Austrian Army Gore-Tex Jacket - Alpine – DISTRESSED RANGE

When you consider the price of goretex, this jacket, although well worn are great value for money. Yes they are well worn but still have a quality about them that can't be matched by cheap rain jackets. This is my second one of these coats. The sizing g is accurate and the finish quality is excellent, particularly by standards of army surplus.

A couple of professional repairs. Just Tec washed and re DWR treated and seems to be waterproof and breathable. Good solid bit of kit.

Very pleased with my purchase. My parcel arrived really quickly. A good coat for only £25.00.
Have bookmarked your website for future purchases. Thank you.

fantastic jackets for everyday use

The one I received was in very good shape. Smell as usual, and is gone after 3 days.

It would be amazing if FU&K would provide a short section about how to properly wash it, and with which product to take care of the membrane.

I’m happy with the product.

To be honest I would have gone for a Grade 1 jacket but none were available, so I decided to take a chance on one from the distressed range. On receipt I checked the jacket with some trepidation looking to assess just how many repairs I could find. The more I checked the happier I became. Yes there were some minor repairs to the edges of the collar and on one cuff, but the repairs had been done on a sewing machine and seam tape had been applied on the inside to maintain the membrane. Additionally the waist cord had been replaced but this was more of an upgrade. The original “string” had been replaced with elastic “bungee” cord, and the knots usually found at each end were now plastic cord ends. Additionally the cord lock toggles had also been renewed .
I then gave the jacket a wash on the wool cycle using Nikwax tech wash then repeated the wash using Nikwax TX direct to restore the DWR (durable water repellent) quality of the jacket. I left the jacket outside on a coat hanger to literally drip dry as much as possible then it was air dried on a clothes horse for approximately 24 hours. Subsequently I gave the jacket another thorough inspection and now noticed there were a few minor stains on the fabric, but nothing significant.
I have used this jacket in steady rain for a couple of hours walking the dogs. I felt bone dry while out walking and on my return I checked my fleece (worn underneath this) to see if I could find any signs of water penetration and I could not.
Consequently as a dog walking jacket for wet or unsettled weather its gets 10 out of 10.
As always the customer service was simply outstanding.

What an excellent waterproof, would have paid twice as much. Let me know when of if you get the same garment new and unused ; I will buy one.

Thanks.

The string to pull the hoody was broke, I know it says distressed JK, but it was a bit too much distress under the shape of heavy marks... also it is a good waterproof but water coming through the four pockets amafraid. next time I won't buy distress JK I will aim at new one. better luck next time I hope.

As advertised good kit wore over the following week on a 650 mile roadtrip trousers did leak over knees but ride through 3 hours if torrential rain

Great jacket

Quality.
Quality was much better than I expected. the Gore-Tex is still working, as are all fastenings
Size.
I am 5’11” and weigh 77kg. I ordered a large and even with all winter layers on the jacket is still a little big ( better than being a little small). If in doubt order a smaller size
Overall
I am very happy with this purchase and the provision from forcesuniformandkit

Pleased with my purchase, very good jacket water proof up to yet, went for ex military because two so called water proof jackets have failed to keep me dry and at a third of the price what's not to like. If this jacket has had a previous owner they've looked after it very well

Very satisfied. Exactly as wanted.

Will it come with lots of rips and broken zips etc

Absolutely amazing jacket ,very good fit, quality excellent, I don't think I have ever been so comfortable in this sort of jacket before, obviously a lot of research went into production , just great. I could not recommend forces uniform and kit enough full marks all round . Will be back to shop again.

I ordered one of these jackets for myself as an outer shell for outdoor activities, a military spec goretex jacket for the price of a packaway nylon showerproof. As it was sold as "distressed" I was prepared for heavy signs of wear / repairs but as I'm more interested in function rather than fashion, that would not bother me. When the jacket arrived (very quickly) I was amazed at the quality and the excellent condition. I was so impressed that I ordered 3 more, in different sizes for others in my family and these have all arrived equally as fast as the first. Of the four jackets I've now bought the only issue is that one needs the drawcords replacing which is easy and cheap to do. You can't beat the value of these items for general outdoor use, they could be the ultimate dog walking jacket!