wear&tear

[wayne1948]

I have a pair of ww2 brit army pants that are wearing out in the crotch area, how can i stop/prevent & cure it so that it doe's not chaff?. During the war years the soldiers must have had this prob & knowing them they would have resolved it so over to you CAN you solve it for me
thanks in advance.

[heathfield]

They simply went to the quartermaster's stores and exchanged them for a new pair.

[wayne1948]

I know that, but it does not resolve my problem does it.

[crete]

wear 70 denier tights under them

[wayne1948]

I thought of wearing long johns but would that cure the rubbing of the cloth?

[crete]

if these trousers are really special to you take them to a dressmaker or tailor and they maybe able to insert similar material in the worn area, get a price first

[wayne1948]

I do have some offcut of the cloth but it will still wear away I was hoping that I could fix it so it does not wear away as fast.

[crete]

could you not just get some new ones at army surplus stores ?

[wayne1948]

If i could do that i would buy the full stock, any size over 28/30" waist is very very rare during the war years the men were only around 5'6ish tall & 10 1/2 stone. My uniform was made to measure in India.

[heathfield]

India?? Then are they kakhi drill, rather that the 'hairy ginger suit'?

[tingirl]

You should find someone who really understands vintage to have a look at it. I think my best advice would be to sew in a cotton lining and darn the worn off areas. There's also some iron-on fabric available at sewing shops which might strengthen the fibres. Hope this helps!

[crete]

wayne thought id asked this question earlier but cant find it , why are you wearing old army trousers ?

[wayne1948]

we do ww2 reenactment. myself as a sherwood forester 1939 to46 era. look on the ww11experience website realy nice group of friends.
Wayne.

[crete]

wayne are you really old ?

[wayne1948]

ha ha

[crete]

my question was not meant to be funny but im interested why anyone would want to reinact oops the 2nd world war

[tingirl]

Some people are just passionate about certain eras and like to recreate it. It's fun..

[wayne1948]

My farther served in the 2 ww as a Sherwood Forester, I reenact as that regement, Maggie my other 1/2 acts as A.T.S. Provost Police. There are 1000s of like minded people out there doing the same every week. Hope this has helped to answer some of your Qs
Wayne.

[wayne1948]

tingirl. I think I will try the iron on fabric thanks .

crete. In answer to all your Qs = it's called having fun with a lot of people you can make friend with & it gets you away from the goggle box!!
Regards Wayne.

[crete]

iwas not being nasty but was genuinly interested

[wayne1948]

crete if you go to www.friendsofthe40s.com and have a look at there site it will give you a insite to why we do it.
you never know you could be the next person to join! ps i was just tring to answer your Qs sorry if i seemed to be harsh it was not meant
regards Wayne.