What method do you use to blouse your trousers? I personally use blousing bands, but I was just wondering what everyone did.

Posted on Oct 24, 2015

What method do you use to blouse your trousers?

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I personally use blousing bands, but I was just wondering what everyone did.

Posted 9 y ago

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Blousing bands

Pull strings in trousers

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CSM Charles Hayden

Posted 9 y ago

PV2 (Join to see) Blousing rubbers, condoms were an emergency field expedient.
As to the 'blouse; For a while, I used small dog chains, wrapped with tape so they wouldn't bunch up to maintain a draped blouse of my trousers. I have also used 1 gallon GI cans, split length wise, cut into 1/2 and wrapped with tape to protect my legs from the raw edges. Heck of a 'drape' LTC Stephen C. SFC Boots Attaway SGM (Join to see) CPT L S 1SG Michael Blount CSM Terry Hill CW5 (Join to see)

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1SG Michael Blount

9 y

Though I don't like them, I use the little rubber blousing bands. I HAD a set of bands from USMC, but misplaced them somewhere.

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9 y

The green blousing bands. They only cost .25 cents at clothing sales. I can't stand to see Soldier's other than Basic Training PVT's stuff all that extra leftover pants in their boots. The taping of the pants and stovepipe are no longer authorized but I did look squared away. Well that's back when we could actually iron the uniform and could have creases.

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9 y

I use the blousing bansds with Velcro ends

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CSM Charles Hayden

9 y

Now Velcro is not 'Old Army', the 'Old Army' didn't even have zippers!

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SPC William Weedman

Posted 9 y ago

I've used all three over the course of my career but I found that tucking them into my boots worked best. When I used blousing rubbers if you sit down mine tended to ride up so you could see exactly how green (or not!) my socks were.

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