Alpha Industries Men's Slim Fit N-3b Parka

Perfect fit. I'm 5'9", 180lbs athletic build and in between a medium and large so fitting is always a b**ch. Quality seems to be great. Stitching, zipper and buttons are all legit. One thing I love about this jacket is the stitching. It's done in a way that allows easy, full range of motion that doesn't shift the rest of the jacket every time you move.Warmth is good. I've used it in mid 20's temps and its fine with a tshirt and light sweatshirt underneath. It's not gonna keep you toasty warm but I think these jackets are designed to keep you from being cold, with good breathability for moving around in. Meaning great for hiking, working and walking; prob not awesome for standing around in zero degree weather.Haven't tested yet in snowy or wet conditions. Will update when I do.The pocket thing is a little annoying as the hand pockets are set high as they're military style jackets and I would want my hands chest high where my rifle handle is if I were using this thing in the military, but I'm not. I would prefer to have lower hand pockets sewn in as these are their civilian line (they have their legit mil-spec line of jackets that are 3 times the cost, as I believe this company is the original manufacturer of the US military jackets).Overall, this is the best fitting jacket I've ever owned, perfect warmth and damn stylish too.

Let me start by saying this is a great coat! I am about 6' 175lbs with longer than average arms and got the medium. I fits like a glove and is incredibly comfortable, the hood (adjustable) is very nice, it is of very high quality material and it is very warm. I have seen reviews of people saying it isn't warm ( some people even being downright cold) this worried me being that I live in Montana, but I received mine just before we hit a cold spell and I was snug as a bug. An added bonus (that may actually be in the description somewhere) is the inside is neon orange so it can be used in an emergency to grab attention which is great.My only complaint is the pockets, I kinda thought they were the kind that open from the top AND from the side, but it's only from the top. This isn't any kind of deal breaker or even worthy of demoting a star, just a small bug for me.Also when I received the coat there was a bunch of thread in the zipper path (not sure whats up with that) but gently bringing the zipper down and clearing it all out (as it wasn't actually attached to anything on the coat, just excess from something) and it was good to go. No other area's of the coat showed any bad or missing stitches so I just chalk it up to excess thread built up somewhere in the manufacturing.

Pros: Very warm, multiple ways to button up, large pocketsCons: The orange inside lining, lack of large inside pockets, large hoodI got this coat (the black and orange one) off a Amazon Lightning Deal for a cool $100 three months ago, and wow, was it a good decision to wait to buy a winter coat. I routinely leave the house in this coat with just one t-shirt underneath in sub 30 degree weather, and I feel very toasty (provided I zip up).In addition to keeping me very warm, I look damn good in the jacket. And the only reason I say that is because I'm getting compliments of that nature whenever I wear it. I'm 5'10, 160lbs, muscular medium build and I'm wearing a medium. I'd say it pretty much fits me perfectly.It comes attached with a black fur, which thankfully is removable. The inside of the jacket is orange which sort of looks off-putting to me personally, but your mileage may vary and no one has ever said "Ugh, that orange totally ruins that jacket". The hood is slightly large, but it's still a pretty moot point since it's supposed to be a winter coat and protect against wind/snow, which it does very well. I just have no peripheral vision when I put on the hood all the way, so I have to be even more careful crossing the street (good habit to have)All in all, a fantastic jacket, especially if you can get it on sale. I've only had it three months but I can easily see this jacket being part of my wardrobe for the next 30 years. Highly recommend

Finally, a super warm coat that fits a thinner guy like me. I always had the options between warm, bulky coats that make me look like I'm a child wearing my dad's coat or fit me well, but aren't super warm for the -50F Wind Chill winter days in Northern Minnesota.10/10, hopefully it last as long as my previous well made winter jackets.

As others noted, the zipper is really, really bad. I should have valued their reviews. I figured that I could lubricate the zipper and that it would eventually break in and operate smoothly, but I was wrong. I did lubricate it, and try to use it, but eventually, the webbing part of the zipper pulled apart in two places. It was very bad initially, but now it's totally useless.I wanted a real snorkel coat so that I could fully extend the snorkel in order to block the wind on windy days, but it was extremely difficult to extend the snorkel on this coat because of the faulty zipper. My old Sears snorkel coat from the 1970's worked like a dream.There were a lot of reviews that talked about the fit, and many of those reviews warned that the coats ran large. I ordered the slim fit model in size small, and it fit like a size small, but actually ran like a tight size small.I wanted a parka that I could wear in very cold, below zero weather, but this coat doesn't fit the bill. This coat is not be comfortable when the temperature is colder than 10 degrees. The exterior fabric is great at blocking wind, and there is a generous amount of insulation in the chest area, but it lacks proper insulation in the arms. I assume that this is due to some sort of fashion compromise, as many other coat manufacturers also skimp on insulation in the arms, likely to make the coat appear less bulky.This coat was an expensive mistake.