PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-623
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 623
OCTOBER 2004
O
utside in cold weather,
your body loses most of
its heat through your
head. The extreme cold-
weather hood can cut
down the loss of body
heat, but only if it’s in
good shape.
Keep your head—and
your whole body—warm
with these preventive
maintenance tips…
PS 623
OCT 04
53
Extreme Cold-Weather Hood…
all the
“boys in
the hood”
know the
importance of pm
for the extreme
cold-weather hood.
•
If the synthetic fur
ruff gets wet and
matted, it can’t keep
frigid winter wind
away from your face.
So, brush or shake
frost and snow off
the fur ruff often.
•
Oil, grease and dirt on the fur ruff can irritate your skin. They also mat the fur and
keep it from protecting you. Clean the fur by brushing off dirt and mud with a damp
or dry cloth. Clean the cloth portion of the hood the same way.
•
For more stubborn soil, you’ll need to wash the hood and ruff. You can machine
launder or hand-wash them.
•
Machine launder the hood according to the wool method found in Formula II of
Appendix E of FM 42-414,
Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for Quartermaster Field
Service Company Direct Support.
•
Never machine-dry the hood, and never dry it near a hot stove or heater. That’s too
much heat and it’ll damage the hood and ruff.
A Serious Head Cold
hey!
I
don’t
like
a
“hot” tub!
OK—now
hang me out
to dry!
•
If you choose to hand-wash the hood,
use lukewarm water and a mild laundry
detergent, NSN 7930-01-312-6389.
•
After machine laundering or hand
washing, rinse the hood in clean water.
Shake out excess water and hang it up
to air dry.
623.52-53(C)
8/23/04
6:40 PM
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