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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Aside from the steel pot, which had so many different uses, the poncho liner is fantastic. First one I had was OD, then up graded to cammo so no one could find me when I'm sleeping. Got my own and don't know how many times it's kept me warm. It rates right along with my P-38.
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The woobie is definitely nice and has outlasted a lot of other snivel gear i.e. smoking jacket, pile cap. I have been in for a long time and I think the neck gaiter and the new windbreaker are giving the woobie a good run for its money.
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I love my woobie!!! ...been with me on 2 tours to Afghanistan was my tissue when I cried, was my shower curtain during one field exercise and was and has been my favorite blanket deployed or not..I may look crazy on a flight in civies but I'm warm and comfy, so I don't care...lol That and my aviator flame retardant jacket...
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My son and daughter call about every two years asking me to trudge down to Ft. Carson so they can a have a new one. My wife and I keep 2 in each car as part of our winter driving kit.
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The woobie definitely the woobie. I still have my first issued one 25 years on. Got a corner burned during desert storm. It covers my bicycle now. Also used it during sheild/storm before the burning as a makeshift tent over my cot.
I use my other woodland one for camping, backpacking and festivals. Be lost without it.
Also love the field jacket liner. Same material as the woobie. Put that together with the gortex or wet weather tops warmth on some cold days and nights. Still have one of those too. Use it from time to time on those rare midwest Georgia cold fronts.
I use my other woodland one for camping, backpacking and festivals. Be lost without it.
Also love the field jacket liner. Same material as the woobie. Put that together with the gortex or wet weather tops warmth on some cold days and nights. Still have one of those too. Use it from time to time on those rare midwest Georgia cold fronts.
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I have several "smoking jackets" as well, the field jacket liner is a brilliant piece of equipment
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SGT(P) Harry Clyde Jr.
My father still has one he was issued in the late 60s and another from the late 70s. He wore them back home II n philly like someone would wear a sweater. My mother would aquire one from him from time to time. They live for some strange reason in arizona now so not as much of a need.
He owns at least 3 woobies as well.
He owns at least 3 woobies as well.
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I have four woobies and two smoking jackets one of which is Rok Army issue. I still use them to this day and haven't been in the field since 2009
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Yes, the PONCHO LINER - aka Woobie aka Wollbie is the BEST piece of TA-50 I was ever issued. It is the one piece of gear that would always keep you warm - even on the coldest nights. I remember being on mission and pulling an overwatch waiting for a contact to show up with another team member while the rest of the team sat several hundred meters away in a warm truck. Just us. 3 AM. 22° F. Grabbed my wollbie out of my ruck, me and my team mate sat back to back (for security), and wrapped that sucker around us and waited for two hours - but we were warm!
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The Woobie and the Smoking Jacket. A combination of comfort on the coldest of nights.
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