M65s are awesome

Daniel Moore

Daniel Moore

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I got a belated birthday gift today that I love- an M65 TrueSpec field jacket. It's awesome! I've wanted one of these for years but I had just been wearing my LL Bean barn coat (it'd be great except it's button up and there is no sleeve insulation).

The M65 has a full removable liner and both zip and button snap closures which is pretty cool. I really like the short zipper that starts just under the middle of the jacket. It's a lot more comfortable to sit in a car with that. I also like the hood that stores in the back of the collar.

They're a great value, and it's a very cool olive drab. Plus, there's novelty of having military jacket with a simple design that has endured for over forty years now.
 
Yep. Its a great jacket. I have a blue one so it doesn't scream GI but it sometimes comes off as "I'M A COP"...oh well. Good jacket to wear when you might need to beat it up.
 
I sitll have mine from my days in the military. It works well during hunting season. My friends buy all of this expensive hunting clothing and freeze their tails off. I show up in a pair of flannel-lined jeans, my M65, an orange vest, and a hat and I'm a heck of a lot warmer for half the price.
 
I've had a black one for years now , they are great for abuse. :thumbup:

One of those jackets that will last you decades with ease.
 
I like the jacket but I just don't find it to be all that warm, even with a liner. This thing would be a real winner if someone would make a down liner that goes inside it instead of the poly fiber one that they current have.
 
I have an M-65--> they are great quality and the surplus ones can be a very good value. I used to wear one pretty much thruoghout the winter (without the liner it was good early fall through spring) and it never seemed to be less than adequate.
 
Minjin said:
I like the jacket but I just don't find it to be all that warm, even with a liner.
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Anyone know if the M-65 is still being issued? I had, at one point in time, three of them. I never did like them. Gave one of them, with my liner, to my grandfather.

Of course I was a bit smaller 15 years ago so neither of my remaining two would fit today. We were fielding the Gore-Tex Extreme Cold Weather System at the time so I opted to wear the Gore-Tex at every opprotunity. That jacket with a polypro undershirt was a warm piece of issue.

GarageBoy said:
I wish the new ones are US made
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Find a good surplus store. They'll have plenty of the good Made in the USA jackets.
 
Find a good surplus store. They'll have plenty of the good Made in the USA jackets.
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And the price will be much better than your paying for the consumer clones.
My DCU M-65 cost $15 (unissued condition) in 2000.
 
Too big for my issue one, gave it away. Always liked the jacket, have bought a lot of variants over the years. My favorite never fit right and I gave it my brother in law, it was M-65 but it was made of leather. If you watch "Under Siege II" the bad is wearing one. Few years ago Levis made a leather version too, but they dried up before I could find one.
 
I really like mine but I can't wear the liner -- it's too hot. I overheat easily anyway.
 
The liner is pretty simple, if you want a warmer one then get a sewing friend to make it out of fleece; get a Polartec blanket for the fabric and you'll be warm in style and quality.
 
Fleece is worse. Not only does it hold too much heat, it doesn't breathe, so I get soaked in sweat inside it. Until the temp goes down below freezing, I can't wear much more than a t-shirt under winter jackets.
 
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