Use and Care of the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS).

Abstract

This pamphlet was prepared to help you understand the use, care, and maintenance of the ECWCS(Extended Cold Weather Clothing System). The pamphlet includes item descriptions of each garment in the system, general use and care instructions, general repair procedures, and descriptive/reference data for the ECWCS. The ECWCS is composed of 23 individual clothing, handwear, headwear and footwear items which are used in various combinations to meet cold weather environmental requirements. Appendix A (pages 48 to 52) lists ECWCS components items in layering order and identifies available sizes and the prescribed temperature range for each item. Keywords: Protective clothing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA190226

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Regions
  • Camouflage
  • Climate Change
  • Clothing
  • Cold Water
  • Corrosion Resistant Steels
  • Detergents
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Elastic Webbing
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fabrics
  • Fluoropolymers
  • Footwear
  • Instructions
  • Materials
  • Underwear

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  • Business Analytics
  • Materials Science