OT: M51/M65 Fishtail Parka.
Robatoy
collective for a lead or two so I can find a GOOD quality parka.
I have DAG'd the bejeezus out of this and I have found the obvious Army
Navy Surplus outfits, and I wouldn't mind a used one, but SOMEBODY has
to be making a similar coat, angled breast pockets, fishtails, snorkel
hood (leather?).
Any outfits out there that could be a bit more obscure, but have served
you well?
(My last M1951 died of roadrash many years ago. I miss that coat.)
TIA
r
Nova
Have you tried Cabela's? I've had good luck with their products. Not
exactly an M51/65 but look at:
https://www.cabelas.ca/index.cfm?pageID=79§ion=&ID=9836
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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Morris Dovey
Take a deep breath and DAGS: expedition parka
("This is only going to hurt a little bit.")
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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
Morris Dovey
Take a deep breath and DAGS: expedition parka
Tim Daneliuk
See also:
http://www.fishtailparkas.com/
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Tim Daneliuk
Try these guys. I dunno that they will have exactly what you
want, but they have a lot of odds and ends from E. Europe,
Russia, China etc. It's amazing what they come up with from
time to time:
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/
Swingman
Might have what you're looking for ...
https://www.duluthtrading.com/
Leon turned me on to these guys and I've been ordering from them lately
for work shirts ... very happy with the merchandise, and the service.
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WW
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Max
I wore a sheepskin lined parka in Korea but I like this one much better:
http://www.aramark-uniform.com/pfx/style.html?assort=public_assortment&style=405
Max
Larry Jaques
<cc...@nospambresnan.net> scrawled the following:
http://fwd4.me/9PU Hmm, I could have sworn his picture (of the
tablesaur on the back of the motorcycle) was here.
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Robatoy
in it, Morris knows me all too well, and Swing's link has me ordering
some of those FireHose shirts. I like a weighty shirt.
See? I knew you guys would come through for me.
Thank you!!
notbob
> (My last M1951 died of roadrash many years ago. I miss that coat.)
Both my Korean surplus M51 parka and my orig issue USAF wool lined
N3-B parka succumbed to an unfortunate storage battery acid accident.
Needless to say, I was seriously bummed.
I currently own an Eddie Bauer gortex/down parka with hood (no fur
trim). It's not as comfortable or cool looking as my old N3-B or as
long as my M51, but it's warmer than either of them. I've stood in
10F cold with a steady 5-10mph wind and it didn't even phase me, this
despite it being a size too small (it still zipped) so down was not
getting full loft. In fact, it's almost too warm for any but
near-to-sub freezing temps. Great parka. Mine is an older model, but
that David Scott Parka looks pretty nice.
If you jes hafta have an old M51, try here:
http://www.fishtailparkas.com
I'm no longer so enamored.
nb
Lew Hodgett
Check Lands End on line catalog.
Search for "Gore Tex".
I have had the "Squall Jacket" for years.
I handled -5F Ohio weather a couple of years ago with no problems.
For me, that is a MAJOR consession.
Want a hood?
Look at the Parka version.
"Gore Tex" is the key to light weight and great thermal rating.
Lew
Mike Marlow
"notbob" <not...@nothome.com> wrote in message
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> I currently own an Eddie Bauer gortex/down parka with hood (no fur
> trim). It's not as comfortable or cool looking as my old N3-B or as
> long as my M51, but it's warmer than either of them. I've stood in
> 10F cold with a steady 5-10mph wind and it didn't even phase me, this
> despite it being a size too small (it still zipped) so down was not
> getting full loft. In fact, it's almost too warm for any but
> near-to-sub freezing temps. Great parka. Mine is an older model, but
> that David Scott Parka looks pretty nice.
>
10F??? Hell, for that weather, it's just a sweatshirt underneath a light
weight wind breaker. Sissies...
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-Mike-
mmarlo...@windstream.net
Morris Dovey
> that David Scott Parka looks pretty nice.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/y8v6xcg
I have one of those (or its forerunner - mine is almost 30 years old and
somewhat frayed at the edges). With a pair of down overalls, good boots
and gloves it kept me comfortable in wind chills below -100�F.
I removed the drawstring from the hood and replaced it with a length of
1/8" aluminum "wire" so I could shape the fur tunnel to suit the need of
the moment. If I'd been a bit more savvy, I'd have stitched a strip of
leather around the cuffs to prevent the fraying there.
notbob
> 10F??? Hell, for that weather, it's just a sweatshirt underneath a light
> weight wind breaker. Sissies...
How are you for moving refrigerators in 110F?
I'm acclimatizing quickly. When it hits 50F, I changed to shorts. ;)
nb
allen476
wrote:
Heck 10F is still shorts and t-shirt weather. And like I remind our
daughter, 10F isn't cold, now -40F that's cold.
Allen
Robatoy
-40F *is* cold... now add a strong wind!
I worked on a tanker called the Arctic Trader. A Shell shuttle tanker
which would get its loads from an anchored bigger tanker (Eastern
Shell) and run the fuel out to the remote weather stations around
Frobisher Bay as far north as Alert.
She had a breaker bow and this was summer. So most treacherous
movements had to do with zig-zagging around icebergs which, without
prior warning, like to shed, roll over and create all kinds of mayhem
(mini tsunamis). It was cold. But it was the wind...that wind...
Then having to take the steam hoses to the winches to free them from
the frozen overspray which would crystalize in mid air after the bow
would send up a spray of water. It made a crackling sound. 'Cold"
doesn't always relate to just temperature.
krw
When I lived in VT, one of the guys changed into long pants at -20F.
There were years he wore shorts year 'round. Nuts are everywhere.
krw
wrote:
Almost as cold as -40C. ;-)
notbob
> When I lived in VT, one of the guys changed into long pants at -20F.
What did he wear prior to that? Snow balls?
nb
Lew Hodgett
"notbob" wrote:
> What did he wear prior to that? Snow balls?
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How can you tell the difference between a snow man and a snow woman?
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Snow balls
Luigi Zanasi
Just go to Marks Work Wearhouse (1380 London Road in Sarnia). They
have great Parkas worn by the best Yukon Mushers. You could also try
Kanuk, a Quebec outfit with really nice ones (http://www.kanuk.com/).
Trust me, I'm from the Yukon & go through a parka every 3-4 years.
(Actually, they just look ratty, I have an old one in every vehicle
and one for the shop)
Luigi
krw
Shorts.
Steve
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Ha!! The picture of the truck with the tires stacked up on it reminds me
of the Mexicans heading back to Tijuana with a load of used tires. We see
them all the time here in San Diego.
Larry Jaques
<hamme...@nowhere.net> scrawled the following:
I'd see them coming back across the border loaded up with tire
sandals, the result of their trip north.
I lived in Vista, so when I got my first car ('57 Chebby BelAir), Dad
said "It's time for a trip to TJ!" I paid $25 to get the front and
rear seats upholstered in sleek black naugahyde stitched with nylon
thread and stuffed with real fiber, not sweepings. We stayed to watch
so they couldn't cheat. Those were old growth naugas in '69, too! ;)
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--Thomas Paine
Robatoy
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> On 03 Jan 2010 08:07:37 GMT, the infamous Steve
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> >Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in
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> >> rOn Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:50:14 -0700, the infamous "WW"
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> >>>"Robatoy" <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim-chim-cheree;
Those are three words that don't make sense to me.
But I'm used to words that don't make sense to me,
From all those commercials I see on TV.
When I see an ad that can't be understood
I know that the product has got to be good;
Those words may be crazy, but I think they're great,
Like sodium acetylsalicylate.
(Sodium acetylsalicylate!)
I wake up each morning a most happy man,
I cover my Pic-O-Pay with Fluoristan;
I add Hexachlorophene, 'cause it's so pure,
And then GL-70, just to make sure.
Then I take a shower, but never alone;
I'm in there with Dermasil and Silicone.
I brush Vitrol-D on my Lanolin wave,
And I sharpen my Boo-boop, and use it to shave!
(He sharpens his Boo-boop, and that's how he shaves!)
There's Tufsyn, and Retsyn, and Acrylan too,
And Marfac and Melmac and what else is new?
There's Orlon and Korlan, and there's Accutron,
And Teflon, and Ban-Lon, and so on and on.
These wonderful words spin around in my brain;
Each one is a mystery I cannot explain.
Like what does that Blue Magic whitener do --
Does it make blue things white, or make white things blue?
(His blue things are white, and his white things are blue!)
My Fastback has Wide-Track and Autronic Eye,
Which winks when a cute little Volvo goes by;
My tank full of Platformate starts with a roar,
But when I try to stop, it goes two miles more.
I measure my breathing with my Nasograph,
It's nice, but oh my, how it hurts when I laugh.
My chair is upholstered in real Naugahyde;
When they killed that nauga, I sat down and cried.
(He moved to Chicaga when that nauga died!)
I'm giving a party next Saturday night
And here are the friends that I'm going to invite:
The giant who lives in my washing machine,
That other nice giant, who's jolly and green.
The tiger who causes my gas tank to flood,
That handsome white knight who is stronger than crud;
The man with the eyepatch, who sells me my shirts
And that nut who flies into the front seat for Hertz!
(That daring young nut who goes flying for Hertz!)
I've lived all my life in this weird wonderland;
I keep buying things that I don't understand,
'Cause they promise me miracles, magic, and hope,
But, somehow, it always turns out to be soap.
And they might as well be Chim-Chiminey Cheree!
(Those words all could be Chim-Chiminey Cheree!)
Larry Jaques
<counte...@gmail.com> scrawled the following:
>On Jan 3, 10:30�am, Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com>
>wrote:
>> On 03 Jan 2010 08:07:37 GMT, the infamous Steve wrote:
>> >Ha!! The picture of the truck with the tires stacked up on it reminds me
>> >of the Mexicans heading back to Tijuana with a load of used tires. We see
>> >them all the time here in San Diego.
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>> I'd see them coming back across the border loaded up with tire
>> sandals, the result of their trip north.
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>> I lived in Vista, so when I got my first car ('57 Chebby BelAir), Dad
>> said "It's time for a trip to TJ!" �I paid $25 to get the front and
>> rear seats upholstered in sleek black naugahyde stitched with nylon
>> thread and stuffed with real fiber, not sweepings. We stayed to watch
>> so they couldn't cheat. �Those were old growth naugas in '69, too! �;)
>>
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>Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim-chim-cheree;
>Those are three words that don't make sense to me.
>But I'm used to words that don't make sense to me,
I know I shouldn't but I just gotta ask: WTF,O?
Robatoy
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> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 09:31:15 -0800 (PST), the infamous Robatoy
You missed this part?
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Larry Jaques
<counte...@gmail.com> scrawled the following:
Yeah, I missed it. Bored by line 3.
What, we're supposed to read every word of a bad Seuss clone story?
Robatoy
> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:10:13 -0800 (PST), the infamous Robatoy
Suess wrote Sound Of Music? I Loooooove that movie *clears throat* "
THE HILLS ARE ALIVE!!*SPUTTER*HACH*COUGH*BELCH*
Larry Jaques
<counte...@gmail.com> scrawled the following:
Same/same, no matter who wrote it. So solly. I don't _DO_ musicals.