Not the best picture but I hope you all enjoy my 1955 Belgian army trench coat, it's warm, waterproof and really durable. bought it for only €20 too!AndPlus t1_iz6wkex wrote
Waterproof? What type of material?
C_A_N_G t1_iz6yjv1 wrote
Looks like wool to me
veryabnormal t1_izahxmn wrote
My dad has one. It’s about 1cm of rubber under the canvas. It is very very heavy.
Strikew3st t1_izb83eu wrote
Waterproof, not bulletproof, ain't no centimeter of rubber in a jacket.
zoefkris OP t1_izaxwt5 wrote
It's apparently felt, boiled in a specific way to keep water out, it's heavy and you should make sure to wear something under it because it's like a tiny cactus, prickly.
worldchamp80 t1_izi2kli wrote
It might be this: (no English wiki page though) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loden
_twelvebytwelve_ t1_j11ssmp wrote
Felted wool is darn near waterproof. It's a treatment done to 'brush' wool so the fibres kind of interlock and create a mat across the entire surface.
zoefkris OP t1_j131qyo wrote
Love ya
zoefkris OP t1_iz6zv41 wrote
I'll let you know Tomorrow!
Attention_Bear_Fuckr t1_iz7d9ry wrote
You gonna go swimming with it?
luesAyer t1_izb8anj wrote
It would be a boiled wool, google says its called frieze in english but im not sure, we call it vadmal in swedish. Its a heavy wool weave that has been boiled to be very sturdy and water resistant
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments