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Posted: 9/22/2022 8:00:21 PM EDT
The humble M-65. It’s a bit chilly outside tonight so I got it out of the back closet. No, it’s not good in the rain or in sub-zero temps. But for the next month or two will be great and then I can throw the liner in.
Gaze upon it and let the hate flow through you! Attached File ETA: @dtrosch I am still loving it. Thanks again for hooking me up! |
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I have an M-51 jacket I like to wear occasionally. One day I’ll pick up a M-65
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It was 97F with a feelz like of 102F I won't be thinking about a coat for some time.
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Ex cheered when I gave mine away for $5 after non stop badgering about being a hoarder.
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Ex wife sold my woodland one after we split , along with a ton of other things that were mine. ??
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I like em,have 4or 5 in various sizes I've accumulated over the years.
Without liner nice jacket,gets colder add liner,colder still I will add fleece vest between liner and jacket. If it rains hard enough,gortex. |
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I dont think anyone hates it, it's just not very good compared to modern offerings.
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M-65 gets me like 90% of the way through winter here
Occasionally gotta bust out a heavier one. |
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I have unobtainium! A Multicam M65! Also a leather one which is a really good coat. I'm now shopping for a warm liner for it that is actually a stand-alone garment but I don't want to pay the $65 at Kohl's - its a Columbia fleece-like jacket, zip up with a standing collar. It'll go on sale before too long and I'll take the old lady's 'Kohl's cash' down there and steal it. The coat is fairly warm as is because it has a layer of thin insulation behind the sateen liner. The Multicam one came with a camel dung-colored liner so I'm set there.
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Quoted: M65 is better than Arcteryx View Quote Attached File I used to like your posts. You're now on ignore |
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I took the patches off an old fatigue blouse from when I was active duty in the mid 70s and had sewed on my fat-body M65. It's ambiance when driving my 151.
Attached File Attached File Christmas parade last year Attached File |
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I don’t know what happened to my issued one. I used to carry so much stuff in it.
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View Quote Oh, wait |
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I wore out my Dad's back in the 80's. I loved that coat. Miss you Dad, thanks for the coat.
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Seems a lot of folks here like the M-65, maybe enough we can do away with the stupid "Arfcom's most hated jacket" bullshit.
I've always liked the M-65. It looks good, it feels good, it's relatively water resistant, and with layering, does well in cold weather. I may have a large/long I wore back in the 70-80s, if I do I'll put it in that giveaway thread. |
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Quoted: Seems a lot of folks here like the M-65, maybe enough we can do away with the stupid "Arfcom's most hated jacket" bullshit. I've always liked the M-65. It looks good, it feels good, it's relatively water resistant, and with layering, does well in cold weather. I may have a large/long I wore back in the 70-80s, if I do I'll put it in that giveaway thread. View Quote Go ahead and look at some of the other posts about M-65s particularly the one I started a year ago when I was looking for this one and you will get my joke about most hated…sorry to offend you. ETA: in truth GDs most hated is one of my waxed jackets. |
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I had one in high school, lost it some time after on drunken binge. I really loved that jacket. It was great, durable, roomy, lots of pocket space, kept you pretty dry and pretty warm.
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Best jacket ever made. Works well in the rain but excels in sub-zero, arctic like conditions. No finer jacket in existence….other than perhaps a waxed cotton knee length duster.
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Quoted: Seems a lot of folks here like the M-65, maybe enough we can do away with the stupid "Arfcom's most hated jacket" bullshit. I've always liked the M-65. It looks good, it feels good, it's relatively water resistant, and with layering, does well in cold weather. I may have a large/long I wore back in the 70-80s, if I do I'll put it in that giveaway thread. View Quote If you don’t leave mom’s basement except on sunny fall days it’s fine. A British wind proof smock with a wooly pully sweater is warmer than a M65. |
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Quoted: If you don’t leave mom’s basement except on sunny fall days it’s fine. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Seems a lot of folks here like the M-65, maybe enough we can do away with the stupid "Arfcom's most hated jacket" bullshit. I've always liked the M-65. It looks good, it feels good, it's relatively water resistant, and with layering, does well in cold weather. I may have a large/long I wore back in the 70-80s, if I do I'll put it in that giveaway thread. If you don’t leave mom’s basement except on sunny fall days it’s fine. Well, at least I didn't go as far as pdm. |
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Quoted: Depends on whos wearing it... https://c.tenor.com/qIVIDt5b3GYAAAAM/freaks-and-geeks-lindsay-weir.gif She's so cute. View Quote Lindsey Weir. Swing |
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I still have my M-65 I had to buy at Ft Sheridan because MCRD Glenview ran out of them to issue. The Reservists stole all the serviceable ones. At various duty stations in my career the commands tried to confiscate it; but I retained the purchase receipt from the Army uniform store.
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I could be wrong, it happens all the time, but it seems like the only people that really like those have never been anywhere where that was the only option…
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Quoted: Skip the liner and get a Woobie Hoodie https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0477/4343/4919/products/shopify---web_Davis-Saltzgiver_r2_1878_2000x.gif?v=1643223483 View Quote Nice, they also have a zip up jacket. |
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Mine from the army still fits but is a little snug. I still wear it sometimes.
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