Army Surplus, insulated overpants.

[phishisgroovin]

Yesterday i was down in fort lewis area.
my neighbor and i hit up all the surplus stores in search of insulated camo pants, what i found was some chemical protective pants that are not only waterproof, but insulated as well.
They have zippered lowers on the legs, velcro flaps over the zippers and drawstring cuffs, Cant wait to be sneaking around the hills all warm and cozy next season lol!

They only cost $25 and some change out the door.
they are thick and durable.

[Machias]

I have worn those basterds many times!!!  You will sweat your tail off.  Didn't matter how many hours of rest I had, as soon as I put those on I got tired.  Hours upon hours of wearing a chem suit and gas mask can do that to ya.   

[Galpster]

I would never put those on again. I too had many hours with them on and they are heavy. they also make everything wlse black with charcoal even after you wash them. It takes quite a few washings before they stop bleeding charcoal. Garbage stuff, return it if you can unless you want to protect yourself from chemical attack.

[longstevo]

I don't know how 'insulated' they are, but the reason they're thick and all 'warm and cozy' looking, is because they're designed for protection against chemical weapons.  THere's a thick layer of charcoal lining in there.  Your longjohns will be black after wearing them. 

Haha.  Hope you enjoy, though.  It's a cinch that none of us that have worn them for any amount of time would ever touch those again!

 

[BLKBEARKLR]

oh bad memories come to mind!!!!!!!   Make them stop.

But on a serious note, my brother uses his in a tree stand not a lot of walking and loves them, I myself will never put them on again

[batch]

one of the many things i dont want to see again along with MRE's

[Galpster]

I actually wish I hate a box of MREs, They work great for hiking in to remote areas and staying the night. Light and not bad tasting if you use your tobasco bottle!!

I will take all MREs anyone has. Just PM me and I will come and get em. As long as they are not expired. Had a ham one in Kuwait that had maggots on it, not real tasty.

[elk311]

I actually wish I hate a box of MREs, They work great for hiking in to remote areas and staying the night. Light and not bad tasting if you use your tobasco bottle!!

I will take all MREs anyone has. Just PM me and I will come and get em. As long as they are not expired. Had a ham one in Kuwait that had maggots on it, not real tasty.

You can buy them by the case at your local military commisary. If they're not in stock they will special order them. I spotted them last week for $70/$80 a case. Seems kinda expensive to me. I like the Backpackers Pantry meals, all food no toys or crap that I don't need and less than half the weight of an MRE. Far better flavor too, especially beef stroganoff 

[phishisgroovin]

mmmmm,freeze dried food! 

I have black thermals, and wear black sweats under my hunting gear so the charcoal dust wont bug me.
The charcoal absorbs the human scent so i can deal with the charcoal dust, but there is always a way to seal it in.

[phishisgroovin]

6 loads later i still havent flushed all the black crap out of the dang things.
Good thing cold water is cheap.

Thinking about hose clamps to the pantlegs and one around the waist connected to a garden hose like i flush a carbon filter lol!

[BLKBEARKLR]

6 loads later i still havent flushed all the black crap out of the dang things.
Good thing cold water is cheap.

Thinking about hose clamps to the pantlegs and one around the waist connected to a garden hose like i flush a carbon filter lol!

I wore them for 19 days straight in Louisiana poured the entire time, and the charcoal never came out of them, 24/7 pouring rain, you only have about 300 more loads....

Joe

[phishisgroovin]

I filled the washer and let the pants get beat to death, rinsed and flushed the washer many times (boredom).
Cleaned & oiled rifles peacefully while washing pants (quality time with the babys)

The water got to only a slight gray color so i gave up on em and called it good.
these will never be used for much more than insulation over other camo pants, so i am not worried about the tiny bit of charcoal left in them if any is.
Whatever is left wont discolor anything i wear in the woods anyhow and i get dirtier messing around the campfire getting charcoal all over everything than i will wearing these now. Most of the wood we gather has charcoal all over it and we get dirty as hell loading the logs in the trucks and chopping wood found in slash burn piles.

What i got them for was to be WARM, not clean lol!

[Galpster]

Well they will serve you for 2 purposes.

1- You will stay warm in them

2- They, as you know, are filled with charcoal so it acts like a scent eliminater.

I hope you enjoy them.

[Pathfinder101]

mmmmm,freeze dried food! 

They're not freeze-dried anymore.  Haven't been for a while.

Just to echo everyone else's comments, they are heavy as $##@ and you have to deal with the charcole dust, but if you are sitting still (like in a stand) they probably aren't that bad.  I wouldn't plan to hike much in them though...

[Houndhunter]

love the regular pants for warmer weather, nice way to get cheap camo

[phishisgroovin]

I dont think these ones are really heavy, picking them up they are really light actually.
there was a couple different styles of chem pants there, one had a heavy as hell weight to them with velcro straps and HUGE friggin bell bottom pantlegs, these that i got were straight legs with a zipper and a velcro flap on the lowers.

I washed them more than 50 cycles and got nearly all of the charcoal out actually, the water only turned a dirty shade of gray, like pants that may have been worn digging a muddy ditch.
they weight less than my snow pants lol!
they will be great for sitting around camp, hanging out at the blind or slow atalking an animal that doesnt know he is going to die soon.

Will be heading back to the surplus store soon for regular BDU pants in the next couple weeks. im on a mission to replenish my outdoor gear that was burned up in our shed when Pugetsound Energy reconnected the power to the back house causing the electrical to short out and blow up the neighbors shed and part of their home.
Taking longer to replace my stuff than i thought it would, PSE has yet to even offer reimbursement of anything. and Two sources concluded them as the major fault of the fire.

[Pathfinder101]

I would also add that they will act as a scent blocker to block fresh scent from your body.  As long as the deer don't mind you smelling like an Army surplus store, that charcole should work like a charm...

[BLKBEARKLR]

Will be heading back to the surplus store soon for regular BDU pants in the next couple weeks. im on a mission to replenish my outdoor gear that was burned up in our shed when Pugetsound Energy reconnected the power to the back house causing the electrical to short out and blow up the neighbors shed and part of their home.
Taking longer to replace my stuff than i thought it would, PSE has yet to even offer reimbursement of anything. and Two sources concluded them as the major fault of the fire.

Phish, what size are you??? I have a ton of extra stuff from when I retired, might have some that may fit you, you can have them, they are just sitting around. I know you lost everything in the fire. Let me know and I will look through and see what I got...

Joe

[Shootmoore]

Will be heading back to the surplus store soon for regular BDU pants in the next couple weeks. im on a mission to replenish my outdoor gear that was burned up in our shed when Pugetsound Energy reconnected the power to the back house causing the electrical to short out and blow up the neighbors shed and part of their home.
Taking longer to replace my stuff than i thought it would, PSE has yet to even offer reimbursement of anything. and Two sources concluded them as the major fault of the fire.

Phish, what size are you??? I have a ton of extra stuff from when I retired, might have some that may fit you, you can have them, they are just sitting around. I know you lost everything in the fire. Let me know and I will look through and see what I got...

Joe

I also have a supply of military camo, and I could give you some if the size is right.  I think I have several extra pants and maybe a shirt or two of Desert, 1 extra of the digital and a couple of extra pairs of the winterweight woodland.  I could dig through the boxs and see what else I have if the Size is right.

Shootmoore

[phishisgroovin]

i have a size 38'ish waist and shrinking lol!

[Shootmoore]

i have a size 38'ish waist and shrinking lol!

Get er shrunk a couple more sizes and I'll send you some of this stuff.  I think I have one of the desert and a winter weight woodland in 34 or 36 I will have to dig around and find them.  I packed them away because they were to dang big.

Shootmoore

[phishisgroovin]

last i looked i was 38, but that was when i was 230 pounds, i am down to 205 now. so my jeans are all loose lol!
I might be a 36 or less now, who knows lol!

[Shootmoore]

Measure up, I'll ship you down a couple sets, sucks you lost your gear to a fire.  Don't go by weight, I'm 240 pounds but wear 34's.  At 5-11 my momma says I'm "big boned" 

Shootmoore

[BLKBEARKLR]

Same thing phish, let me know what size, and I will get to looking, I know I have some poly pro also, all heavy weight stuff. I hated wearing that. Just let me know.

Joe

[cohoho]

Phis-  Again to echo the others, the chem pants seem to be light right now cause they are clean and washed, wait till you start sweating they will feel like lead in no time.  20 years wearing that stuff, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.  Yea it is charcoal but it not exactly the same as the scent loc stuff.  This material was designed for one purpose and one purpose only - absorb and attempt to neutralize military grade chemicals, from VX to various blood agents.  Wish I would have read this before, recently gave 10 complete sets of BDU's to the Goodwill store in Maple Valley for their dispersal...  I'll check, think I got a GI issue Gortex Jacket (new) you can have of the same woodland pattern.  I live near Kent and am always near the Hockey rink on James if your interested, give me a PM.  Mike

[TheHunt]

It would be nice to get a pair of those in Snow Camo...

[MikeWalking]

Flashbacks of MOPP 4.

Had a CO that just had to put us in MOPP 3 during the hottest part of the day 85-90+deg, as soon as the sun went down and the winds picked up, back to BDU's.

That charcol lining will rub off on everything so ware a cheap base layer.

grow to hate them yes you will......