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Rothco M-65 Field Jacket

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Rothco M-65 Field Jacket

Name: Rothco M-65 Field Jacket
Brand: Rothco
SKU: rothco-m-65-field-jacket
Price: 55 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.105263 (95 reviews)

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Combining two military-style jackets in one, the Rothco M-65 Field Jacket features a water-repellent poly/cotton twill shell and a removable polyester liner. The result is a waterproof jacket that breathes and retains heat—perfect for a day on the job or in the field Read More

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SloJoe17or76

Jul 19, 2018

Verified Buyer

Sizes are military standard so pay attention to that I am a small-medium, I got mine a bit big to wear during colder seasons because I also own my grandfather's vintage jacket from his tour in Vietnam. Always will be my favorite jacket style.

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PMKNHD

May 9, 2018

Verified Buyer

I see reviews saying the jacket is noisy. Maybe a little but it is waterproofed unlike any field jacket I’ve ever had in my time in the service. Also I see reviews saying it runs large. That’s much like every field jacket I was issued. Can’t say I’ve had one with a liner in the past. Personally I have no complaints with this jacket especially at the price. I did remove the hood. Never had much use for them.

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Visioncrow

Dec 19, 2018

Verified Buyer

Well, Rothco at least offers their version of the M-65 in tiger stripe -- one of the few manufacturers that does. It's not a bad jacket: fit is big, but the finish is good. It's good looking tiger stripe and the coat is well sewn, overall. I wear a medium or large short in USGI sizes, but the Rothco size small fits me best. I'm about 5'7" and 160 lbs and I've not worn a small anything in my adult life, so take this as an indication of what their sizing for this garment is like -- BIG! The cuffs didn't close tight enough to suit me, so I added 2 inches of loop material on each sleeve. The bottom draw cord works much better if you replace it with 1/8" elastic shock cord. That way you can blouse the bottom properly but still be able to move or sit without the hem restricting your movement excessively. The zipper is slightly longer in front than on GI versions of this jacket, and snap placements aren't quite the same -- especially the bottom snap which is about 5"-6" from the hem on Rothco's coat, less than 2" for the GI original. It affects how well the jacket closes at the bottom. Also, the GI version has a button on the center zip cover, about even with the top of the chest pockets, and buttonholes near the collar points in front, for attaching the M-51 extreme cold weather hood so you can convert the jacket to a winter parka. I added these appointments to all the Rothco M-65 jackets I have bought over the years, but you can live without them unless you have a spare M-51 hood lying around to attach to the jacket in the winter. There is a lightweight hood hidden in the collar, as a standard M-65 feature. The fabric liner panel is sewn to the shell in the hem on Rothco's M-65. Not so on the USGI original. I don't mind this difference in the design since it keeps the 2 layers together at the bottom. The quilted insulating liner is a separate, button-in affair. Unlike the newer GI liners from Unicor, the Rothco liner doesn't have a set of buttons attached to allow it to be worn as a separate, light "smoking jacket." That's easily fixed by sewing three buttons on the front, adjacent to the buttonholes on the outer right side of the liner. The chest pockets are smaller than on the GI M-65, so they'll accommodate a pack of smokes, say, but hardly the pair of M-16 magazines that will fit in the pockets of the regular issue jacket. If you want a tiger stripe M-65, there just aren't a lot of choices out there. This one's not bad, and you can easily make the few necessary or desired modifications that I've mentioned if you want to go to the trouble. At the Massdrop price of $58, delivered, it's a great find.

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Pbaker103

Apr 20, 2019

Verified Buyer

I see everyone complaining about the coat fitting too big. 3 words, “Wash & Dry”! When I got my jacket it was a little too big but I washed & dried it and it fit just fine. There’s a lightweight hood tucked into the collar but it’s a good jacket for the money. It even gets a bit hot if you’re working in it. It gets to the point where I perspire. It definitely keeps me warm at work. I’d buy it again.

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SammyStar

Jun 17, 2019

Verified Buyer

Cheap Material with Worst Fit - Not Recommended!

I am 5'10, 177lb, muscular build. Reviewed the discussion and reviews, knowing the sizing of the brand, I've ordered a size smaller than my usual (from M to S). Received it couple days back, put it on and it is like wearing a black garbage bag. Material is rough and not comfortable, cannot believe I spent my hard earned money for this piece of cloth. Very disappointed.

Recommends this product? No

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bmonroe1

Apr 23, 2019

Verified Buyer

Fit is insanely large. All clothing manufacturers have different interpretations of standard sizes, but they're usually close. This is almost two full sizes too big. So that takes it from "loose, but usable" straight to "worthless". Since there's ZERO return policy on Massdrop, I just burned $60. Overall, not a great experience.

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Robotbrain

Apr 23, 2019

Verified Buyer

Nice jacket, but fit was too large. Donated it to a nearby shelter.

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Sagegrouch

Apr 12, 2019

Verified Buyer

I was issued an M-65. I had a surplus jacket. I still have a knockoff mil-spec field jacket that's just fine. This jacket is unlike any of those -- it's terrible. From the weight of the Kleenex-like fabric, to the stitching, to the liner, to the cut (size M is apparently a 44 extra short) , to the damn zipper, everything is unforgivably cheap or just wrong.

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Lee9011

Jun 24, 2019

Verified Buyer

Not worth it

paid about $80, got sth alike from two dollar shop. Never got anything like this before from Massdrop. Don’t get any chance to put it on. Maybe Massdrop need to keep eyes on their vendors to keep quality assurance.

Recommends this product? No

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Dnl9

May 2, 2019

Verified Buyer

Ridiculously large in size. Ordered a medium. But this is unusable. And with to possibility of return or exchange, this makes me hesitant to order stuff drop this site again.

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Visioncrow

I'm on board: this ain't a vintage Alpha, Winfield, or American Apparel but it'll do. I've gotten several of these over the years, and they've all been perfectly serviceable. I usually tweak them a little -- move the Velcro on the sleeve cuffs, replace the bottom drawstring with shock cord, maybe add buttonholes on the collar and a button center chest to attach an M-51 parka hood in the winter. But these are pretty good jackets -- warm, durable, and comfortable. I don't know why so many of the reviews make it sound like they're junk. They run on the big side, but once you know that, just buy the size that fits. It's a good coat for the money.

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