While visiting my friends home, i ended up trawling through his german militaria books (he collects WW2 German helmets) i came across the triangular ponch/cape that was used , what i found interesting was the adaptability in its design thanks to all the buttons/holes and drawstrings, so that it could be modified for various situations ,


marching - worn as a std poncho or slightly shorter with the excess wrapped and buttoned round to form an apron at knee level

horse riding - shoter top but this time with the excess forming into a chaps style

bicycle - where the bottom of the ponco was buttoned up to provide a trouser arrangement

an finally being buttoned to another 3 to provide a 4 man pup tent

Has anyone come across one of these or are they modern day equivelants , My current ponch is a rather cheap and nasy affair and i am tempted to make this one as there was a drawing with all the button/buttonhole placements .

i went right off using ponco's when i had to use my own one while out hillwalking and got caught in highwind / rain and had the thing flapping like mad with a noise like a fish being skelped on a emptyoil drum <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />, nowadays i use it as a groundsheet when erecting a tarp shelter.