{"product_id":"carpe-diem-n-2b-snorkel-flight-jacket","title":"Carpe Diem N-2B \"Snorkel\" Flight Jacket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Z-Lab \"Carpe Diem\" Parka. Hand painted Buddha image and edition stencil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe N-2B Snorkel parka is waist-length and has an attached split hood. It was developed in the United States during the early 1950s for military use, mainly for flight crews stationed in extremely cold areas. It was designed for use in areas with temperatures as low as −60 °F (−51 °C). Originally made with a sage green\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DuPont\" title=\"DuPont\"\u003eDuPont\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eflight silk\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nylon\" title=\"Nylon\"\u003enylon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eouter and lining it was padded with a wool\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blanket\" title=\"Blanket\"\u003eblanket\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etype material until the mid-1970s when the padding was changed to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyester\" title=\"Polyester\"\u003epolyester\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewadding making the jacket both lighter and warmer. The outer shell material also was changed to a sage green cotton-nylon blend, with respective percentages 80–20, 65–35, and 50–50 being used at various times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gained the common name of \"snorkel parka\" because the hood can be zipped right up leaving only a small tunnel (or snorkel) for the wearer to look out of. This is particularly effective in very cold, windy weather. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eships from Japan allow 4 weeks as these are custom painted by Z0rLord\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Z-Lab Denim","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":31099420016693,"sku":"","price":1776.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":31099420049461,"sku":"","price":1776.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":31099420082229,"sku":"","price":1776.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Extra-Large","offer_id":31099420114997,"sku":"","price":1776.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/3053\/products\/IMG_8309.jpg?v=1572722161","url":"https:\/\/zlabdenim.com\/products\/carpe-diem-n-2b-snorkel-flight-jacket","provider":"Z-Lab Denim","version":"1.0","type":"link"}