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Posted elsewhere, in response to a poster asking how to repair a fleece jacket that was damaged by burning embers:
"Skip the hassle of repairing your damaged fleece jacket. Go to eBay and buy a Flame-Resistant GI FREE (Fire Resistant Equipment Ensemble) fleece jacket instead. Internal tag will clearly label garment as flame resistant having 79% Nomex/21% FR Polyester. Nomex is an Aramid fiber, so if tag says Aramid, it's FR. If no tag, move on.
Cut up damaged jacket and make an internal upper chest pocket for your cell phone. Depending on location of damage, maybe you can remove the sleeves and make it into a vest.
Pro-Tip: These GI fleece jackets are sized (in the chest) rather large to allow for layering. Using GI sizing chart, my fleece jacket "should" be an X-Large-Long for my 46" chest. However, a size Large-Long fits my chest nice and snug, and that allows me to layer over it a size XL Long jacket. If you use the GI sizing chart, it will indicate your proper length of garment (Short/Reg/Long) and you should definitely abide by that.
This way, I can wear up to two FR jackets inside an appropriately sized uninsulated jacket. I call it "differential-size" layering.
"Skip the hassle of repairing your damaged fleece jacket. Go to eBay and buy a Flame-Resistant GI FREE (Fire Resistant Equipment Ensemble) fleece jacket instead. Internal tag will clearly label garment as flame resistant having 79% Nomex/21% FR Polyester. Nomex is an Aramid fiber, so if tag says Aramid, it's FR. If no tag, move on.
Cut up damaged jacket and make an internal upper chest pocket for your cell phone. Depending on location of damage, maybe you can remove the sleeves and make it into a vest.
Pro-Tip: These GI fleece jackets are sized (in the chest) rather large to allow for layering. Using GI sizing chart, my fleece jacket "should" be an X-Large-Long for my 46" chest. However, a size Large-Long fits my chest nice and snug, and that allows me to layer over it a size XL Long jacket. If you use the GI sizing chart, it will indicate your proper length of garment (Short/Reg/Long) and you should definitely abide by that.
This way, I can wear up to two FR jackets inside an appropriately sized uninsulated jacket. I call it "differential-size" layering.
