All Over Rain Cover

Breath mints would've been a nice touch, too.

Sort of like C.O.N.T.R.O.L. "Cone Of Silence."

"Max, that thing never works."

I had one of them. got it at a yard sale for fifty cents. Tried it twice.
The second time I had a friend with me and we named it the portable Dutch oven. It was destroyed during my rapid exit. :lol:
:coolsmile:

I agree that it looks like it needs some ventilation of some sort!

I always liked the clear plastic umbrellas that are the fairly deep dome - protection and you can see out of one! Though these look like a bad version of the plastic ponchos [which can also be a bit hot and sweaty in the summer]

From beginning ... sorry I was 55 seconds in when I copied the previous link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t30cX6OGO0U

I bought one of these in the 60s (or maybe the late 50s) from Sunny's Surplus in York, PA. It was billed as a surplus anti-gas cape. I suspect a case of gas with no ventilation would be a very bad thing.

Oz is right, these things were military-surplus individual covers for protection against "sprayed vesicants" (i.e. poison gas).

Here's someone selling one in its original package:
http://www.tfquilty43.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=72

And here's a blog I wrote about it and a great pin-up calendar image showing it's intended use (plus or minus uniform):
http://zapatopi.net/blog/?post=201201037880.beating_sprayed-vesicant-protection-bags_into_rain-covers

Brilliant sleuthing, Lyle! Thanks!