Moses Yoder
08-20-2014, 9:16 PM
My dad was non-resistant, opposed to the military, and we were raised the same way, thus none of us ever joined the military. I have since changed my mind about the occasional need for force and am in fact fascinated by anything military.
Years ago, when I was hunting, my wife's biological father gave me all of his fatigues after he retired. He was a medic in the Navy for 21 years, Bob Parker. There are pants and shirts, a jacket, and some sort of coverall bottom and top. These are priceless to me but the pants don't fit. I was wondering how I would find out what size they are (the tag has his name written on it, illegible) and what size I need. I was thinking of trading some of the pants for a pair that would fit me; do army surplus stores do something like this? Or I could just save my money and buy a pair outright. What do you think?
A lot of what I am seeing on Ebay is declared "water proof". Is this different material from what I have? These that I have would have been issued in the '70s up to late '80s. They have been kept in a trunk and are in excellent condition. Any thoughts on these would be appreciated.
I have decided to occasionally wear them as separates, partly because I love how tough they are and partly because I like them. I figure they might as well get used.
Years ago, when I was hunting, my wife's biological father gave me all of his fatigues after he retired. He was a medic in the Navy for 21 years, Bob Parker. There are pants and shirts, a jacket, and some sort of coverall bottom and top. These are priceless to me but the pants don't fit. I was wondering how I would find out what size they are (the tag has his name written on it, illegible) and what size I need. I was thinking of trading some of the pants for a pair that would fit me; do army surplus stores do something like this? Or I could just save my money and buy a pair outright. What do you think?
A lot of what I am seeing on Ebay is declared "water proof". Is this different material from what I have? These that I have would have been issued in the '70s up to late '80s. They have been kept in a trunk and are in excellent condition. Any thoughts on these would be appreciated.
I have decided to occasionally wear them as separates, partly because I love how tough they are and partly because I like them. I figure they might as well get used.