PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-636
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 636
NOVEMBER 2005
PS 636
NOV 05
52
Cold
Weather
Clothing…
for
Everyone
I
f you have to face extreme cold weather this winter, consider wearing
Special Operations Forces Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements
(SPEAR) Lightweight Environmental Protection (LEP).
LEP is a system of cold weather clothing originally developed for
special ops. But now it’s available to anyone in the military. LEP must
be worn with the extended cold weather clothing system (ECWCS)
parka and trousers.
LEP is made up of seven garments:
• silk-weight undershirt and
drawers
• mid-weight undershirt and
drawers
• stretch fleece bib overalls
• heavy-weight fleece shirt
• wind-resistant fleece jacket
Worn together in layers, these clothes will pro-
tect you in cold down to -20°F.
The underwear is made of treated polyester
knit to wick moisture away from the body. The
overalls are made of polyester/lycra fleece. The
shirt and jacket are made of fleece. All clothing
is available in black or green.
Color
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Size
Layer 1, Silk-weight Undershirt
Small regular
Small regular
Medium regular
Medium regular
Large regular
Large regular
Large long
Large long
X-large regular
X-large regular
X-large long
X-large long
NSN 8415-01-
501-7074
502-4366*
501-7075
502-4368
501-7077
502-4370
501-7108
502-4371
501-7113
502-4373
501-7114
502-4375
Color
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Size
Layer 2, Mid-weight Undershirt
Small regular
Small regular
Medium regular
Medium regular
Large regular
Large regular
Large long
Large long
X-large regular
X-large regular
X-large long
X-large long
NSN 8415-01-
501-7145
502-3321
501-7144
502-3322
501-7401
502-3324
501-7404
502-3328
501-7402
502-3325
501-7403
502-3341
Color
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Size
Layer 5, Wind-resistant Fleece Jacket
Small regular
Small regular
Medium regular
Medium regular
Large regular
Large regular
Large long
Large long
X-large regular
X-large regular
X-large long
X-large long
NSN 8415-01-
501-7143
502-3646
501-7406
502-3647
501-7407
502-3648
501-7408
502-3649
501-7409
502-3651
501-7410
502-3652
Color
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Size
Layer 2, Mid-weight Drawers
Small regular
Small regular
Medium regular
Medium regular
Large regular
Large regular
Large long
Large long
X-large regular
X-large regular
X-large long
X-large long
NSN 8415-01-
501-6858
502-3560
501-6863
502-3566
501-6864
502-3568
501-6865
502-3562
501-6868
502-3564
501-6869
502-3565
Color
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Size
Layer 3, Stretch Fleece Bib Overalls
Small regular
Small regular
Medium regular
Medium regular
Large regular
Large regular
Large long
Large long
X-large regular
X-large regular
X-large long
X-large long
NSN 8415-01-
502-3981*
502-3692
502-3984*
502-3714
502-4029*
502-3715
502-4030*
502-3718
502-4031*
502-3720
502-4032*
502-3721
Color
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Size
Layer 4, Heavy-weight Fleece Shirt
X-small
X-small
Small
Small
Medium
Medium
Large
Large
X-large
X-large
NSN 8415-01-
472-3526
501-7420
461-8336
501-7432
461-8337
501-7476
461-8341
501-7492
461-8356
501-7531
Color
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Black
Green
Size
Layer 1, Silk-weight Drawers
Small regular
Small regular
Medium regular
Medium regular
Large regular
Large regular
Large long
Large long
X-large regular
X-large regular
X-large long
X-large long
NSN 8415-01-
501-6888
502-3285
501-6891
502-3287
501-6892
502-3288
501-6894
502-3289
501-6896
502-3290
501-6897
502-3292
Special Ops clothing
man, I’m
glad I’m
wearing
all these
layers in
this icebox!
*Order on DD Form 1348-6
and put “NSN not on AMDF”
in the REMARKS block.
636.52-53(C).qxd
9/29/05
5:10 PM
Page 1
Click here for a copy of this article to save or email
Back to TopBack to Top
