MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARMTH The Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System or Gen-III ECWCS is a protective cold weather clothing system created originally by the United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center. This system consisted of a parka and trousers plus 20 other individual clothing, headwear, and footwear items which are used in various combinations to meet the cold weather environmental requirements of the US military. Our baselayer level garments are based off these designs to give our garments the same quality and utility as the base layers of this system. The Level-1 garments draw moisture away from the skin to the outer layers of clothing providing great warmth without weight, is fast drying, and compresses to reduce volume when packed.; Features Elastic waistband Access fly Flat-locked construction Microban® anti-microbial properties in the fabric to aid in odor defense Double-needle stitched leg openings
