ReFire Gear Men's Soft Shell Military Tactical Jacket Outdoor Camouflage Hunting Fleece Hooded Coat

Very comfortable and very warm. Wore it on a 3 day hunting trip. Went through heavy brush and was unscathed. Also wore it through some light rain(drizzle) kept me warm and dry.

I really like this jacket. Not highly recommended for hunting, it is just a tad noisier than I would recommend for stealth, but really nice. It's good quality, fits well and the color/ pattern is a bit more muted than shown. I think they brightened the pattern up a bit for the pictures. I found it a nice tactical looking jacket and not cheesy at all. The zipper is on the left, but once you zip it a few times, you get used to it. I love the chest pocket because it fits my 8" galaxy tab very nicely. Over all very pleased. I'm 5'10, 175 and bought the 3xl. It fits like an XL on me. I usually order m for a snug fit and large or XL for a baggier fit. It's a bit larger than expected, I layer it with a hoodie so it's ok but...if your not planning on layering, go one size lower than recommended.

Size? I normally wear a Large, ordered an XL which is their XXXL, as tagged. Compared it to a Woolrich Mountain Parka in L, and an Austrian issue Mountain Jacket (metric) sold as a Large. The Refire was slightly longer in the sleeve length, the drop tail on the Refire a bit longer by an inch. All three have raglan sweatshirt sleeve construction which eliminates a leak point at the shoulder. Overall the fit is close enough for the industry given their suggestions on interpreting sizing, and in an active field garment you do not want tight - you need to layer and have freedom of movement. It's acceptable, given my experience with other military issue garmets, their cost and typically short field life.Camo pattern: This is meant to resemble Multicam without tripping legal sanctions. One, the search terms might call it up, but the description etc avoids the term. I leave it to others to parse the nuances of Intellectual Property law, I can state it is NOT an exact copy when compared to a labeled Multicam M65 I purchased from the Cav Store before the pattern was even issued stateside, and also compared it to an issued surplus combat shirt and pants I bought surplus - for ten cents on the dollar of Clothing Sales. US DOD issue "multicam" isn't - it's the submitted pattern Crye offered long ago without an black in it. Licensed Multicam has some black elements, and overall in my experience either MC or GI, known as Scorpion or OCP- has a pale green tone to the background colors. The fabric printed and used by Refire is closer to Coyote - tans - and as noted by some could even appear slightly rosy. The black elements are much darker, too, and side by side the contrast is much higher with Refire. On the other hand, worn, older MC fades considerably. Mine are no longer new, the black is fading and contrast is much lower. Laundering clothing and wearing it in the abrasive outdoors tends to fuzz up short white cotton fibers which is why all recommend turning the garment inside out to launder, something I wish I had done to the older all cotton BDU's - after a few seasons they would turn grey green, and UCP went horribly blue very quickly. Refires high contrast may well last longer and resist degradation better - a soft shell isn't worn year round, either.Fabric noise - there is some in all fabrics. For hunting you should check garments before purchase, I remember the vinyl Blaze Vests were real zippy with their psuedo molded canvas texture. Most of the original hunting camo clothes were in fleece for that reason, but performance and being able to shed burrs had their issues.Water repellancy? I have NEVER found a guaranteed "waterproof" garment. Ever. Goretex fails, I have had other softshell garments which finally transmitted water inside, and the construction of the material with membrane also keeps perspiration inside which can and will build up to the point of exceeding the exterior. Soft shells are not rated for extreme use, "HARD" shells do that job. And even GI gear eventually fails due to wear and tear. That doesn't mean I won't wear it in wet weather, but if it's pouring down, a rain garment should go over it. Then you adjust for ventilating the perspiration out of it or - you get wet anyway. There are times when it's just not worth the bother of adding a wet weather shell over 65F if hypothermia isn't a risk.PS there are spray silicones, seam sealers, and other treatments to potentially improve performance,

The description is very accurate. The jacket feels great on. Heavy enough to keep me warm and light enough to not be bulky. Zippers work well on all the pockets. Black camo pattern is perfect. As others have said, I was also concerned about how high the front pockets are and that they would feel awkward. They actually feel very comfortable. Was originally looking to get the well advertised Bearskin fleece lined rain jacket for $180, but tried this instead for $45. Incredible deal and I will be using it a lot here in the PNW.

The jacket was a little long in the sleeves, to be fair I'm 5'11 @190lb and ordered 2XL so I can layer underneath it.The waterproofing seems effective at least under a sink. The zippers and material feels very nice. The cuffs close up though they should make the cuff velcro longer so we can tighten more.Overall it's great, the hood doubles as a hat with a brim.Confusing: on the inside where the bank of your neck is there's a velcro flap and I don't know the purpose for it. Also, on the exterior of the hood backing there's 4 velcro panels that I don't know the reasoning for.I'll update after my hunting trip

The stitching is very cheap and terrible, I could see it the moment I took it out of the package. Strings coming out of the termination points, no double stitches anywhere. It's such a nice looking jacket, but I lost a headphone in the top left arm pocket because its stitching broke the first day wearing it. I could take or leave the arm pockets, even though they are convenient for dog treats or something handy and small. But would trade them all for some decent pockets on the front and maybe an inner vest pocketThe two main front pockets are just a huge letdown. Awkward rectangular shape and the zippers go all the way to the bottom so if you leave them all the way zipped down anything in there can easily fall out of the side, there's not much of a bottom recess that things can nest in, maybe half an inch. Really high up so it doesn't feel like your hands are resting while you're holding them in there.The material is really thin and light but still quite warm for what it is, I wouldn't say it's waterproof but it blocks wind and water fairly well, and dries quickly. Zippers leave a lot to be desired, they feel cheap and is sometimes hard to connect the main one. But it's a great hunting shell if you're wearing waders, for the price (~$45 at time of purchase) I might just keep it and dedicated to my duck hunting setup.

Great jacket with lots of pockets very comfortable and I get alot of compliments on it.This is a copy of the real version, the real version is alot nicer but is also 150- 175 instead on 50 like this one. This brand also comes with a few colors that are cooler that the real version.In short its a great jacket and I'm going get another, its a steel at this price