Reviews & Ratings for MIL-TEC Trilam Wet Weather Jacket w/ Fleece Liner - Men's — 5 reviews — Page 1

I had been researching the Mil-Tec Trilam wet weather jacket (also referred to as a ECWCS jacket) for the past few weeks, looking for a replacement to my venerable parka that finally bit the dust. I found this jacket on Optics Planet at a great price - too good not to pick it up.

Finish - The quality of design, and the sewing with this jacket is absolutely the best feature about this - the Jacket is an updated version of the US Military Gen 1 ECWCS, using a trilaminate fabric instead of Gore-Tex. At first opening, I was struck by the finishing touches - no loose threads, heavy duty zippers for the inner pockets instead of Velcro, and a fabric with a 'soft' feel - makes this a quality product.

A couple of things might throw potential purchaser for loop, so 'caveat emptor':

* The front zipper is a European-style, in that the zipper pull is on the left side, vice the American-style right-hand side for men's fashions. Men's jackets in the USA have right hand pull zippers, and women's styles (often) are on the left side. Don't worry - this left side 'thing' is a result of euro-styling (I think the jacket is actually intended for a market in the vicinity of eastern Poland...so this makes sense). But it's going to take some muscle-memory training before you feel comfortable zipping up.

* Sizing - Mil-Tech needs to start looking at sizing their products in 'Long' or 'Tall' sizes. The XL jacket I have fits very well in the chest (I am 6'2" with a more-or-less medium build). I went...
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Good coverage and warm for it's weight. Have not had the opportunity to use it in rain or snow, but should this week end.

The jacket is for my brother-in-law coming from Australia. We showed it to him via video call and he seemed to like it. Happy seeing it! The jacket is nice, it can be worn two ways. The sweater fleece or within the outer shell/jacket.