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When wool is too hot
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:08 pm
by carrick 1
What can you wear when the wool fj trousers is too hot, I ve seen a tan colour trousers, are they just tropical Luftwaffe trousers.
Any help would be great, been at 2 shows lately and have lost pounds. Lol
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:15 pm
by KB Martinsen
carrick 1 wrote:What can you wear when the wool fj trousers is too hot, I ve seen a tan colour trousers, are they just tropical Luftwaffe trousers.
Any help would be great, been at 2 shows lately and have lost pounds. Lol
Just do what they did during the war.....................sweat!
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:18 pm
by carrick 1
Ok can do, just wondering what are the tan trousers, or is that just Italy ?
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:40 pm
by dagda
NW Europe, wool Im afraid! Wear them enough and they are fine! Tropical trousers were Italy et al!
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:53 pm
by carrick 1
Cheers dagda
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:34 pm
by theduke335
Italian camo tropic pants
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 12:09 am
by Salacious Crumb
Do Kreta and wear no trousers... you need a green step-in off course
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:29 am
by Hans Gowert
or cut the cottoms of your trousers
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:18 am
by barnaclebill
Run around naked! woohoo! Let it all hang out
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:30 pm
by feldman
So tropical trousers where never used above italy regarding how hot it was ?
sounds stupid to me
to wear wool trousers, when even regular army had nice HBT.
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:24 pm
by Walther
Take your tunic off and just wear shirt sleeves and tough it out with the trou.
Although it might have been hot in the day it would obviously get cold at night and if you were sleeping outdoors you'd be glad of a nice warm wool set.
Stepping into a tent and changing for the occasion is a luxury those boys didn't have.
Neil.
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:50 pm
by feldman
Maybe they had arctic June, July, August & September in Europe during the mid 40´s ?
Poor well trained legs could freeze
Couldnt be good .. during combat intense.. body loose much more water.. thanks to hot wools..
Im sure it wasnt desert nights temps
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:55 pm
by dagda
Look at the pics in Normandy, Summer '44, no tropical and no HBT!! Wool,wool,wool! jump tousers, vest and knocensack thats about as summery as it gets!!
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:57 pm
by feldman
yeah i know, your both right.. its just that i feel sorry for them..
just wondering if it was none whatsoever light pants for fj above italy
Re: When wool is too hot
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:01 pm
by dagda
Springerhosen are not too bad to wear in hot weather, firstly its a natural fabric, so it breathes, they are baggy and you can open the openings at the side of the knee for circulation!