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  1. Doctor Damage

    The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers

    Someone has posted "The Wildest Dream" documentary on youtube, broken into several parts which autoplay. Link below. They show Anker doing the freeclimb of the Second Step, after team members remove the aluminum ladder. He slips and almost falls on his first try.
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Regarding warmth, etc, the thing that often gets overlooked is that irrespective of vintage or modern you need to layer underneath. Nothing will keep you warm if you just wear a t-shirt underneath.
  3. Doctor Damage

    The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers

    Here's several articles by experienced climbers on finding Mallory's body and discussion of whether he and Irvine might have made it to the peak or not. Note that the first two articles have photos of Mallory's body, which could be upsetting...
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    The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers

    Here's a 1920 book on mountaineering by Harold Raeburn. You can download a PDF (4MB) and other formats. There is an interesting section on equipment, which includes detailed discussion of clothing & footwear, etc. Worth a look if you're into vintage stuff...
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    The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers

    This is a fascinating topic. In addition to that BBC article, here's a bunch more links etc: Mountain Heritage Trust website on the Mallory replica clothing https://www.mountain-heritage.org/blog/mallory-replica-clothing-revisited PDF article, Testing Mallory's Clothes on Everest by Graham...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Just finished five of the six episodes and yeah it's underwhelming and frankly just confusing. I have a dozen or so comic books I bought when I was a kid, I think it was the Moon Knight Fist of Khonshu series, and from what I remember Marc Spector had some mental health issues (who wouldn't with...
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Some books I own note that during WW1 British soldiers would often DIY shorten the skirts of their greatcoats for similar reasons, not only to improve mobility, but also because the mud would cake up on the long skirts, and rain would soak the coats, adding to the weight. The length of the WW1...
  9. Doctor Damage

    Coldest Weather I've been in

    Good gawd man, you're nuts. There's something about being around water that makes it seem colder!
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    The sleeves on military spec N3 parkas are short, while the chests are wide. Great fit for short, well-fed people; bad fit for tall, skinny people.
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Like Matt said, it's something to do with fit beyond chest size. As a side note, French military and firefighter coats use C, M, and L for length, although don't ask me which letter means which length.
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Infantry always got the longer greatcoats. Cavalry got the short ones since the long skirts would just get in the way.
  14. Doctor Damage

    Have you slept in new leather jackets to break in?

    Many moons ago a friend of mine who went to a university where leather jackets were popular among the engineering students said that some would put them down on the road and let cars drive over them to get them banged up. Possibly an apocryphal tale, but some students are stupid enough to do it...
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    Coldest Weather I've been in

    Our local temperature was -15C this morning on wake-up and is projected to drop further to -19C overnight. I went for a walk in the early afternoon and despite being properly dressed I felt like I was wearing a bikini; by contrast, yesterday I felt fine. We are getting lake-effect snow today, so...
  16. Doctor Damage

    Who Gets to Wear Workwear?

    Great rant. In the US of A the term for these folks would be "all hat, no cattle."
  17. Doctor Damage

    Please help me date / ID this military jacket

    To my eye, the jacket just looks custom made overall and its construction, though well done, would not pass military requirements for durability, etc. So my money is with Chomcat's opinion above, probably something handmade in modest numbers for sale in a shop catering to military personnel...
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    MA-1 Flight jacket

    That sort of fit is of course accurate to the original/vintage jackets. Not much good for people over 6 feet in height. Anyways, I'm glad the Schott works for you. Looks like a really good fit in your photos!
  20. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

  21. Doctor Damage

    The Clint Eastwood Poncho

    Here's a great photo which shows the length, drape, etc of the poncho.
  22. Doctor Damage

    The Clint Eastwood Poncho

    Here's a couple of photos from the films and it's clear the poncho was made from a thin wool, not a heavy woven blanket material as myself and probably most people assumed.
  23. Doctor Damage

    What's going on with the FL site?

    Haven't had any problems with this site in 2024 . I'm using a desktop pooter with Firefox for browsing over high speed telephone internet. Not using a smartphone or iPad or anything wireless. Maybe that matters?

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