Not the best picture but I hope you all enjoy my 1955 Belgian army trench coat, it's warm, waterproof and really durable. bought it for only €20 too!zoefkris OP t1_izaxwt5 wrote
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It's apparently felt, boiled in a specific way to keep water out, it's heavy and you should make sure to wear something under it because it's like a tiny cactus, prickly.
worldchamp80 t1_izi2kli wrote
It might be this: (no English wiki page though) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loden
_twelvebytwelve_ t1_j11ssmp wrote
Felted wool is darn near waterproof. It's a treatment done to 'brush' wool so the fibres kind of interlock and create a mat across the entire surface.
zoefkris OP t1_j131qyo wrote
Love ya
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