Atticus said:
Valley Apparel?
Good choice, they make a nice jacket ... I think you'll be keeping it too.
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Latest win, a CWU-45P
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Valley Apparel?
Good choice, they make a nice jacket ... I think you'll be keeping it too.
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USMC_GAU-21
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Dean,
Nice pick up on your CWU-45, you will like it. I washed mine all the time. In the dryer on high, on perm press didn't matter, it always came out nice. I had a Valley, and a Isratex. I for sure liked the Valley. I had an older Large Bi-Wing back CWU-45 it was my favorite jacket. It was a large, and washed 100's of times. Got it from another 53 crewchief when he got out in 1989. It had been washed on the ship a few times and that is very hard on Nomex, but it made it soft and comfortable IMHO.
You can't beat it for warmth. Wash and wear my friend it is a great piece of gear!
/r/Gy Dan
Nice pick up on your CWU-45, you will like it. I washed mine all the time. In the dryer on high, on perm press didn't matter, it always came out nice. I had a Valley, and a Isratex. I for sure liked the Valley. I had an older Large Bi-Wing back CWU-45 it was my favorite jacket. It was a large, and washed 100's of times. Got it from another 53 crewchief when he got out in 1989. It had been washed on the ship a few times and that is very hard on Nomex, but it made it soft and comfortable IMHO.
You can't beat it for warmth. Wash and wear my friend it is a great piece of gear!
/r/Gy Dan
watchmanjimg
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I just scored a "brand new never worn mint" 2005 Valley CWU-36 for $40 shipped. We'll see . . .
Weasel_Loader
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watchmanjimg said:
That's what I'm talking about. Deals are out there.
HackerF15E
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All the current issue jackets are Valley Apparel.
Isratex hasn't been issued for over a decade (in the USAF, at least).
Isratex hasn't been issued for over a decade (in the USAF, at least).
HackerF15E
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USMC_GAU-21 said:
What about being washed on a ship is hard on Nomex?
watchmanjimg
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deand said:
It's a Large. I have a tough time squeezing into a Medium CWU-36. I can get away with the 45 in Medium, at least most of the time.
USMC_GAU-21
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The ship laundry uses some heavy duty soap brother! Any fire protection is long gone when you send your flightsuit and jacket down to the laundry. LOL :lol:
After a few washes the flightsuit is pretty thin...as well. The instructions say to launder in mild soap (yea on a ship with 5,000 people) and hang out to dry or tumble dry low (laundry guys don't like "Low", they want to finish laundry and go to chow).
After floating around with Navy guys for 22 years I can tell ya they are hard on your flight gear.
/r/Dan
After a few washes the flightsuit is pretty thin...as well. The instructions say to launder in mild soap (yea on a ship with 5,000 people) and hang out to dry or tumble dry low (laundry guys don't like "Low", they want to finish laundry and go to chow).
After floating around with Navy guys for 22 years I can tell ya they are hard on your flight gear.
/r/Dan
USMC_GAU-21
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Jim, great score on the -36 awesome price. good deals are out there!
