"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
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.
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
@@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
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
A couple of my friends were in the military and whenever they hear "Military grade" they start laughing. One of them told me a used Chrysler with a blown transmission is more reliable than any of the vehicles he was in.
Walmart millitary grade is military grade since its all "cheapest hunk of shit that can be used atleast once" the one thing that isn't reused is a grenade and even those are shitty
“I’m not talking about military grade as in a tacticool flashlight that falls apart” little does he know that military grade is just a fancy word for “most bang for your buck” and is definitely no where near close to the best out there unless you talking about vehicles or nods
You want to sleep in your sleep system without a shirt so it’ll keep you warm , don’t put extra layers on . Something about your body heat keeps you warm or something.
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°.
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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
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.
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
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"
Woobie... Cuz u woobie cold without it
**pain**
Zack is that you?
😂 nice comment
🤣🤣🤣got me soo hard with this one
🤦♂️😂
You didn’t mention the MRE spoon. I need my security spoon along with my woobie.
"I'm talking real military grade equipment"
So it falls apart before you even turn it on? 🤣
14 years later, still have my original woodland woobie and it has been around the world with me. Never leave home without it!
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.
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
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?
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.
@@Pectopah123 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.
If there is one thing you do in the military its always invest into your own comfort...
"Infantry will find a way to break everything"
"Woobie, also known as poncho liner[...]" - and you know this man did serve.
The parka coat is unstoppable against the cold
I love your videos, straight to the point without being bland. Keep it up man
Poncho, fleece cap and sleeping bag
Yeah it's very unstoppable😂
That combination has saved me so many times from cold casualties type problems, I wish I had those now in the civilian world
Saves a truck driver's life when he was stuck in a Montana Blizzard.
You forgot the last part. A homie with you in the sleeping system 😂
Will confirm. Woobie/fleece Cap/ sleeping system (all three pieces) makes me nice in warm in the arctic snow
So you put these three pieces of gear together to become unstoppable, yet you use them to sleep. Quite the conundrum.
“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.
Poncho liner kept the hypothermia away more than once,great piece of gear.
My dad still has his fleece hat and it is so cozy when I wear it.
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.
I used the sleep system my entire time in bou scouts, I worked great
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
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!
Why wouldn’t you just wear an issued field jacket liner under your wet weather gear top? It’s the exact same material as a poncho liner.
Army-issued socks are actually pretty nice for the first few months of their life
Sleep bag = sleep system
They like to use complicated names for simple things
Lmao Mikeburns "I want my woobie!"
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.
“I WANT MY WOOBIE”
-zach hazard after hitting himself in the balls
Cuz it's a blankie...
The poncho was also used to help during nuclear fallout. It isn’t perfect, nothing is, but it is supposed to help.
Yeah, a real military grade flashlight would fall apart before it turned on
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
True, it'll keep you from shivering.
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.
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
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.
Specially getting practically naked and getting into the sleeping system…. Best sleep you’ll ever get
Remember folks "Military grade" is just a fancy word for "Made by the lowest bidder"
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.
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
Having been stationed in Alaska, the older woodland camo sleep system was far superior to any of the newer systems.
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.
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
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 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
Hmm
The classic BBW: Bivy, Beanie, and Woobie.
I still have my poncho liner and sleeping bag from when I got out of the Marine Corps in 1993. I still use them.
wow, watching your vids makes me so very glad I was in the Air Force. :)
Miltary Grade to civilians means the best built without any compromises. Military grade to the rest “won by the lowest bid contractor “
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.
A beanie a tarp and a sleeping bag, sounds like the beginning of a really bad joke
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.
Don’t forget your canteen. How else are you going to pee when you’re all tucked into your sleeping system?
The best weapon is a well rested force. Tactical naps are encouraged.
Let’s be real. The “military grade” Walmart gear stands up better than army issue stuff.
1. Your bed
2. Your lid
3. Your soggy coffin
Been discharged for 25 years & I STILL have my woobie. And YES I still use it.
Dude, the fleece cap is legit
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.
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!
Fleece cap is veteran approved. After 10 years I still use that damn thing in the winters. (I have 3)
You had me at Woobie
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.
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.
You’re speaking of the holy trinity.
MY RIFLE, MAGAZINE, AMMUNITION
Lol so true. Still have all mine and also woobie jr. yes field jacket liner. Wore that thing all the time, the field jacket, not once!
The woooooobie. I love them lol
I could imagine how warm it is during a cold rain. Ah, reminded me of my old camping days. I miss being off the grid like for days to a week.
A couple of my friends were in the military and whenever they hear "Military grade" they start laughing. One of them told me a used Chrysler with a blown transmission is more reliable than any of the vehicles he was in.
Walmart millitary grade is military grade since its all "cheapest hunk of shit that can be used atleast once" the one thing that isn't reused is a grenade and even those are shitty
The sleep system resembles a body bag.
Woobie a life saver
Would be more interested in load bearing equipment. Packs, pouches, Alice, MOLLE, all that.
Woobie is love woobie is life.
Best sleeping equipment for sleepless tired job ever?
You got a godly combo there comrade
“I’m not talking about military grade as in a tacticool flashlight that falls apart” little does he know that military grade is just a fancy word for “most bang for your buck” and is definitely no where near close to the best out there unless you talking about vehicles or nods
Oorah!!
You want to sleep in your sleep system without a shirt so it’ll keep you warm , don’t put extra layers on . Something about your body heat keeps you warm or something.
M 65 field jacket insert BDU (battle dress uniform) had multi purpose usage. See if you know...11B.
Nothing like my father's old green wool army blanket.
Don’t forget a sock change
I agree with those 3 for sure and add a twist of 550.
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.
Bro I love this guy lol
Was told military grade was meeting the minimum stated requirements at the lowest price.
Still got my original fleece cap almost 10 years later and wear it every winter lol
Low key the neck gator was a lifesaver I in the snow
I still wear my fleece cap during the winter even though I have been out for 7 years.
The fleece cap is the shit
The 3 piece sleeping bags are pretty good.