Use and Care of the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS).

The Extended Cold Weather Clothing System ECWCS is a layered insulating system adjustable to personal preference, metabolism, and prevailing weather conditions. The system is designed to maintain adequate environmental protection between 40 deg F and -60 deg F 4 deg C and -51 deg C. The system uses moisture management principles to transfer perspiration away from your skin so you will remain dry and warm. Under certain conditions such as high work activity followed by inactivity, the use of wool or woolcotton clothing items with ECWCS will reduce the level of environmental protection provided by ECWCS. In cold, wet and arctic environments it is recommended that you use only clothing items listed in Appendix A. It is especially recommended that you not use any items which are make with wool or wool blends. ECWCS weighs approximately 18 pounds. ECWCS is easy to maintain both in field and garrison environments if... the special use of care instruction are carefully followed due to the unique characteristics of the state-of-the-art material. This pamphlet includes item descriptions of each garment in the system, general use and care instructions, general repair procedures, and descriptivereference data for the ECWCS.