Req: Poncho liners in your Military.

[apod]

Hi folks,
I have been doing some we searches into the use of Poncho liners/Woobies by the military.What I would like to know is what countries issue them to their troops? So far i have come up with:
1/ US Army : Woodland and ACU patterns.Not to mention the original 'nam issue one.
2/ USMC: MARPAT/Coyote reversible.
3/ Canadian forces: CADPAT thermal blanket, US woodland Ranger blanket.
4/ Dutch Forces: Dutch DPM.
5/ Australian Army: DPCU poncho liner.

If your countries military issue them I would love to know.Pictures would be even better.Cheers.

[click]

I know the Marine Corps issues one. Stuff it in a skivvie shirt, makes a fantastic pillow. Also a good supplement with the sleeping system in general.

Also, since I dont want to take a picture of mine,
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=marine+corps+poncho+liner

[apod]

Thanks for the reply Click. I know the USMC issue a reversible one to go with their Field tarps from a previous search.

Any of you guys from around the world want to share?We don't get issued them in the Irish Defence Forces.We get a DPM poncho, a bivi bag, a DPM basha(tarp).There are a couple of different sleeping bags in the system,with one being issued for general service and others issued depending on deployment.We dont issue Poncho liners though
My interest is in how common they are in other Armies etc

[Enduring Freedom]

Sadly the Danish military don't issue poncho liners. But most soldiers buy one at their own expense.

[apod]

Thanks E.F. I am starting to wonder if it is only American influenced militaries who do.Having said that the UK doesn't issue them.Go figure.

[Morris]

Sadly the Danish military don't issue poncho liners. But most soldiers buy one at their own expense.

Same for the German Army/Bundeswehr

[Arfah]

Thanks E.F. I am starting to wonder if it is only American influenced militaries who do.Having said that the UK doesn't issue them.Go figure.

The British Army isn't an American influenced armed force.

[Bee_Gee.]

Ive got a poncho liner, utterly useless bit of kit.

[apod]

The British Army isn't an American influenced armed force.

LOL.I thought that would get a bite.The thread was dying a death!
I know HM forces are not American influenced but ye do have a "special relationship".A wonder that item of kit never crossed over considering the amount of joint OPS and training ye do.

[apod]

Ive got a poncho liner, utterly useless bit of kit.

Why so?Not warm enough?

[seraosha]

Im curious to hear this too. since ive been out, ive purchased a poncho liner/woobie for all my vehicles, as well as my primary sleeping blanket when hiking/camping. i love them, besides the usgi poncho, probably my favorite piece of gear.

[Bee_Gee.]

Why so?Not warm enough?

Generally if I've had a situation where I've had to get my head down, with the ability to travel light in a warm environment i usually use a tropical sleeping bag.

[Royal]

Generally if I've had a situation where I've had to get my head down, with the ability to travel light in a warm environment i usually use a tropical sleeping bag.

I have several poncho liners aquired over the years, but I'm with BeeGee, a tropical sleeping bag can be opened up and used as a picnic rug of whatever poncho liners are actually intended for or it can actually be used as a sleeping bag. The British military made the technological jump from blanket to sleeping bag during WWII - seems the rest of the world is yet to catch up

[James]

Ive got a poncho liner, utterly useless bit of kit.

In my experience we had/have no equivalent of a tropical sleeping bag. The sleeping bags we were issued would have let us sleep at the North Pole. Most of my infantry experience was in the desert and jungle, and a poncho/poncho liner combo did very well. Lie down with your feet down hill, make a collar of your kit, and get what rest you can. It's pretty miserable no matter what you do.

I personally find a poncho liner to be a wonderful piece of kit, and have for many years, IN MODERATE CONDITIONS.

Being too hot is 100% better than being too cold.

[Flagg]

I have several poncho liners aquired over the years, but I'm with BeeGee, a tropical sleeping bag can be opened up and used as a picnic rug of whatever poncho liners are actually intended for or it can actually be used as a sleeping bag. The British military made the technological jump from blanket to sleeping bag during WWII - seems the rest of the world is yet to catch up

I reckon about the best bit of kit I've been issued, besides our new wet weather pants....is my bivvy bag........that thing is like a personal U Boat with the amount of water it's kept off of me.

My issue smock liner.....not a bad piece of kit, but nothing spectacular....is heavy fleece...I use it as my pillow.....because REAL pillows are for p*ssies....or really smart soldiers...one of those two.

I had an Aussie tropical sleeping bag...that was FLASH......then they made me turn it back in.