PS 599
OCT 02
55
Patch small holes while they're small.
Take a patch kit to the field and repair holes
or rips as soon as possible. Follow the
instructions on the kit. If a hole goes unre-
paired for long, it gets too big to repair and
you've got to toss the EWCS. Get the patch
kits at your local military clothing sales store.
You can't patch ECWCS more than
3 times or patch more than a total of 15 inch-
es in length. After that, it should be turned in.
PS 599
OCT 02
54
Extended Cold Weather Clothing System…
Don’t let washing leave
Wash ECWCS only in warm
water.
Washing in hot water hurts the
fabric's water repellency and fades its
color. Wash ECWCS in warm water on
PERMANENT PRESS or NORMAL
COTTON STURDY. Use any standard
liquid or powdered detergent, but
no
bleach. Rinse
thoroughly
in warm
water. Any detergent left on the fabric
hurts repellency.
Tumble dry on PERMANENT
PRESS. Tumble drying helps restore
water repellency. But don't let the
ECWCS get burning hot. That can
damage it. Take it out of the dryer as
soon as it's dry.
hey, wait a
minute! That’s
hot water!!
don’t put me
in there!!!
hey!
I’ve got
a
small
hole
here.
so, let’s get
‘er patched
before it
becomes a
big hole!
so?
water’s not
beading up on
my parka
anymore.
I’m gonna
need
more
of
that water-
repellant
additive!
If you notice moisture's
stopped beading up on
the outside of ECWCS,
use water-repellent addi-
tive, NSN 8030-01-408-
9446, next time you wash
it. Follow the additive
instructions on the label.
I
n bone-chilling weather, you don't want to find out your extended cold weather
clothing (ECWCS) can't do its job because you didn't do your job taking care of it.
That would be a chilling experience indeed. Here's how to keep the chill out:
@#$**!
this parka
isn’t
keeping
me warm
at
all!
look at
the size
of these
holes!
ECWCS
washed up
But it isn’t the
parka’s fault…
I should’ve done
better pm!
599. 54-55 (C)
8/28/02
3:12 PM
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