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PufPuf23

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4. Down comforters for the Winter cold.

Reply to wnylib (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2022, 05:54 AM

Nov 2022

GIs had down sleeping bags in WWII, could still buy them at Surplus Stores in the 60s.

Spent a Winter not that many years ago when could not pay for heat and relied on down and fleece.

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Help for Ukrainian people this winter [View all] wnylib Nov 2022 OP

Just in case you didn't already know...❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #1

My daughter has been knitting gloves for a few months now. secondwind Nov 2022 #2

That's a good action on behalf of wnylib Nov 2022 #3

Down comforters for the Winter cold. PufPuf23 Nov 2022 #4

That occurred to me, too. wnylib Nov 2022 #5

We called them mummy bags, although the terminally vulgar among us called them fart sacks. Aristus Nov 2022 #9

I had a surplus army mummy bag and the cheaper down they used still had some quills. panader0 Nov 2022 #12

I lived on Fort Huachuca when my Dad was in the Army. The elevation was 4,898 ft. Aristus Nov 2022 #14

I live outside of Sierra Vista. My dad is buried at Bonnie Blink cemetery on the post. panader0 Nov 2022 #15

K&R 2naSalit Nov 2022 #6

I thought about those, too. wnylib Nov 2022 #8

Good idea! electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #10

I would Delphinus Nov 2022 #7

Glad to hear that. See the last paragraph of my #8. wnylib Nov 2022 #11

I wonder if there is a way to "adopt" a family. Directly. Is the mail service reliable there? panader0 Nov 2022 #13