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General Boards => Website Updates and Off-Topic Discussion => Topic started by: JTheotonio on October 09, 2008, 03:12:03 PM
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I saw some links here, but can't find them. Does anyone know of a place where I can get some real Navy Bell Bottom Dungarees and work shirt?
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The post you seek is this one:
http://www.submarinemuseums.org/forum/index.php?topic=459.msg4805#msg4805
The store:
http://www.wwiiimpressions.com/
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$75 for pants but read this:
We reproduced the jacket, sometimes called a jumper, and dungaree pants. The trousers are cut straight leg, not as a "bell-bottom".
Did the Navy have straight-legged dungarees in WWII?
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This is a necro but I have to say this....
$75 for pants but read this:
We reproduced the jacket, sometimes called a jumper, and dungaree pants. The trousers are cut straight leg, not as a "bell-bottom".
Did the Navy have straight-legged dungarees in WWII?
Bell bottoms were the 70's man.... 8)
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I had bell bottom dungarees in the 90's when I was in the active side and the reserve side of the house, it made drown proofing real easy to get them off and tied into a knot before drowning unlike todays straight leg dungarees (if that is what you would like to call them)
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I hate to say this too - but I had bell bottoms in the early 60's - so I assumed that they went further back. Blues and whites were a different matter, I think they were always bell bottomed.
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I was going to ask why they chose bell bottoms but Darrin answered that.
Now by frown proofing do you mean making them inflatables? A friend I have that was in the the Navy's EOD said they taught him to use his cloates as life preservers or something. Can this be done with any clothes or is t a special material?
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the old bell bottom dungarees could be used for drown proofing by taking the pants off while in the water (they were big enough to leave your boots on) and tie knots at the end of the pants legs and then swinging them over your head they will fill with air making a temporary life saver. The white hat could also be used to do the same thing assuming that you didn't lose it when you went overboard.
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That was fun to do - I think that the ability to swim is not even a requirement now - sad.
When getting into the water, you would also tie your shoe laces together and hang them around your neck. You did this so if you go shore you could put your shoes back on to prevent getting cut by coral.
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John,
I have been "privelaged" enough to do drown proofing in dungarees (bell bottom of course) and in Battle Dress Uniform (BDU's) and by far having to get the boon dockers of after floating was much easier then getting jungle boots off before getting the BDU bottoms off and trying to stay afloat while doing that... Failed my CO on drown proofing while in the 101st back in the late 90's, he was a little pissed but my 1SG (COB) loved every second of it and patted me on the back and handed me a 12 pack when the training was done ;)
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John.
I actually done this back in the 80's in boy scouts. Pant make a great flotation device, Provided they are not full of holes. We were taught to use anything that will help keep you head above water as that acounts for the majority of your weight. I forget the percentages....
Rick
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Im going to have to learn this. I can't swim so this could help when I am surfing down if Florida. ;D
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John,
You need to talk to Dennis when he is down. Ask him why the Skipper banned him from working on the outher hull while at sea.
Rick