@tristangemmasebastiandavie9351 I measured it myself due to conflicting information on Google and the size, length 255cm. Width 215cm. Or 8' 4" by 7' 0" I hope this helps.

@solb101 No, I haven't. I'm not even sure if you can still buy them.

@@milergrzegorz I'm sorry to hear about the standards over the years. I actually looked at the Austrian m65s the other day. I was going to get one, but I didn't in the end because I've got enough stuff.

@solb101 I've only just got rid of that cheap load of junk. It went into the charity shop. The lesson in this video is cheap clothes don't mix with bad weather or wax. I'm not teaching that twice. 😕 💯% I hope you enjoyed @solb101 🙂🤘

@@controlledchaos7808 you wouldn't believe it from this video, but I do have a sense of humour sometimes 😄

@Thedagda801 Thanks for that. I think they are the best for what I want them for. The trousers that do all jobs. You can even put pads in the knees. 👍💯

@adrn25m I'd never heard of it, but I had a look on eBay and bought one. Many thanks to you @adrn25m for giving me this information 🤘💯

@rostamr4096 There are no underarm pit zips, and the size of the jacket is a British size large, which is true to my size. Also, I'm 5'9" tall. I hope this helps 🤘💯

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty Thank you.

@@TB-dp8yp just had a quick look. Yes, they look good, I'm tempted to get one. Thanks for the information 👍

@solb101 thanks for that. Boiled wool probably would have. Though I was nit-picking a bit when mentioning the windproof abilities, it did do a good job.

@theautumnalcyclist7629 I bet you've done some great trips in that time, I feel a bit jealous. I myself have used a fair few gortex jackets over the years. All of them have been fine. The RR cyclone rescue these days is waterproofed with fabsil, so I'm happy to use it in the rain, even though it didn't do as good as i thought. It's a good fit and made well, so not all was lost. I was attracted to the price to its build and mark billy Billingham was advertising it at the time. Keep up the good work scouting, and I hope you enjoyed the video 👍

@solb101 I agree. Whatever you've bought, there's always some type of trade-off. Buy good, buy once. Buy nice, buy twice.

@@Bryen12 you're welcome 😊

@@EgbertWilliams cheers. I didn't know that 👍

@@primus6419 thanks 😊

@Andy-x3i8y I would disagree with that. In the damp UK, the trousers are very popular, but the jackets are not. Probably because the Swedish weather, especially the snow is a lot more dryer than ours. It's fashionable to wear in the street just like north face, rab, paramo and berghaus. Street clothes are 1/4 the price or cheaper and doesn't last as long. As for professionals, some of the guys on some of the series on sas who dares wins are wearing the black fjallraven keb trousers and "prepared pathfinder" - long serving military on KZbin, is wearing the fjallraven vidda pro trousers. Fjallraven clothing can be very general purpose, whereas some outdoor brands in the UK I dare say are ideal for damp environments only. hiking only. Not bushcraft. Unlike fjallraven.

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty I wear their pants from time to time, but in any winter conditions or wet weather they do not perform. You can wax them all you want, you might stay somewhat dry, but the fact that the garment is soaking up so much water and wet out almost immediately. It’s just not up to the standard of today’s performance outerwear. G 1000 fabric is fine for pants and maybe some Fairweather gear but it’s just way way way too heavy and way too lacking in whether resistance to be relied on in anything but dry conditions

@Andy-x3i8y yes, I agree with that. I tend to like the all-around gear because it's what I'm used to, and I might chop wood and do little bushcraft tasks as well.

@petepete66 That sounds OK, I've had a few comments about ponchos, but I've never used one. I've got one ordered. It's made to order, so when I get it, I'll be doing a video on that. Let's hope Armageddon doesn't happen.

@jonathon5411 I use fabsil. It's the best I've come across, and you can apply it to army jackets, rucksacks, basha/tarps, tents, and gortex to reproof. I buy it in a 5 litre drum, which will cover a jacket 10 times. You apply only 1 layer and leave to air in a shed or garage for a fair few days. I have a video on how to apply it called.. how to waterproof a ventile jacket with fabsil. In the video, I use fabsil gold, but plain fabsil is fine and what I use.

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty thanks I will check out the video

@@stevefield9967 thanks, you're welcome 😊 🙏

@davidleonard1813 I was thinking of doing the same at the time. That's all it takes to make the issued sheath good enough.

@Andy-walkaboutnutty if I can't find one soon, I'll make a lining from some of a 25lt detergent container. Sew a cover sheath from some cordura. A pocket on the outside for a sharpening stone. And thinking a flap over the handle as well as a step. I'll mock one up out of an old bedsheets firts. Because if I have to do it I'll need to measure it up after its made. And I'll take the time to figure out a molle pals to belt, pack mount it. As well as may as well have a method to mount it horizontal on a ALICE frame🤷‍♂️

@@ashleystyles6888 conditioner. I've never heard of that one. I bet it would be the nicest smell you could wear as well. 💯👍

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty haha yeah keep washing and going lol and tumble drying (basically everything Arktis doesnt recommend) and it will become the comfiest softest clothing item you will ever own.

@gospelninja2.016 If you're that hot, you'd be better off rolling up the bottom of your trousers and wearing them wet. Undoing your zipper only helps a tiny bit. It's not worth doing.

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty have you ever gotten to that point on doing just that?

@gospelninja2.016 Yes, in norway, Finland and Sweden, when I hiked for 3 months. I rolled my trouser legs up just below the knee. I didn't wet them, but it still worked a treat. My 1st video was of that trip. It's only pictures though. I used to do the zip thing back in the day when doing a CFT. Combat fitness test. my first combat jacket had a storm flap and a zip. That zip was undone as well.

@ashleystyles6888 I wouldn't trust any army style jacket to be waterproof. They can be treated with a fabsil or other waterproofing, but it's going to come through eventually, I think. Did you get this video mixed up with another one I've created? This one is about a fake sas smock.

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty I know mate. I watched it as a comparison. Yes you're correct. 511 tactical and arktis are my 2 favourite brands being an ex contractor. They both lose waterproofing after minimal washing.

They need reporting. They are not magic

@A14b19 I like this one a tiny bit more than the original british army issued one. It's the dam sheath that lets it down.

@@A14b19 nothing does a good job like a big chopper 😅. It does the job really well. And if used regularly, you'd get stronger and better, and it wouldn't feel so heavy.

@A14b19 I found this knife to be good with feather sticks. It's a good combat knife, but the downside is that the full tang is a rats tail.

@eastsaxon67 I understand what you're saying. It was a test to see how a cheap jacket would perform with the fjallraven Greenland wax melted into it. I've tested various smocks, but this one was the worst. I never know what the outcome is on any waterproof test. I tend to use fabsil these days to waterproof things, though I'm just about done testing army and bushcraft type jackets in the rain. I hope you enjoyed the video eastsaxon67.

@marcp.1752 Have you ever thought of making a review or overview video of all your m65s. I think that would be quite interesting 🤔

@A14b19 I had the parka hood if that's what you mean. I got rid of it just the other day. I found it to be much too big. It just looked silly on the jacket. But it was made to be fitted to it.

@A14b19 I've got the alpha industries version in green. They are both exactly the same, except the 2 inside pockets. I have videos of it. Both are waterproof tests. One untreated and the other treated with fabsil. I never said, but this video is more of a comfort test in bad condition. I only showed the inside as an extra bit.

@@JohnDoe-ee6qs OK. Thanks for the information.

@markriggs4329 I can't remember. However, if you Google fjallraven granit shirt, you should see plenty of options to buy one. Hope this helps.

@1stcSOLDIER it should be obvious, I agree. But wool is such a thing of the past, and works so well, I decided make this video. There's a lot of trendy fashions out on the hills.

@xix94 Thanks. 🙏🙏 👍👍 💯💯

@matthewturner7209 yer, the vibe. That's a good way of putting it. It's a strangely good-looking, lovable jacket, but for the rain? It's not so good. However, everyone has said in their own way that they wouldn't get rid of it.

I used my m-65 ALL THE TIME during the winter in Oregon. Winters there are just like winter in Scotland. I was never wet and stayed warm.

@petrosspetrosgali it is good in cold weather. The wind isn't a problem. Heavy rain can be if it's not treated with a waterproofer of some sort. I was comfortable on that mountain with its solid feel around me, but the hood just let's it down. I would never be without my m65 jacket. I would get another if this one wears away. I hope you enjoyed the video @petrosspetrosgali

@ I haven’t worn mine in much heavy rain but I can see how it would get soaked staying out in a heavy downpour. Mine keeps me pretty dry spending most of a day in the light stuff. It’s an Alpha Industries brand.

@petrosspetrosgali I have an alfa industry, and it's exactly the same except the inside pockets. I have to say that the outer material did dry quickly in that wind, and that's a big bonus. Just bear in mind that the m65 on the video is waterproof with #fabsil.

@andrewblackmore3150 I don't think it's a popular jacket in the UK. Why, I don't know. With rambo and taxi driver giving good advertising.

The Original spec M65 liner from the US AIR FORCE had elastic cuffs .

@@motorrebell I'm presuming the same as the one on the video.

@@motorrebell The USAF had a couple of different liners that fit an M65. I had the USAF wool liner and a regular quilted liner(converted to a vest) buttoned into my M65 before it was stolen out of my truck. Spray the jacket with Scotchgard, add the parka hood, and it's a pretty darned good jacket in most weather.

@thomasmusso1147 it's a strangely lovable jacket for sure. It's for keeps forever. I hope you enjoyed 💯👍

​@@Andy-walkaboutnutty 👍

@JeanMartin-ks1yx Yes Jean, in some ways, it's brilliant. but the good sides are limited to the dry cool weather. Though it does seem to be strangely lovable.

@philparkinson462 Well, I have to say it is quite smart as well, so why not wear it down town. I wouldn't say that's using it to its full potential, but hayho, each to his own. I hope you enjoyed the video, phil 💯👍

Thanks Andy. Just read your bio and subscribed mate 👍

@@vonsprague7913 I'm not as good as the God father 😅. I'm glad you enjoyed 💯 👍

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty usually do mukka

@Alastair510 it sounds like the jackets are warmer than the sleeping bags. Probably because you're moving about with the jacket. I believe I said I went for a walk in -4*c wearing nothing underneath, and I was comfortabley warm. I had a buffalo many years ago as well and used it in freezing weather in brecon beacons with no problems. As it so happens, I received a parcel today of the buffalo mountain shirt in Olive colour I ordered a few days ago. It's the one you put on over your head. Would I recommend buying one? 💯% definitely. No need for layers, well made, looks good, drys quick, I will be doing a video on this new buffalo. when I can't say. Ideally, I'd like it to be freezing. There's only 1 draw back. The price. Mine was £199.00 on ebay. But I love the buffalo jackets.

Correction. £199.99 from the-outdoor-hut. EBay

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty Inspired by your vid, I've been hunting and found a slightly worn special 6 at a good price. My use case is something to put on after kayaking; so I'm already wet, in windy exposed conditions. Reckon pile and pertex is the best thing next to your skin then. The pile in the summer bag is very short, so I think it is less warm than the jackets. Wish they did a gilet in same construction, it would be great as a base layer for winter up here.

@inky4763 Yes, I agree. Including the first bit you said. It's iconic, good-looking, and lovable. But practically a little out of date next to the modern stuff. If only it had a good hood. That would catapult it into the 21st century, at least. Take away the sown in liner about 2/3rd up from the bottom, and it would be up there with the best, I think.

Smock is not waterproof

@@baumstark I understand this. I have another video showing that it's not waterproof when untreated.

@johnanon3081 it's a really great jacket, and it looks amazing. If only it had a good hood and the inner lining was covering the hood and down to the lower shoulder blades and upper arms. That might improve its abilities in a wider range of weathers,. It did dry pretty quickly in that wind. I'm glad you enjoyed johnanon 💯 👍

@Thedagda801 I had one as a young teenager, the m43, I think. It had double pointed collars. On investigation using the Internet, I discovered that it was a womans one. The type a nurse would wear. It had fake breast pockets. Thanks, dad, for not telling me😭 😄💯

@froginthewaves8450 Thanks for that. I'm glad you enjoyed 💯 👍

@npwn6569 I've resigned myself into admitting defeat when it comes to discovering an ideal jacket that does everything. I learned the other day that even gortex looses it's ability to breathe when over riden with long-term rain. I think I'll stick to sunny days only in the hills 👍💯

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty Good point. Most sane people check the forecasts before going hiking and it's quite rare to be caught in a truely unexpected downpour. In that situation you're coming home wet no matter what you do anyway 🤷‍♂

@davidg1811 thanks david 🙏 💯

@@Soggz7785 yer, it's pretty good. There's something about the m65 that people love. It's just iconic.

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty It’s the ‘Rambo’ thing…🤣😉

@Soggz7785 it's not only the best advertising ever, it's free advertising for any m65. I wish I could get some free advertising like that. I wonder what it feels like to be iconic 🤔

@@Andy-walkaboutnutty Its ok, tbf.😉