"When you take the wooby, fleece cap, and sleep system..." You've effectively perfected homelessness a skill you'll need since all your money got spent on strippers, booze and UCMJ
that's what I was thinking. "military grade" is literally just "who was able to make this for as cheap as possible up to spec" it's such a cringe catch-all
More like over priced crap. Everything is made by the lowest bidder but is still way over priced, example toilet seats for an Aircraft carrier costing like 500 dollars per seat and they made by a company that sells the same thing at Home Depot for 10 bucks per seat
Indeed lol. I remember a friend bought a vape and he was boasting that it was "military grade and fully waterproof due to it being military grade. To test this we first dropped it on the floor, it survived but pieces fell off, we then threw a small bottle of water onto it and it fried the thing🤣
@@JosephDawson1986 you bet your ass the military got it for $10 a pop too. They’ll just charge you the non-bulk, brand new price for it if you break it no matter what condition it was in originally.
@@trollester69 I’ve never been in the military but I’m still trying to figure out why “POG” is apparently an insult. Without the POGs the military is just a bunch of idiots who know how to shoot guns well. Hell, without logistics you don’t even get to shoot because there are no bullets. It will forever baffle me why signing up to be cannon fodder is apparently a badge of honor. Is it that you guys are pumped to clap innocent brown kids? This is the American military we’re talking about so that would track.
@@Noob4745 ight so POG is a derogatory term for meaning Person Other than Grunt and the big army is just that the army at large and than FTX is just field training exercise
Back in the '80's when I was new PFC out of boot camp, my very first platoon sergeant took me to clothing sales and had my buy a two poncho liners and a wet weather gear top two sizes too big for me. He then took me across the main gate entrance to a Mamma San tailor and had those items sewn together to make the only piece of gear I ever kept for my 20+ year career. Best $35 I ever spent in my life, thank you SFC Aguilira, where ever your black heart is!
Exactly. Wool beania won't burn in your head on bad situation like plastic fleece. We also wear wool hear in north or fire resistant cotton. Defenedly not fleece. That's dum.
@@supercoffeemug1921 100% lamb wool ( three finger mittens ) - 35°C and no frost bites. 👍🏼 Helmet beanie 100: lamb wool and innercircle 100% merino wool. There are more expensive wool and silk beanies under the helmet also.
As someone with a fleece cap, I can say that it does keep you warm. I wore it outside when it was cold and the cap made my head warm when I was an ice cube
Fun fact: I got that exact flashlight that's in the picture as a Christmas gift, and Hy shit that thing is actually amazing. It's lasted years of abuse, and is actually a solid flashlight.
My father-in-law is 80 years old, did 27 years in the Army, purple heart, and Vietnam Vet. He retired in 1987. This dude travels and sleeps with his woobie to this day. He never leaves home without it.
Woobie + poncho =wonderful night at NTC, didn't want to unpack the sleeping bag, this was Nov/Dec. Still have this woobie, almost 30 years later, gets better every wash.
Still have mine. Them 3 liners still keep me warm. SAME with OD M-65 field jacket & liner as well. Keep telling my girl to leave them be?Kept us warm when outside.
PolyPros, woolies, bunny boots, gortex trousers & jacket, cold weather gloves, pretty much any gear designed for cold weather is guaranteed to be a solid bit of issue
Parents and brother are Airforce, my dad’s retired, and we’ve got so many of those fleece caps and they’re perfect in the winter, especially when we’d go sledding, go see the Northern Light, or go see fireworks lol
The woobie is so legendary that a German company (forward patch control) makes hoodies from the same material. Best part about this? The come in DNC xD
I have a Woobie, sleep system and a knitted watchcap. The sleep system is more than a sleeping bag. You have a patrol bag that is good to 30°F an intermediate cold liner that is good to -10°F, the camoflaged outer bivy cover and of course the stuff sack to pack it in
I was issued an Arctic parka and cold weather long johns for a deployment in alaska. I have to admit this combination made it comfortable to be walking around in - 60°.
We used to have the sew shops off post in Korea sew a slit in the middle of the poncho liner and add sometimes velcro to make it work while wearing the poncho. Also they would disassemble a new pair of boots and sew in rabbit fur. It was cold as hell in the winter there.
I'm from western alaska and I have a surplus 3 piece modular sleeping bag, and that thing is legit. Rain or snow it doesn't matter, basically turns the world into your tent. The rubber military bunny boots are big up here too. I've been out in -40 on the ice, and accidentally dunked my foot in the hole. Pour the water out and it warms back up in a few minutes.
Yes to all of this, and if you are on deployment make sure to go by DRMO they always have a ton of wubbies and flece caps. All of my civilian friends who hunt were gifted wubbies and caps when I got home.
Still have my poncho liner from the 80s. It got a little thread bare. I bought a newer one at the Surplus store. Bought a sleep system with the Gortex bivy. Gortex bivy with poncho liner and Base layer for the cold weather system is good down to about 40 degrees.
I always had to argue with my wife to get my silks and waffles back from her in the winter. Never wore them unless I was ordered to, but I had to have them.
in the german Bundeswehr the best thing you get out of ccombining 3 pieces of equipment is the "Flöffel". you need a stainless steel spoon, a lighter and some military issue olive ducktape. you ducktape the lighter to handle of the spoon in a way you still can use both, but you use a good amount of ducktape so you always have some at the ready. the lighter and spoon held together is a good way to have your essentials for starting the dry fuel cooker and eating your soup or ration in one place.
Shit my original crappy L shaped plastic flashlight that was issued to me in basic still works. That shit has survived multiple deployments and still runs like a champ!
For the sleep system, put the winter inside the summer, but sleep on top of the winter. Comfortable but still warm. Or just put 2 winters on the ground in a tent, and sleep with another dude in the tent. Don't need a blanket because it's warm. Just make sure if it's cold, you leave a crack in the zipper.
In 90 my unit was deployed to Honduras. During winter. Day time temps were 120 degrees. Night time it dropped to 80. When you’re doing hard labor in hot temps then the temp fluxes that drastically it feels cold as fuck. We all were in our sleeping bags by morning. Sgt green would wake us up by yelling “let’s Get Hot”. What an asshole.
That all sounds nice, but let’s be honest. A well positioned backpack, log, or any other random object will also do the trick.
Let's pitch this to walmart * Military Grade Logs*
I can recall propping my Kevlar on my rear sight, and the chin strap became my pillow.
(Drill Sergeant wasn't impressed)
@@TSPLY Bout to get that Charger/Challenger I was promised with all that profit.
@@bloodybucket213 Gotta make do with what was given!
@@TSPLY Russia won that race in the 40's. Or 30's
"When you take the wooby, fleece cap, and sleep system..." You've effectively perfected homelessness a skill you'll need since all your money got spent on strippers, booze and UCMJ
Camping is just fancy homelessness
This made me laugh & cry at the same time ...
Soldiers be like:
I spent most of my money on loose women and booze, the rest I just Wasted!!
Nah dude it’s powerful because you can easily set your respawn point in combat
And your wife's divorce
Civilian: Military grade... this is awesome.
Military/Veteran: lol.
"Miltary grade". One of the few things that can get my dad (Army vet) and brother (Marine vet) to agree on, concerning the military! Lol.
that's what I was thinking. "military grade" is literally just "who was able to make this for as cheap as possible up to spec" it's such a cringe catch-all
@@chefmike8177 For a civilian it seems to mean "This is painted black"
Military grade just means it's held together with duct tape, hopes and dreams.
You forgot sewed together with 550 cord gut.
@@shawnr771 that's plan B for when Plan A fails. Contingency plans and all lol
That was what my career was like: duct tape, hopes, n dreams, lol 😆
Thank you, described perfectly
I always laugh at "military grade" because most of the time that actually means cheap enough to do the job
More like over priced crap. Everything is made by the lowest bidder but is still way over priced, example toilet seats for an Aircraft carrier costing like 500 dollars per seat and they made by a company that sells the same thing at Home Depot for 10 bucks per seat
Indeed lol. I remember a friend bought a vape and he was boasting that it was "military grade and fully waterproof due to it being military grade. To test this we first dropped it on the floor, it survived but pieces fell off, we then threw a small bottle of water onto it and it fried the thing🤣
@@reposter6434 oh no it’s no longer waterproof after it’s shattered. What a shocker.
@@JosephDawson1986 you bet your ass the military got it for $10 a pop too. They’ll just charge you the non-bulk, brand new price for it if you break it no matter what condition it was in originally.
@@kolinmartz Well the pieces that fell off were only cosmetic plastic, so it still should of been water proof.
Woobie... Cuz u woobie cold without it
**pain**
Zack is that you?
😂 nice comment
🤣🤣🤣got me soo hard with this one
🤦♂️😂
"I'm talking real military grade equipment"
So it falls apart before you even turn it on? 🤣
My dad still wears his 1970’s navy issued wool watch cap when we’re fishing in cold weather.
Same!
When I go camping my fleece cap is like my security blankey.
14 years later, still have my original woodland woobie and it has been around the world with me. Never leave home without it!
You didn’t mention the MRE spoon. I need my security spoon along with my woobie.
Don't forget the wet weather jacket, that shit saved my ass during the FTX in Missouri, too bad we can't keep it after the army
Hahahahaha. You think wet weather gear is worn by combat MOS. Hahahahaha “FTX” lol basic training story. Lol.
@@Sean-mr1oi definitely a BCT story. If you try wearing that shit out in the big army you’re definitely getting called a POG lol
@@trollester69 I’ve never been in the military but I’m still trying to figure out why “POG” is apparently an insult. Without the POGs the military is just a bunch of idiots who know how to shoot guns well. Hell, without logistics you don’t even get to shoot because there are no bullets. It will forever baffle me why signing up to be cannon fodder is apparently a badge of honor. Is it that you guys are pumped to clap innocent brown kids? This is the American military we’re talking about so that would track.
@@trollester69 Translation pls?
@@Noob4745 ight so POG is a derogatory term for meaning Person Other than Grunt and the big army is just that the army at large and than FTX is just field training exercise
You forgot the last part. A homie with you in the sleeping system 😂
Saves a truck driver's life when he was stuck in a Montana Blizzard.
Poncho liner kept the hypothermia away more than once,great piece of gear.
That combination has saved me so many times from cold casualties type problems, I wish I had those now in the civilian world
I miss my woobie!
They aren't issued anymore. It's considered ta-50 at OUST but not given at units anymore. I went out and bought mine.
@@92powerdiesel61 That's just sad! I wounder how many Woobies were left in Afghanistan?!
My dad bought a couple from a milsurp store and I got one
They are the best
Zach Hazard?
@@MrJJandJim Why do you need that for a swollen testicle?
If there is one thing you do in the military its always invest into your own comfort...
Will confirm. Woobie/fleece Cap/ sleeping system (all three pieces) makes me nice in warm in the arctic snow
"Woobie, also known as poncho liner[...]" - and you know this man did serve.
"Infantry will find a way to break everything"
So you put these three pieces of gear together to become unstoppable, yet you use them to sleep. Quite the conundrum.
Army-issued socks are actually pretty nice for the first few months of their life
Back in the '80's when I was new PFC out of boot camp, my very first platoon sergeant took me to clothing sales and had my buy a two poncho liners and a wet weather gear top two sizes too big for me. He then took me across the main gate entrance to a Mamma San tailor and had those items sewn together to make the only piece of gear I ever kept for my 20+ year career. Best $35 I ever spent in my life, thank you SFC Aguilira, where ever your black heart is!
I love your videos, straight to the point without being bland. Keep it up man
The parka coat is unstoppable against the cold
When i was in we didn’t have a fleece Cap we had a wool beanie
Exactly. Wool beania won't burn in your head on bad situation like plastic fleece. We also wear wool hear in north or fire resistant cotton. Defenedly not fleece. That's dum.
@@FyodorUshakovSuka the worst piece of gear we had was the wool glove inserts and the leather work gloves they let your hands get frost bite
@@supercoffeemug1921 100% lamb wool ( three finger mittens ) - 35°C and no frost bites. 👍🏼 Helmet beanie 100: lamb wool and innercircle 100% merino wool. There are more expensive wool and silk beanies under the helmet also.
True, it'll keep you from shivering.
“Where the flashlight will fall apart as soon as you turn it on.” That sounds like the very definition of military grade equipment to me.
The classic BBW: Bivy, Beanie, and Woobie.
As someone with a fleece cap, I can say that it does keep you warm. I wore it outside when it was cold and the cap made my head warm when I was an ice cube
Sleep bag = sleep system
They like to use complicated names for simple things
Yeah, a real military grade flashlight would fall apart before it turned on
Fun fact: I got that exact flashlight that's in the picture as a Christmas gift, and Hy shit that thing is actually amazing. It's lasted years of abuse, and is actually a solid flashlight.
Dude, the fleece cap is legit
My father-in-law is 80 years old, did 27 years in the Army, purple heart, and Vietnam Vet. He retired in 1987. This dude travels and sleeps with his woobie to this day. He never leaves home without it.
Woobie a life saver
Specially getting practically naked and getting into the sleeping system…. Best sleep you’ll ever get
I still have my poncho liner and sleeping bag from when I got out of the Marine Corps in 1993. I still use them.
My dad still has his fleece hat and it is so cozy when I wear it.
Woobie is love woobie is life.
The poncho was also used to help during nuclear fallout. It isn’t perfect, nothing is, but it is supposed to help.
Poncho, fleece cap and sleeping bag
Yeah it's very unstoppable😂
Woobie + poncho =wonderful night at NTC, didn't want to unpack the sleeping bag, this was Nov/Dec. Still have this woobie, almost 30 years later, gets better every wash.
Lmao Mikeburns "I want my woobie!"
You’re speaking of the holy trinity.
MY RIFLE, MAGAZINE, AMMUNITION
Remember folks "Military grade" is just a fancy word for "Made by the lowest bidder"
The fleece cap is the shit
Still have mine. Them 3 liners still keep me warm. SAME with OD M-65 field jacket & liner as well. Keep telling my girl to leave them be?Kept us warm when outside.
Been discharged for 25 years & I STILL have my woobie. And YES I still use it.
PolyPros, woolies, bunny boots, gortex trousers & jacket, cold weather gloves, pretty much any gear designed for cold weather is guaranteed to be a solid bit of issue
“I WANT MY WOOBIE”
-zach hazard after hitting himself in the balls
Cuz it's a blankie...
The sleep system resembles a body bag.
Parents and brother are Airforce, my dad’s retired, and we’ve got so many of those fleece caps and they’re perfect in the winter, especially when we’d go sledding, go see the Northern Light, or go see fireworks lol
The woobie is so legendary that a German company (forward patch control) makes hoodies from the same material. Best part about this? The come in DNC xD
I have a Woobie, sleep system and a knitted watchcap.
The sleep system is more than a sleeping bag. You have a patrol bag that is good to 30°F an intermediate cold liner that is good to -10°F, the camoflaged outer bivy cover and of course the stuff sack to pack it in
I used the sleep system my entire time in bou scouts, I worked great
Don’t forget your canteen. How else are you going to pee when you’re all tucked into your sleeping system?
1. Your bed
2. Your lid
3. Your soggy coffin
I was issued an Arctic parka and cold weather long johns for a deployment in alaska. I have to admit this combination made it comfortable to be walking around in - 60°.
Are you talking about the "fishtail" parka with the liner that looks like a sewn up woobie? I always wondered if that parka was warm enough.
The best weapon is a well rested force. Tactical naps are encouraged.
wow, watching your vids makes me so very glad I was in the Air Force. :)
Bro I love this guy lol
We used to have the sew shops off post in Korea sew a slit in the middle of the poncho liner and add sometimes velcro to make it work while wearing the poncho. Also they would disassemble a new pair of boots and sew in rabbit fur. It was cold as hell in the winter there.
The woooooobie. I love them lol
Don’t forget a sock change
Low key the neck gator was a lifesaver I in the snow
A beanie a tarp and a sleeping bag, sounds like the beginning of a really bad joke
I'm from western alaska and I have a surplus 3 piece modular sleeping bag, and that thing is legit. Rain or snow it doesn't matter, basically turns the world into your tent. The rubber military bunny boots are big up here too. I've been out in -40 on the ice, and accidentally dunked my foot in the hole. Pour the water out and it warms back up in a few minutes.
To be fair, even in the actual military something being Military Grade doesn't mean it won't fall apart 5 minutes after turning it on
You had me at Woobie
Yes to all of this, and if you are on deployment make sure to go by DRMO they always have a ton of wubbies and flece caps. All of my civilian friends who hunt were gifted wubbies and caps when I got home.
Fleece cap is veteran approved. After 10 years I still use that damn thing in the winters. (I have 3)
Having been stationed in Alaska, the older woodland camo sleep system was far superior to any of the newer systems.
Still have my poncho liner from the 80s.
It got a little thread bare.
I bought a newer one at the Surplus store.
Bought a sleep system with the Gortex bivy.
Gortex bivy with poncho liner and Base layer for the cold weather system is good down to about 40 degrees.
Sleep system....is called The Fart Bag or Fart Locker.
Nothing like my father's old green wool army blanket.
Bro the rain gear is awesome
I agree with those 3 for sure and add a twist of 550.
Still got my original fleece cap almost 10 years later and wear it every winter lol
this sounds like a rick and morty episode
I always had to argue with my wife to get my silks and waffles back from her in the winter. Never wore them unless I was ordered to, but I had to have them.
Best sleeping equipment for sleepless tired job ever?
You got a godly combo there comrade
in the german Bundeswehr the best thing you get out of ccombining 3 pieces of equipment is the "Flöffel". you need a stainless steel spoon, a lighter and some military issue olive ducktape. you ducktape the lighter to handle of the spoon in a way you still can use both, but you use a good amount of ducktape so you always have some at the ready. the lighter and spoon held together is a good way to have your essentials for starting the dry fuel cooker and eating your soup or ration in one place.
M 65 field jacket insert BDU (battle dress uniform) had multi purpose usage. See if you know...11B.
Shit my original crappy L shaped plastic flashlight that was issued to me in basic still works. That shit has survived multiple deployments and still runs like a champ!
The 3 piece sleeping bags are pretty good.
Woobie is love, woobie is life 🧐
Let’s be real. The “military grade” Walmart gear stands up better than army issue stuff.
For the sleep system, put the winter inside the summer, but sleep on top of the winter. Comfortable but still warm. Or just put 2 winters on the ground in a tent, and sleep with another dude in the tent. Don't need a blanket because it's warm.
Just make sure if it's cold, you leave a crack in the zipper.
My dad still has his Wooby and I always thought it was from his childhood until now
I still wear my fleece cap during the winter even though I have been out for 7 years.
Miltary Grade to civilians means the best built without any compromises. Military grade to the rest “won by the lowest bid contractor “
In 90 my unit was deployed to Honduras. During winter. Day time temps were 120 degrees. Night time it dropped to 80. When you’re doing hard labor in hot temps then the temp fluxes that drastically it feels cold as fuck. We all were in our sleeping bags by morning. Sgt green would wake us up by yelling “let’s Get Hot”. What an asshole.
Poncho liner saved my ass in basic
Soffe PT shirts and fleece caps
2 of the softest things to wear 😜
Im actually have a Woobie my dad bought for camping, it's very comfy
Would be more interested in load bearing equipment. Packs, pouches, Alice, MOLLE, all that.
Yo the fleece jacket tho 💯