Canadian commando sweater

[kiltedwolfman]

You may have a hard time finding them now as they went out of issued circulation some time ago. I still have mine ( they can pry it from my cold dead fingers if they want it back ) but we've switched to fleece thermals instead of the wool. There are several army surplus stores that might have a few but you'll be paying a premium price for them.

[pdcorlis]

Dang! Thanks for the reminder - I love wooly pullys and have meaning to get one. I guess its time to run one to ground...

[HarborSpringsPiper]

Is this what you're looking for? I don't think she's included for that price, though!



http://www.armynavydeals.com/asp/pro...=CanArmComSwtr

[MacTickles]

we've switched to fleece thermals instead of the wool. There are several army surplus stores that might have a few but you'll be paying a premium price for them.

Several friends in my hiking club have switched to fleeces as a middle layer, and seem to spend a lot of money on them! Howver they are perpetually overheating. I wear a woolly pully and retain the right bodytemperature because the wool 'breathes' with me.

Woolly pullies are still worn and issued in the British Army but are not worn as universally as before and there is a lot of synthetic cr*p.

I predict - counter to prevailing trends - a return to wool and other natural fibres and can see welcome signs of this already.

[MacTickles]

Is this what you're looking for?

Yes, that looks just the thing!

A

[MacTickles]

Dang! Thanks for the reminder - I love wooly pullys and have meaning to get one. I guess its time to run one to ground...

If a British one is what you want they are easy to obtain. What's your size? I have a couple of spares, I think.

[NewEnglander]

Is this what you're looking for? I don't think she's included for that price, though!
http://www.armynavydeals.com/asp/pro...=CanArmComSwtr

I saw that site as well, but couldn't tell if the sweaters were unisex or if she was just wearing a man's sweater.

[MacTickles]

I saw that site as well, but couldn't tell if the sweaters were unisex or if she was just wearing a man's sweater.

The British (olive) woolly pully was originally described as a men's sweater although it has also been worn at times by female soldiers. Recently on a hike I met a husband and wife who were both wearing them - indeed that was how we got talking because I was wearing mine!

The answer is basically a men's sweater, but occasionally 'unisex'!

The advert is, I think, intended to convey the image of a woman in a men's sweater - with the intention of appealing mainly to male viewers.

Aidan

[walkerk]

You may have a hard time finding them now as they went out of issued circulation some time ago.

Shopkeeper at a military surplus store in Stirling claimed changes were partly because young troops no longer know how to care for wool. Picked up one of the synthetic fleece replacements there in light green - goes well with the Isle of Skye tartan.

[kiltedwolfman]

I find it funny that instead of teaching young troops how to take care of thier kit, the notion is to change the kit! Tsk tsk! I can relate as I have young lads in my troop that are seemingly lost without mum to take care of them.
Now that I've shanghied the thread I'll put it back on track. If there is a good source of reasonable inexpensive woollies around I know I wouldn't mind laying my hands on another one.

Cheers