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Extended Cold Weather Clothing System

Index Extended Cold Weather Clothing System

The Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS) is a protective clothing system developed in the 1980s by the United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts. [1]

25 relations: Balaclava (clothing), Bunny boots, Camouflage, Combat helmet, Cord lock, Drawstring, Extended Climate Warfighter Clothing System, Footwear, Glove, Gore-Tex, Headgear, Hook-and-loop fastener, Malden Mills, Natick, Massachusetts, Parka, Polyester, Polypropylene, Raglan sleeve, Ruff (clothing), Taslanizing, Trousers, United States Armed Forces, United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Velcro, 73rd Cavalry Regiment.

Balaclava (clothing)

A balaclava, also known as a balaclava helmet or ski mask, is a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face.

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Bunny boots

Bunny boots is the widely used nickname for the Extreme Cold Vapor Barrier Boots (Type II) used by the United States armed forces.

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Camouflage

Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see (crypsis), or by disguising them as something else (mimesis).

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Combat helmet

A combat helmet or battle helmet is a type of helmet, a piece of personal armor designed specifically to protect the head during combat.

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Cord lock

A plastic cord lock (also known as cord fastener, plastic stopper or cord toggle) attaches to drawstrings and tightens without the use of knots.

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Drawstring

A drawstring (draw string, draw-string) is a string, cord, lace, or rope used to "draw" (gather, or shorten) fabric or other material.

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Extended Climate Warfighter Clothing System

The Extended Climate Warfighter Clothing System, or Gen III ECWCS, is protective clothing created in the 1980s as an exclusively cold weather system by the United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts, but has been radically redesigned to cover a broad range of combat climates.

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Footwear

Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet, which originally serves to purpose of protection against adversities of the environment, usually regarding ground textures and temperature.

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Glove

A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a garment covering the whole hand.

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Gore-Tex

Gore-Tex is a waterproof, breathable fabric membrane and registered trademark of W. L. Gore and Associates.

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Headgear

Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one's head.

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Hook-and-loop fastener

Hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners, consist of two components: typically, two lineal fabric strips (or, alternatively, round "dots" or squares) which are attached (sewn or otherwise adhered) to the opposing surfaces to be fastened.

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Malden Mills

Malden Mills Industries is the original manufacturer of Polartec polar fleece and manufactures other modern textiles.

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Natick, Massachusetts

Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parka

A parka or anorak is a type of coat with a hood, often lined with fur or faux fur.

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Polyester

Polyester is a category of polymers that contain the ester functional group in their main chain.

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Polypropylene

Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications.

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Raglan sleeve

A raglan sleeve is a sleeve that extends in one piece fully to the collar, leaving a diagonal seam from underarm to collarbone.

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Ruff (clothing)

A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western Europe from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century.

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Taslanizing

Taslanizing or the Taslan process, is the copyrighted trade name for air textured yarns.

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Trousers

Trousers (British English) or pants (American English) are an item of clothing originating in Asia, worn from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth extending across both legs as in robes, skirts, and dresses).

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United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America.

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United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center

The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), also known as the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC), or simply as Natick Labs, is an element of the United States Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM), headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and a tenant unit on the installation of the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (SSC) at Natick, Massachusetts.

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Velcro

Velcro Companies is a privately held company that produces fasteners and other products.

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73rd Cavalry Regiment

The 73rd Cavalry Regiment is a Cavalry Regiment in the United States Army, first formed in 1941.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Cold_Weather_Clothing_System

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