Posted on Feb 7, 2015
Is the Poncho Liner (Woobie) the greatest issue item ever? Or is it more than that?
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What is your favorite piece of TA-50? Personally, mine is the woobie. It has kept me warm many nights after some (enter explicative here) lost something on the DZ. How do you feel about the woobie? How do you feel that many don't even get it issued? How do you feel about those who do not know about the woobie?
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The first place I saw the term woobie was here on RallyPoint. Never heard it before. I think the poncho liner is the best piece of TA-50 ever issued, and more! Many nights in the field on training exercises, I would cuddle up in my "woobie" and poncho (no tent, etc.) and I was fine with that. It's a great piece of equipment. I still use mine (one I bought) as a retiree.
As for people who do not know about the woobie ... I feel sorry for them because they are missing out on one of the great pleasures in life.
As for people who do not know about the woobie ... I feel sorry for them because they are missing out on one of the great pleasures in life.
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Add packing pad to the list of the poncho liner's many uses. When I was at NTC on an OPFOR augmentation mission as an 11H section sergeant, I wrapped the TOW's traversing unit in my poncho liner and put it in my Large Alice Pack. It helped keep the knobs from poking holes through my ruck and then kept me warm when we stopped.
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My woobie and field jacket liner were the two most valuable pieces of TA-50 ever. When I ETSed I bought new ones to turn in at CIF. I had to keep mine. Both were necessities for pulling OP/LP. I still have and use both of them regularly, and I've been out since '03.
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It's the singularly the greatest piece of OCIE (TA50) ever issued. I will (and have ) taken the statement of charges several times over the years for my woobie
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SSG David Shifflett
Statement of changes in Korea, Germany and Alaska. I found four of them in my old foot locker with old steno, zippo lighter and a old buck knife. Now that was living a good life. LOL
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Woobie?!? Please, please tell me this is not common vernacular.
I know the Marines call some items bizarre names..... but I blame the Navy for most of that.
I know the Marines call some items bizarre names..... but I blame the Navy for most of that.
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SSG John Bacon
My Sister when she was young called her blanket a woobie and that was in 1976. So it predates Mr. Mom too.
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Cpl David Schaffer
This thread is the first I have ever heard it called a woobie. It is not a popular term in the Corps.
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GySgt Joe Strong
It's an Army term guys. I first heard it from some Army folks when I hit my Joint Assignment back in '91. It's starting to get around a little, but, most Marines still know it by Poncho Liner. A great piece of gear by any name though.
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WAY back in the day, I was issued a Woobie. LOVED IT. I bought a second one, took that and the old rain jacket over to the base tailor and had a GRAF Jacket made (they cut up a woobie and custom sew it into the rain jacket, making pocket slots actually pockets, and inside pockets and everything!). That was back in the 1980's. The Woobie has accompanied me on multiple missions, both on and off duty. I have used it as a beach blanket, sleeping bag, blanket, sun block/light block, pillow, and more. I have had at least 2 different color patterns and still have at least 2 and possibly 3 somewhere around the house!
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SGM (R) Antonio Brown
I was in Germany from 93-96 and you could still have a poncho liner sewn into the rain jacket.
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I used mine just this past weekend at drill, certainly made sleeping on a cot and not next to my wife easier to do.
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If you are on facebook, this is Woobie specific!!!
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The Power of the Pancho Liner - Mat Best MBest11x | Facebook
If you've served in the Military, no matter what generation, you know that anything is possible with 550 cord, 100 mile an hour tape, and a woobie. When...
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