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Has anyone ever made a poncho from a wool surplus blanket? There are some good YouTube instructional videos and surplus wool blankets can be found cheap.

Steamforger wrote:Understand that a US surplus poncho of a certain vintage may have a very, very particular smell. Like a sour milk or vomit smell. At least, my issued ones did.

They arrived today. My daughter said (and I quote), "It smells like you shat yourself. 500 times. Can we burn them?"

Let 'em air out. If you can find a big enough container, put them in it, loosely, and put an old-fashioned glass full of ammonia in it. Give 'em about a week, and see it that helps.

skb12172 wrote:Has anyone ever made a poncho from a wool surplus blanket? There are some good YouTube instructional videos and surplus wool blankets can be found cheap.

I was thinking about doing just that. I found a source of Czech army surplus wool blankets in "servicable" (read ratty) condition. I reckon cutting and stitching a few would be worth a try.

Just to add that my Swiss alpenflage poncho did sterlling work at the weekend. It kept me dry and comfortable on a windy, misty, rainy shoot from a hide with a broken roof. The roe doe I shot never even saw me. There should be a Swiss poncho in every rucksack.

First Shirt wrote:Let 'em air out. If you can find a big enough container, put them in it, loosely, and put an old-fashioned glass full of ammonia in it. Give 'em about a week, and see it that helps.

I should just string them up in the basement for a while, I think.

Why not outside? Fresh air and sunshine are the best deodorizer and disinfectant.

skb12172 wrote:Why not outside? Fresh air and sunshine are the best deodorizer and disinfectant.

We're entering the cold, rainy, cloudy season. They'd never get sun or dry.

one of these?

You should get the mess kit that turns into a still, too.

Found on Reddit tonight. Simply titled "Woobie is life, Woobie is love."

I keep a poncho liner on my bed to cover my shoulders on cold nights.

The dogs like it too.