Thank you, Sir. I have to correct my comment in this video: the outer ACU camo fabric itself is not the Gore-Tex. It's a typical heavy-duty nylon tex. The Gore-Tex is taken to the inner layer. So even outer layer gets wet your body will keep dry.
ken kimuraさんコメントありがとうございます。実は動画中で触れてはいないのですが、最近米軍の装備品は質実剛健の剛健部分のプライオリティーを下げているようですね。それは兵士の平均従軍期間が短いことと、装備品のアップデートやモデルチェンジが早いことが影響しているようです。 それは一般人にとっては放出品もバリエーションが多くなるということでもありましょうから、自分に合ったものをチョイスできるということですものね。ありがたいことですね(^^)v
A very thoughtful and thorough review like a designer or engineer. Everybody prefers YKK zippers, I didn't know they were Japanese. I like the big nylon ones. They operate smoothly, nylon is self-lubricating. I wonder why so many coat zippers are wavy instead of laying flat. Different shrinkage rate maybe? Improperly adjusted sewing machines? The elbow reinforcement is likely "Cordura" nylon. A lot of development in the US is done fast. The result can be mass produced mistakes.
Thank you for your comment, Tom-san. I understand your concerning. I really don't know exact answers but perhaps it may be made for the military issue. The military equipment has different purposes from the fashion market so their first priority is set other point. Those qualities are enough for soldiers maybe. Besides, they can change equipment frequently when it got damaged or malfunction. I had visited the YKK's factory that is located on the west coast of Japan. Their facilities are in the huge complex of factories and everything is organized and clean. They started the company for simple brass fasteners but they grow up as an international who's who company. Thank you again for your interest.
I have watched at least 10 vids on the ECWCS parka, (not even including gen 1 and 3), and this is by far the best... . I think this Gen 2 is the one for me (although they all have something I want that another does not). First gen was the toughest but heavy and the hood does not store. The liners available aren't as high tech probably. Only available in that jungle camo I think and aging at this point. Gen 2 lighter, Lots of pockets. Gen 3 even lighter I think and has the adjustable back part of the hood which is a damn shame they all do not.. but gen 3 has zero outer pockets.. that's a no for me. I love the Japanese too although sadly I cannot speak it. But it made it more enjoyable, and the captions were excellent. Thank you very much. Anyone feel free to correct anything I got wrong. Good info is good info.
Thank you, weeral1-san. I'm looking at the Gen3 now but this Gen2 still works good so my purchasing will be a little later. Maybe I should have the inner-layer of Gen3 that is made of the Primaloft for winter camping next time. Putting English captions takes the longest time for my editing video work but I'm happy with that because it brings me friends like you overseas. Thanks again for your comment and please say Hello to Meko for me too. :)
Ken Sさん、コメントとご登録ありがとうございます！ 軍用の物は総合的なバランスとしてはとても優れていると思いますね。重量はあくまでそのアイテムのエレメントの1つですが、ユーザーの中には重量をファースト・プライオリティーに置いている方も多いので、このようなコメントを入れさせていただきました。ヘビー・デューティーですから重量もヘビー(？)になりがちですよということですか(笑) それでも個人的にはこのジャケットは一番気に入っています。スノーキャンプでも使用していますが、本当にデュラブルでリライアブルです！
Thank you, Max Hsu-san. There are some miss-spellings I found but I'm glad that you enjoy this video. I also thank you for your subscribing my channel.
like a militaryさん、コメントありがとうございます。また、返信が遅くなりまして大変申し訳ございません。最近CZcamsのコメント通知が全てのコメントにされていないようで、時々過去動画へのコメントに全く気付かないことがあります。 これに懲りずに今後ともよろしくお願いいたしますm(__)m GEN1とGEN2の同一サイズの実際の大きさの違いですが、それほど大きくは変わらないと思われます。デザインの関係でGEN1のほうがウエスト回りが若干絞られているようですが、明らかに違うというほどではないようです。 だいぶ時間が過ぎてからの返信ですからお役に立てられるかどうか。
フィンランド人として、寒いの冬に慣れりました。You can get away with fleece down to 0c, at -20c 3 layers is the minimum. You can use nikwax to make things waterproof, even normal cotton. Sometimes fabric that breathes really well can become too cold at winter if you don't move enough, that's one thing to keep in mind too. To me personally the biggest problem at winter is the gloves, warm ones get wet from sweat and when you stop, they will freeze throughly. At winter nothing is worse than frozen hands, it disables you totally, completely :)
Thank you for your comment, MinikuiOtoko san! Yes, I totally agree with you.I think my comments in this video focused pretty much Japanese mid-land situation. In the world of under than negative 20c I should take a full set of ECWCS or decent layers in. I also agree your opinion of gloves about as well. To be honest with you, I have never been able to own the decent useful and comfortable gloves for the work in winter, yet. When the leather gloves get wet it freezes and becoming stiffy. The synthetic gloves are not enough strong to handle fire. I'm looking at the gloves No-Mex fabric made but I don't know how it stands in cold weather. If you know any good gloves that are suitable for the outside work in winter please let me know. And I want to review it when I could get.
I'm as oblivious as you are when it comes down to gloves. I can ride my bikes at -25c with "lobster gloves" but they're not easy to work with and being synthetic, they will get very cold if they freeze.
Harry I. Here's my 2 cents on your issue - It's not easy or cheap to find something that could do everything, like the "Nata (鉈)", and something that could do everything usually can't do it well. I think what you need is a good glove liner (to wick moisture), and 2 gloves/mittens to wear over the liner. One set of gloves for wearing while hiking (breathable synthetic), and another set for handling fire when you are at camp (leather, nomex, etc). Nomex gloves designed for winter use (like the NOX-808 gloves) usually have leather palms, so I don't know if you will like it. If you are interested in clothing with fire retardant properties, message me. I have a previous generation UBACS that might fit you (since you say large is a bit big for you).
I think it's all up to personal preference as far as using it for most of the camping. If you will go into the limited survival situation I recommend GEN3 but other than that all of them work good I think.
I don't know the Bemis seam tape exactly but if you are talking about a seaming tape, mine have never come off in these five years. Also, any other joint seams on each fabric are still working well.
@@harrysbushcrat Yeah i mean that. I am worried that they will get detached or something because my jacket is new but ive already noticed a bit of peeling on one part of the tape (its a surface layer of the tape and not the entire tape itself however). Hope everything will be fine, i watched a video from a different person and he mentioned the tape problem too
@@kingnevermore25 I think every product has a certain percentage of problems. Most of the retail products are guaranteed and replaced or refunded by the manufacturer usually but the military surplus isn't because the new one will be supplied to soldiers when they find any trouble with their equipment. Anyhow, my jacket has no trouble with the seaming sections for now. If you want to have a more reliable jacket you should have one from a certain famous apparel brand.
The size of the jacket I wear in this video is large regular. Large means jacket size and regular means the length of the jacket. I usually wear extra-large size for jackets in the retail market but this jacket is much bigger than the retail size-wise.
Sorry for my poor English skills. I meant that we don't call only this jacket about ECWCS. In other words, this jacket is a part of ECWCS. ECWCS is the name of the total clothing system that includes from underwear to the outer jacket. I hope you get it.
@@harrysbushcrat Thank you for the explanation now its clear. Can you also tell me why some of these jackets have black and red TRU-Spec tag inside the jacket while others like yours dont have it?
@@kingnevermore25 I'm not sure but according to my limited knowledge, the TRU-Spec tag is attached to retail products that are made for the retail market originally. It shows the products are made along the military spec. On the other hand, most of the supplies for the military need to save their cost so the manufacturers don't want to provide miscellaneous unnecessary parts as long as they follow the military specifications. They pack their products in a big box at a time so even if it's separated by size there are some wrong sizes in it., lol.
@@harrysbushcrat Alright. Do you know if i can use this jacket in extreme temperatures if not should i just add extra layers of clothing or actually put something inside the jacket itself (if it even has the ability for it, you mentioned some fleece inner jacket?) maybe i am misunderstanding it
@@kingnevermore25This level 6 jacket has no heat retaining property basically. I think you need to put some insulation layer on such as a down jacket in the extremely cold weather. ECWCS GEN3 has level 7 which is the Prima-Loft jacket obviously. The Prima-Loft is an insulation material that is eight times warmer than a down. You can wear it under this level 6 jacket.
めちゃくちゃ詳しく説明していただいて感動しました！
ここまで一着の服に愛着をもって解説されてる動画ははじめて見ました。
ちょうど登山用にシェルを探してて、これ見て欲しくなったので探してみます！
#モリリーヌさん、コメントありがとうございます。また、返信が遅くなりまして大変申し訳ございません。最近CZcamsのコメント通知が全てのコメントにされていないようで、時々過去動画へのコメントに全く気付かないことがあります。
これに懲りずに今後ともよろしくお願いいたしますm(__)m
もうだいぶ時間が過ぎましたが、その後お気に入りのジャケットは手に入りましたでしょうか？ご購入の際に何らかのお役に立てていたならば大変光栄です。
Wow what a great review i just placed my order and im waiting for it to arrive in the post i was vary interested on the garden hose test
Thank you, Sir. I have to correct my comment in this video: the outer ACU camo fabric itself is not the Gore-Tex. It's a typical heavy-duty nylon tex. The Gore-Tex is taken to the inner layer. So even outer layer gets wet your body will keep dry.
This is the best review on this Gen II jacket.
Thank you, Stephen-san. :)
Excellent review, the best I have seen. Many thanks.
Thank you for your comment, Alejandro-san. I appreciated it.
私はインナーのフリースと最後に着るコート？を持っていますがコートはガサばるので雨や雪でも降らないと使いません。フリースはマイナスでない限りはよく着ます。風が強い日以外には軽くて暖かくて最高です。
ken kimuraさんコメントありがとうございます。実は動画中で触れてはいないのですが、最近米軍の装備品は質実剛健の剛健部分のプライオリティーを下げているようですね。それは兵士の平均従軍期間が短いことと、装備品のアップデートやモデルチェンジが早いことが影響しているようです。
それは一般人にとっては放出品もバリエーションが多くなるということでもありましょうから、自分に合ったものをチョイスできるということですものね。ありがたいことですね(^^)v
A very thoughtful and thorough review like a designer or engineer. Everybody prefers YKK zippers, I didn't know they were Japanese. I like the big nylon ones. They operate smoothly, nylon is self-lubricating. I wonder why so many coat zippers are wavy instead of laying flat. Different shrinkage rate maybe? Improperly adjusted sewing machines? The elbow reinforcement is likely "Cordura" nylon. A lot of development in the US is done fast. The result can be mass produced mistakes.
Thank you for your comment, Tom-san. I understand your concerning. I really don't know exact answers but perhaps it may be made for the military issue. The military equipment has different purposes from the fashion market so their first priority is set other point. Those qualities are enough for soldiers maybe. Besides, they can change equipment frequently when it got damaged or malfunction.
I had visited the YKK's factory that is located on the west coast of Japan. Their facilities are in the huge complex of factories and everything is organized and clean. They started the company for simple brass fasteners but they grow up as an international who's who company. Thank you again for your interest.
I have watched at least 10 vids on the ECWCS parka, (not even including gen 1 and 3), and this is by far the best... . I think this Gen 2 is the one for me (although they all have something I want that another does not). First gen was the toughest but heavy and the hood does not store. The liners available aren't as high tech probably. Only available in that jungle camo I think and aging at this point. Gen 2 lighter, Lots of pockets. Gen 3 even lighter I think and has the adjustable back part of the hood which is a damn shame they all do not.. but gen 3 has zero outer pockets.. that's a no for me. I love the Japanese too although sadly I cannot speak it. But it made it more enjoyable, and the captions were excellent. Thank you very much. Anyone feel free to correct anything I got wrong. Good info is good info.
Thank you, weeral1-san. I'm looking at the Gen3 now but this Gen2 still works good so my purchasing will be a little later. Maybe I should have the inner-layer of Gen3 that is made of the Primaloft for winter camping next time. Putting English captions takes the longest time for my editing video work but I'm happy with that because it brings me friends like you overseas. Thanks again for your comment and please say Hello to Meko for me too. :)
@@harrysbushcrat ❤
ハリーさんが着ている動画見て、カッコいいなぁ。と思っておりまして、このレビュー動画を発見❗いつも詳細まで分かりやすレビューに感謝です❗Amazon中田商店にもあるみたいなのでカートに入れました。あとは、ポチるだけ😊
アメリカでECWCSGen2を購入する際にレビューを見た内で一番のレビューでした。サブスクライブさせて頂きます。あと最後のほうにサープラスは重量などが重いというコメントがありましたが、Durabilityと価格がシビリアンのものより優れているので、バランスはとれているかと思います。
Ken Sさん、コメントとご登録ありがとうございます！
軍用の物は総合的なバランスとしてはとても優れていると思いますね。重量はあくまでそのアイテムのエレメントの1つですが、ユーザーの中には重量をファースト・プライオリティーに置いている方も多いので、このようなコメントを入れさせていただきました。ヘビー・デューティーですから重量もヘビー(？)になりがちですよということですか(笑)
それでも個人的にはこのジャケットは一番気に入っています。スノーキャンプでも使用していますが、本当にデュラブルでリライアブルです！
Harry I. 今日このレビューと上記のコメントをもとにeBayで新品で65$で購入しました。楽しみです。
Thanks a lot for your sharing.
That's very helpful because your video has subtitles.
Thank you, Max Hsu-san.
There are some miss-spellings I found but I'm glad that you enjoy this video.
I also thank you for your subscribing my channel.
流石、古着屋の若いアンちゃんの解説とは違い無駄なく分かりやすい解説ですね。
GEN2のラージは、GEN1のラージに比べ大きいんですよね。
like a militaryさん、コメントありがとうございます。また、返信が遅くなりまして大変申し訳ございません。最近CZcamsのコメント通知が全てのコメントにされていないようで、時々過去動画へのコメントに全く気付かないことがあります。
これに懲りずに今後ともよろしくお願いいたしますm(__)m
GEN1とGEN2の同一サイズの実際の大きさの違いですが、それほど大きくは変わらないと思われます。デザインの関係でGEN1のほうがウエスト回りが若干絞られているようですが、明らかに違うというほどではないようです。
だいぶ時間が過ぎてからの返信ですからお役に立てられるかどうか。
@@harrysbushcrat さん、ご返信ありがとうございます。ご自身でそれぞれの身幅を測ってみれば一目瞭然ですよ。
分かりやすい動画で参考になりました。
sunny310a12さん、コメントありがとうございます。こちらこそ励みになります。
フィンランド人として、寒いの冬に慣れりました。You can get away with fleece down to 0c, at -20c 3 layers is the minimum. You can use nikwax to make things waterproof, even normal cotton. Sometimes fabric that breathes really well can become too cold at winter if you don't move enough, that's one thing to keep in mind too. To me personally the biggest problem at winter is the gloves, warm ones get wet from sweat and when you stop, they will freeze throughly. At winter nothing is worse than frozen hands, it disables you totally, completely :)
Thank you for your comment, MinikuiOtoko san!
Yes, I totally agree with you.I think my comments in this video focused pretty much Japanese mid-land situation.
In the world of under than negative 20c I should take a full set of ECWCS or decent layers in. I also agree your opinion of gloves about as well. To be honest with you, I have never been able to own the decent useful and comfortable gloves for the work in winter, yet. When the leather gloves get wet it freezes and becoming stiffy.
The synthetic gloves are not enough strong to handle fire. I'm looking at the gloves No-Mex fabric made but I don't know how it stands in cold weather. If you know any good gloves that are suitable for the outside work in winter please let me know. And I want to review it when I could get.
I'm as oblivious as you are when it comes down to gloves. I can ride my bikes at -25c with "lobster gloves" but they're not easy to work with and being synthetic, they will get very cold if they freeze.
Harry I.
Here's my 2 cents on your issue - It's not easy or cheap to find something that could do everything, like the "Nata (鉈)", and something that could do everything usually can't do it well.
I think what you need is a good glove liner (to wick moisture), and 2 gloves/mittens to wear over the liner. One set of gloves for wearing while hiking (breathable synthetic), and another set for handling fire when you are at camp (leather, nomex, etc). Nomex gloves designed for winter use (like the NOX-808 gloves) usually have leather palms, so I don't know if you will like it.
If you are interested in clothing with fire retardant properties, message me. I have a previous generation UBACS that might fit you (since you say large is a bit big for you).
Very good review as always!
Thank you very much, Harry-san!
By the way - do you received my answers?
Greetings
D.
Thank you for your comment, Diderich san. :)
Yes, I did and I sent the message today.
こんにちは、わたしはバイクで使用しています。実用的でかっこいいし快適です。
ちゅうとうがやさん、コメントありがとうございます！
バイクでも使えますかー！それは性能を余すことなく発揮されていますね。最高です！
いいお声をされていらっしゃいますね😃
ヒラキカズヒロさん、コメントありがとうございます。
声ですか？いやはやなんともお恥ずかしい限りです(;^ω^)
ご返信頂きまして、嬉しいです！
小椋佳さんのお声に似ていらっしゃいますね！
当方、鼻声なもので
素敵なお声の方に憧れます😃
Thank you for this review sir.
If it helps you, I'm more than happy. Thank you.
@@harrysbushcrat What is the best one: Gen1 vs Gen2 vs Gen3? I prefer the zippered inside pockets of the Gen1.
I think it's all up to personal preference as far as using it for most of the camping. If you will go into the limited survival situation I recommend GEN3 but other than that all of them work good I think.
@@harrysbushcrat thank you once again for your reply. Very helpful!
Excelent video, sir. What is your height?
Thanks for your comment. I'm 5' 6" which is 168 centimeters.
@@harrysbushcrat thank you, sir
カッコいいですね。 米軍は自衛隊と違って放出品があっていいですよね。
でもヤフオクで官給品（Q印）のパーカーが出てました。
ど、何処から・・・
自衛隊の被服、昔はどうも出ていたことがあったようですが、今は裁断処理するらしいですね。だから基本的には出回らないようで、もし市場に出れば捜査されると思います。義理の弟が陸自航空隊を退官した時も、装備という装備はすべて返納したそうです。パイロットグローブの予備でもないかと期待したのですが、あれば本人が欲しいぐらいだと(^-^;
Hello. Did you have the problem with the peeling of the Bemis seam tape?
I don't know the Bemis seam tape exactly but if you are talking about a seaming tape, mine have never come off in these five years. Also, any other joint seams on each fabric are still working well.
@@harrysbushcrat Yeah i mean that. I am worried that they will get detached or something because my jacket is new but ive already noticed a bit of peeling on one part of the tape (its a surface layer of the tape and not the entire tape itself however). Hope everything will be fine, i watched a video from a different person and he mentioned the tape problem too
@@kingnevermore25 I think every product has a certain percentage of problems. Most of the retail products are guaranteed and replaced or refunded by the manufacturer usually but the military surplus isn't because the new one will be supplied to soldiers when they find any trouble with their equipment. Anyhow, my jacket has no trouble with the seaming sections for now. If you want to have a more reliable jacket you should have one from a certain famous apparel brand.
@@harrysbushcrat Mine is from tru spec
@@kingnevermore25 which means a retail product. I think you can place a complaint to the manufacturer.
what size your jacket sir
The size of the jacket I wear in this video is large regular. Large means jacket size and regular means the length of the jacket. I usually wear extra-large size for jackets in the retail market but this jacket is much bigger than the retail size-wise.
So is this jacket ECWCS or not i dont understand?
Sorry for my poor English skills. I meant that we don't call only this jacket about ECWCS. In other words, this jacket is a part of ECWCS. ECWCS is the name of the total clothing system that includes from underwear to the outer jacket. I hope you get it.
@@harrysbushcrat Thank you for the explanation now its clear. Can you also tell me why some of these jackets have black and red TRU-Spec tag inside the jacket while others like yours dont have it?
@@kingnevermore25 I'm not sure but according to my limited knowledge, the TRU-Spec tag is attached to retail products that are made for the retail market originally. It shows the products are made along the military spec. On the other hand, most of the supplies for the military need to save their cost so the manufacturers don't want to provide miscellaneous unnecessary parts as long as they follow the military specifications. They pack their products in a big box at a time so even if it's separated by size there are some wrong sizes in it., lol.
@@harrysbushcrat Alright. Do you know if i can use this jacket in extreme temperatures if not should i just add extra layers of clothing or actually put something inside the jacket itself (if it even has the ability for it, you mentioned some fleece inner jacket?) maybe i am misunderstanding it
@@kingnevermore25This level 6 jacket has no heat retaining property basically. I think you need to put some insulation layer on such as a down jacket in the extremely cold weather. ECWCS GEN3 has level 7 which is the Prima-Loft jacket obviously. The Prima-Loft is an insulation material that is eight times warmer than a down. You can wear it under this level 6 jacket.
声かっけぇ
ネコ型論客さん、コメントありがとうございます。
声だけですか？(笑)
でも何だか嬉しいですね。