BW "Woolpower Long Johns with Fly 200", Green, Surplus

A very warm, very high quality pair of long johns. Excellent mid layer garment for cold, arctic weather. Similar garments with thicker material are also issued by the Finnish Defence Forces as a part of the M05 clothing system, one of the few pieces of kit actually loved by servicemen! These are used Bundeswehr issue gear in totally serviceable condition. One-off lot!

Sizing

These are used, and they have been washed, so we will give simple sizes with our own measurements of the unstretched waist circumferences and leg inseams. The fabric is stretchy, of course. These will fit bipedal people from all walks of life and sexes.

Materials and construction

Woolpower 200g/m² 60% merino wool, 25% polyester, 13% polyamide, 2% elastane. A wool blend of this type is far more wear resistant than pure wool, but just as moisture wicking and comfortable against bare skin. If required, wash at max 60°C / 140°F . Better yet, just air the garment out for a day and the wool will cleanse itself!

Merino wool is moisture wicking, fast drying, and self-rinsing. These garments are also machine-washable, but washing is usually unnecessary – as wool cleans itself. When not in use, air them out and give them a good shake after that. You only need to wash the clothes if you see stains or they start to smell like the insides of a Tauntaun. This will require lots and lots of continuous use without airing, and probably storing them in a closed plastic bag or such.

Woolpower uses their very own in-house developed material, Ullfrotté Original, a terry-knit lofty fabric that actually consists of up to 80% of air! The smooth outer surface contains more polyamide fibers, making it wear resistant, while the inside is covered in lofty terry loops that makes for great insulation, comfort and warmth.

All Woolpower garment pieces are circularly knitted, a special manufacturing process where sleeves for example are seamless tubes. Due to this Woolpower garments have far less seams than standard clothing. The less seams you have, the more comfortable the garment, and of course less of a chance of a seam ripping!

Woolpower uses 100% mulesing-free wool from the Argentinian Patagonia and Uruguay.

Condition

These are high quality but used garments, so there are a few signs of use also. There might be some pilling on the parts that get the most friction, and some garments have well-made repairs that do not affect their function negatively. The laundry tags say most of these are made during 2016-2018, and there might be a few older but well preserved items in the lot also.

These come in two different colors, but we will do no further sorting, as the garments are otherwise the same. Some of the Woolpowers are in so-called Swedish green, while others have a grayish Feldgrau-type color.

German surplus

Made in Sweden, worn in Germany and probably on some missions at other places, too.