wool/cotton uniforms (and green too!!)

[BPwannabe@137]

OK, I am going to start this again.

 

I just came back from a district run camping trip for cubs (I am a cubmaster). As usual, I was wearing one of my older OD green uniforms (complete) with my campaign hat. I got lots of complements from fellow scouters and cubs on how "official" I looked and how cool that uniform looked. Isn't it amazing that most people, scouters, scouts, and non scouts liked the OD colored uniform. Now don't get me wrong, I actually like the new style to, and do wear it, but I am partial to the old 1970's style. This leads me to my second point.

 

Here I was in the fire circle starting our cooking fire with flint and steel. One of the newer district guys comes along and tells me that I better be careful I don' melt my uniform to my skin.

 

This is my point. Uniforms were traditionally made of wool and cotton so that are fire-retardent (even just to a small degree). There are several scout units out there that are telling scouts to wear nylon pants camping since they dry faster. Well dude, they might be stylish but they won't keep you warm when wet and will melt to your skin.

 

Anyway, just needed to vent.