I entered service with the Marines in 1993, so I still remember the old cotton and canvas field jacket and rubber "gumby" rain suits for cold and rainy weather. The field jacket had a nice liner that could be buttoned into it or removed. When the gore-tex gear started to be issued it was great. It replaced the field jacket and gumby suit. Kept you dry. It wasn't as warm by itself compared to the old field jacket, but it was loose enough for a layered system to keep you cozy. The old field jacket was warmer, more comfortable, but it wasn't keeping the water out. Around 2000 I had a set of gore-tex issued that sucked real bad. The rain seeped in around the shoulders and armpits, had to get it replaced. The Marines kept this stuff on until we had switched to digital MARPAT cammies. A new set of gore-tex was made and issued in the same digital pattern. But the design was different and the old, initial liner underneath were no longer present, and other lesser changes. Still good stuff though. In the Marines we always had our rank on that little tab out in front of the jacket. The only time we didn't was when we were working on aircraft. You went to work on aircraft with as little objects as possible for FOD prevention (Foreign Object Debris). FOD could be left to cause damage and safety issues with aircraft.

@froginthewaves8450

7 ай бұрын

Awesome insight! Was the cotton and canvas jacket the M65 field jacket? Thank you for your service!

@Warmaker01

7 ай бұрын

@@froginthewaves8450 Yea, M65 with woodland camo was what we were issued and used until Gore-Tex took over. M65 had this really awesome liner that could be attached. It was great. In the Marines it was even acceptable to use the M65's liner under our regular camouflage blouses. Sometimes we'd have it underneath our maintenance work coveralls. Cold enough but it didn't warrant a full on jacket. Again, the Gore-Tex was better but M65 was awesome still.

@geoffdickey3761

6 ай бұрын

Was in 1/3 in 93. Bought a jacket at Fort Lewis on leave the following year after wearing this for cold weather training in PTA. Still have it works great.

@froginthewaves8450

6 ай бұрын

@geoffdickey3761 Thank you for your service, happy holidays!

@MichaelScreamMachineEvans

Ай бұрын

I was in the Navy Seabees at that time i still have my original gen 1 ...navy didn't issue them the Marine supply at Lejeune issued them during a Fex and it was with me every fex

The Jacket is a M81 I've got one I use all the time and two stored in vac sealed bags for future use. I've also got the Trousers keeping the set in my pack for Cold or Rainy days when I go Camp hiking, hard to beat the quality for the cost of them.

You're gonna make me want to move up North just so I can wear this parka again. Subscribed.

You nailed it ! NSN numbers and Field Manuals (FM's) are must-haves for every item.

I've had this jacket for 3 or 4 years and had no idea those 2 giant chest pockets were there, nice one!

got one with the liner for 25 bucks in a surplus shop 💪🏻 trying to do more outdoorsy stuff this winter and wasnt sure if this parka was up to the task. sick review man

Yo! Nice. Got mine in '98 from eBay. My first eBay purchase of history. Shipped out to Australia after I sent a money order to the US. I was the dopest ghost in Canberra town coz of that jacket.

@froginthewaves8450

7 ай бұрын

Nice lol

@swagdaddyify

7 ай бұрын

Thats pretty wild. Did the money orders go to Ebay or directly to the seller?

@protocoldroid7388

7 ай бұрын

To the seller@@swagdaddyify I think back then your fees accrued and you had to pay them every month.

I never knew about the side, Velcro pockets. Holy God.

@froginthewaves8450

3 ай бұрын

lol

I absconded from the Army in 1992 with one of these. It is excellent and still serviceable.

@froginthewaves8450

7 ай бұрын

Awesome vocabulary and deal!

Love my Gen 1 parka, best jacket/coat I’ve ever owned!

I used the epaulet to display my rank when I was in, but then I was one of the first soldiers in the Army in Alaska to wear one of these because I bought it with my own money. Those hidden pockets are awesome. I think you might be able to fit a whole MRE in each hidden pocket.

Thanks for the response on short notice! 🫡

Excellent review, thanks a lot.

Nice review. I love mine and use it on all my late-fall and winter camping trips up here in Canada.

@froginthewaves8450

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm excited to use it this winter here in the UP of Michigan!

GEN 1 for life! Don't forget to look for the hood liner faux fur!

Fantastic review young man 👍

@froginthewaves8450

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Guess I got a hell of a deal this summer on one I found at a yard sale for $2.

@froginthewaves8450

6 ай бұрын

Resale, and thrift shops are where it’s at.

In mountain warfare school, I wore the parka and pants over the silk weight base layer and sweated because the goretex doesn't breathe, so I'm confident with the fleece you could stand some low temps, static.

@froginthewaves8450

7 ай бұрын

Damn straight

@Pipehawk_Patriot

7 ай бұрын

​@froginthewaves8450 the old bear suit, the original underlayment, was VERY warm, but you felt like the Christmas Story kid

I have one of these don’t have the liner yet but funny enough I found it a good will for 5 Bucks only bought one but they had like 8 of them tried to go back and get the rest and someone bought them out

@froginthewaves8450

7 ай бұрын

Good deal!

A Gen X'er watching a Gen Zoomer review the jacket they wore 20 year ago in Korea and Afghan, lol

@froginthewaves8450

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service!

I have a Gen 1 DCU parka it has the same liner on the inside. The only thing it doesn't have is snaps for the fur ruff.

Bruh, i found one in my country that’s equivalent to 30$ and it’s in Tri-color desert. Now im tempted

@froginthewaves8450

2 ай бұрын

Get one!

@davidoblast8291

Ай бұрын

Got it and it’s f’in awesome

@froginthewaves8450

Ай бұрын

@@davidoblast8291 LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO

I got mine in the Army before they were issued, it now lost its rain proof ness, I tried the wash in type n spray steal not good, anyone know how to restore that?

@froginthewaves8450

5 ай бұрын

DWR restoration Robert’s bushcraft has some videos on how to restore Gore-Tex You can find them here kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4GVrceMiNDYh6g.htmlsi=4BKtnr_lKMxl6GNI

@RocksNRuts4

5 ай бұрын

@@froginthewaves8450 ty

I got this jacket from The Sportsman's Guide, but returned it because it was too baggy and the hood looked dumb af

Hey Great Video! How tall are you and what’s your chest size? Not sure if I need a large or X-Large! Thank you and keep out the good work

@froginthewaves8450

2 ай бұрын

5’6, 38-40 inch chest. I like wearing oversized and longer garments in the winter so I got the large long which fits me great with and without layers. If you are 6 foot and have a similar chest the large long would fit you like a tailored suit lol. THANKS FOR COMMENTING!!!

What's the buttons on the hood for

@froginthewaves8450

5 ай бұрын

To attach the M65-51 hood liner attachment. Video showing how it attaches. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pI52w8OOl9Waj9Y.htmlsi=E9jhJCPcOq5FddVn

@perpetualconfusion5885

5 ай бұрын

@@froginthewaves8450 cool. I was hoping it would be like the newer gortexes that literally fold the hood away

@froginthewaves8450

5 ай бұрын

@@perpetualconfusion5885 get that devil witch talk outta here lol

@perpetualconfusion5885

5 ай бұрын

@@froginthewaves8450 the fact you can clip on the fuzzy arctic hood is badass

@froginthewaves8450

5 ай бұрын

@perpetualconfusion5885 Comfort at the cost of drip. KENNY

I bought the same one at a thrift store for $25. 😂

@froginthewaves8450

6 ай бұрын

Nice!

If you want to sound like a vet, pronounce it "Ek-Wicks".

@froginthewaves8450

3 ай бұрын

I’m a nerd not a veteran lol

@captironsight

3 ай бұрын

@@froginthewaves8450 "Im not trying to rob you. Im trying to help you." -Gandalf

@froginthewaves8450

3 ай бұрын

@@captironsight lol, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE