as a waterproof sleeping back but I thought it was to help keep it warmer in the poncho when moving too. I suppose someone crafty enough could just make the hole themselves by lining it up with their poncho befor making the cut and sew seems into where its cut to keep the layers of fabric closed up.

The thing is, if it had a hole that velcrod closed or snapped, you could wear it underneath the poncho as an insulated rain poncho. I still love mine though

The story as I had heard it is that the poncho liner was originally intended to have a hole for your head so you can keep warm while wearing the poncho in cold rainy weather, but hey forgot to put the head hole in the blueprints. The manufacturer made a few thousand without the hole (as stated in the blueprints). These were issued out to troops nevertheless. For the second production run, they changed the blueprints to include the head hole. These were issued to the troops and they complained. They preferred it without the hole. They've been that way ever since. It all came down to troop preference.

Thank you idk why I never knew how they went together but learned from your video thanks for your time and effort was a good, quick and informative video 👍

Mines old & well used, adds that Linus sleep comfort, eventually will get a proper poncho & new liner

Thank you and your father for sharing knowledge. Now I can share with my son. Someone has to teach our kids

The Canadian version (yes, we finally have our own!) has a zippered hole for wearing under the poncho or using as a sleeping bag/layer. They also have a nice zipper going all the way around for ease of making into a sleeping bag. Adds pretty much no weight they have those at first, but a whole lot of function. Keeps the draught and bugs out at the edges really well. This was a nice presentation, and by way of giving back, i’ll suggest something that you may already have in your sleeping systems. At least we do in Canada. We have something called the hood. It’s actually like a parka that just covers from about the armpits to the top of the head. It’s truly the answer for sleeping bags all year round. If your system doesn’t include one of these, it’s easy to make one. Just go to your favourite thrift shop and find a coat with a really nice hood, that does up well all along the neck. Take it home and have somebody mark A line all the way around the body as far as the armpits, but don’t include the armpits. If the code that you’ve chosen is made of down, for heaven sake, to keep your sanity make a seam all the way around above the place where you plan to make the cut, and one below place we plan to make the cut, before you cut anything, so that when you make the cut the feathers don’t go everywhere and make a huge mess. If you plan to use the zipper that comes on the parka, which May not be comfortable for everyone, you might wanna remove the zipper first, so that you can just trim and use it later. If you are a person without the skill to remove a zipper and sew the coat back up, and can live with less than a perfect look on your gear, it’s possible to just take a pair of scissors and carefully cut the zipper away, just on the other side of the teeth of the zipper, being very careful not to cut the coat itself. Once the top of the parka is cut off, you can decide how you’d like to finish The edges. For those who don’t like to have the feeling of a seam under them, you could just zigzag the edge or put a bias tape over the edge to in case it and finish it nicely. Before Sewing that casing or bottom hem in place, you will want a couple of pieces of half-inch elastic. Have a friend help you pin them To the bottom of your hood set up such that each piece goes under your arm and fastens to the front and the back. It should not be at all snug. Once you get the optimal set up that’s totally comfortable, catch the ends of that elastic in the hem/casing to hold it securely in place. This will make sure that if you turn over in your bag, that your hood will move with you. The Canadian style hood does not use the zipper, but we have a couple of nice pieces of Velcro sewn on to our hoods, which allows a lot of adjustability. There’s a piece at the top of the neckline, as well as pieces along the chest. Also, if you turn over on the Velcro, it’s not uncomfortable like it would be if you turned over on a zipper. They sew on with no difficulty, using the right needle for your machine, for the fabric and weight of the fabric. I recommend a more robust weight thread, for durability. If you want to use your zipper, this is a good time to fit it into the remaining garment. At the top of the zipper, you will want to have it just about An inch (2.2 cm) longer than you want to actually use it, so that you can take out the extra teeth off the extra length of the zipper, and once you double-check that you have your zipper pull in place, Then fold down the extra, toothless length and sew that, To keep the zipper from fraying and to keep the pool from coming off the top of the zipper completely. You can also put in a little metal stop there for that purpose. Adjust the elastic in the hood, tie off the toggle, tie a knot in the end of the elastic, and cut off the excess for safety reasons. In cold and wet weather, you’ll be super glad you took the hour or two it takes to put one of these together; even in warm weather, it’s kinda nice to have something besides your boots which may not be so clean, which to put your head; in places where ticks abound, it might be a small and easy measure to protect a person against ending up with Lyme disease.

If your are not in a combat situation and the weather is too cold, snowy or you need to keep your temperature, fold the woobie against the closed side of the poncho so the poncho has air entry by the snaps openings but the woobie es closed. Then take the tie laces of the woobie at the end and tie the feet tip with it, now you have a closed sleeping bag and the air will no entry in your feet. Remember! Do this only if you are not in a combat situation or in a military training course where you have to get on your feet very quickly.

In the day, I carried two ponchos, one for rain gear, one to sleep in. Now that we have gortex, I carry a gortex top jacket, and a bivvy sack.

We used it this way in the Marines. 1992. We called it a ranger role

The liner is NOT intended to be worn as clothing. It is intended to be a poncho liner/ light weigh sleeping bag.

Carry 2 ponchos and 1 liner in your ruck. You can button these up and keep them together while using your second poncho as an actual poncho by day and rain fly by night. This coupled with a blouse liner which is the same material as the poncho liner will definitely keep you warm in 45° and above.

Great video. I think I would prefer to use the poncho as a tarp/bivy shelter and the woobie as a light blanket. I use the woobie under the wool blanket because it is softer.

i know a dedicated sleeping bag takes up way more room, but when it snows and gets below 0 (~ -5 degrees Fahrenheit), i think it's worth taking for me. i think this works really well for light duty carry when every ounce matters.

Great video. As long as I have been a Soldier, you would think I would have known this. I always wondered, "How do you line a poncho?"

Excellent demonstration !! Thnxs for uploading and sharing 👍🏻🇺🇸

Morning guys. JB here from the south coast, UK. I sometimes use this system in summer and it works very well. You mention about the foot end being open ? If you get the center string and tie it to the corner ones, it gathers the end closed. Its not perfect but keeps some of the wind / rain out, and your feet are less likely to stick out. Regards JB. 👍

This is where the Swagman Roll poncho liner wins . It has zipped edges to form sleeping bag, it has hood to allow warmer wet weather clothing system too, still has all the ties……..better still in the cold get a Verastaluka insulated blanket or a yergan bag

Great video. Your dad should be proud of you. You are 10-8! What I would like to see is not only a slit for your head but an identical hood swen on to the liner for the cold with a couple of the shoelace attachment points to keep them together at the head. You lose a lot of heat through your head. If it is not that cold you could just flop the inner hood behind you. Otherwise the benefit of just using the liner for a woobe is minimal. If you know anyone that is that talented to do the sewing work I would be willing to pay for that work. BTW I am in E. Tn. Where are you if you dont mind saying.

Wishing your family a Happy Easter ✝️🇺🇸 From Los Angeles California USA. -Mr. Hahn

Wanna bet? I was given one that someone had cut an ‘X’ into the center for their head to poke through! 🤣 I immediately took it to my guy and asked him to sew it up for me. He had a good laugh at it and didn’t even charge me for it 🤣👍

Yeah I thought of that too .Great question I think

Great demo and explanation

Outstanding Video! Semper Fi, Sir!

I don't know if this matters now but if you want that poncho liner to be more effective you'll want a zipper or velcro sewn in to the side. Use a Bivy Cover that is issued or aftermarket. The ponchos isn't made out of gortex or e-Vent so it won't vent air well. It's important because you don't want to be in Hawaii or Fort Polk (Louisiana) where it's extremely humid and wake up wet.

Well i think ist pretty good. Looks like its great for the late spring, summer, and early fall. Not too large a package. I bought a German flecktarn puptent. Maybe i can use one of the halves as a bivybag. It wont be as light though. Greetings, Jeff

First video I've seen by you - subscribed straight away! Thank you

Thanks guys.

😎👍 a hug from Italy my friend!

Great video! I use this set up in the summer (Southern California). When I'm higher up and/or heavy rain I use this set up with a bedroll and sleeping bag tucked inside. It helps keep the condensation off my down bag inside my tent. Happy trials! Liked and subbed Jack

I love my poncho liner! I like to use it as a summer throw blanket with my cot when camping. I also like to fold it up and stow it on the inside of my Alice frame with a GP strap, as it makes a good (but slightly warm) cushion for your back when wearing an Alice pack. Unfortunately authentic USGI ponchos in good condition are getting harder to find, and many of the repro ones are not made to the same spec, so they don’t line up correctly with the liner.

Very well done video!

Ha ha that easy. Good idea for a day camp or getting out an about. Nice one. An it doesn't look heavy??. Thanks for sharing an ya time lads. 🇺🇸🙏🇬🇧⛄😁👍

Nice video young man, but still wished they made a simple either zippered hole or some kind of velcro hole, so that the liner could be worn under the poncho,

Amazingly atmospheric music!

Uhh did you label this video wrong?

Well done sir. 🇺🇸 I suggest 2 ponchos and 1 liner.

My Son had been in the Army for almost 20 years and says the easiest way to snap it closed is sit in it and snap from feet up. Nothing bunches up.

Great video , thanks

You can add button snaps from any craft store

You can make this work in the cold with a wool blanket and a casualty blanket as additional layers. Even with 4 components its lighter than pretty much anything else that will take you to freezing temps

Outstanding video thanks

You can also buy a snap kit to give yourself an enclosed footbed.

You could tie tactical toggles on for quick assembly.👍👍🇺🇸

Dude great video! Well done.

Okay video. Thanks

That's pretty neat!

Does anyone cut a hole in the poncho liner and wear it with the poncho? For extra warmth while you’re walking around?

POG!!!!!! THE WOOBIE IS THE WORLDS GREATEST BLANKET!!!!

To be honest, the hole for the head in the poncho liner would be very useful, because you could use it as a swagman.

Outstanding Brothers. After watching You and your Dad's Videos, I've been all in, Starting out with Milatery Surplus Gear. Thank you Both, I'm new at Roughing it, I always had a Cabin or a Motor Home, I was looking at the New improved Pouncho liner, It has the Zipper but I am not sure how it hooks together or if it has the Tie Strings and the Buttons or snaps, What do you guy's think, it I be better with the Normal one or the original. Please forgive me if I didn't read the Specs, or I didn't understand, maybe it could of been a Blanket liner, I am going to take another look at it. You Guy's are Awesome. Sincerely your freind from Mo Rick and God Bless you 🙏 and your family and God Bless America 🇺🇸 🙏 and God Bless all of the Great Veterans and First Responders.

Not bad, I'm surprised about how good it seems as a stand in for a regular sleeping bag.

Fun video. I always liked the idea behind the system for improvising a bedroll but I'll guarantee no one has ever taken the time to combine them while patrolling, haha. Anyway, Happy Easter guys!

Good video; thanks for sharing. Why are the poncho liners, especially in used condition, so awfully expensive nowadays? I used to see them on ebay for about 10 bucks apiece.

Good job!

Does the poncho liner itself have any water proofing? Or does it depend entirely on the poncho for its waterproofing? Also, how do you wash the poncho liner? Is it washing machine safe or do I need to use some other method?

Multipurpose. Awesome.

Good vid, I just subscribed 😁

Neat

What is the answer?

You should check out Canada's winter weather sleeping bag. Keeps you alive in -40°C.

I've never use one, how much wicking is involved? How much water will it pull up from puddling if the woobie gets exposed to the ground?

if the rains not getting you wet, your own sweat will.... god i can still smell the seam sealant

The cowboy way 😆

What is the song during the intro??

Thanks for the video. Hey, based on what you were wearing in the video, how far down would the temperature be before you felt the need for more insulation? (air temps, i'd use a superthin pad underneath)

Sucks that they don’t issue those anymore, those two are super helpful.

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I have the liner but no outer shell is it worth trying to find an outer shell or no

How is it that i was in the Marines and i never knew thats how my gear worked

P because it's a blanket and makes up the sleeping bag of your ranger roll

Simple Ranger Roll.

problem solved. Never knew how to use it.

Awesome music. What's it called and by who?

Why is it camo?

woobie looks thin, is it warm?

Thanks - but it does seem to be a missed function.

...I put a couple of clamps to close the foot box!!!

Do you have a favorite online source for military surplus?

Where can I get the pouch that you keep that poncho liner in?

So...why doesn't it have a hole for your head?

The woobie that is underneath you is wasted insulation. Put both layers of the woobie on top of you.

Having been in the Army for 8 years now I can't imagine wearing issued style boots as everyday footwear.

Or carry another poncho(?)