PentagonArtaxes Men's Softshell Jacket Black

As soon as you pick this up, you can feel the quality, both the outer layer and inner lining are great. The hood is a good size and folds away easily and without fuss.The downsides are more niche: the inner pockets are too small for my wallet (it is not large) and the pocket on the lower sleeve is too small for a travel card. For these reasons I have a real issue with using the jacket every day long-term.If you don't mind these issues you will have the jacket for a lifetime as it is great, but for practicality, personally I will have to keep looking...

I read a review by someone my size and height who ordered a small, rather than a medium and it was the perfect fit. I ordered the small and it too was a perfect fit. 👍 Excellent jacket with multiple pockets and very warm too. Very happy.

Seems like a well made, good quality jacket (time will tell). Lots of pockets, side pockets for hands would be useful but not a that much of a problem without. Really warm and internal fleece lining is very good. Some people saying it's a tight fit, well I'm 5'9 and a medium fits fine with a couple layers underneath.Have bought from Military 1st before and have never had any problems, will definitely buy from them again.

Highly rate this jacket! I ordered a small, I’m 5’ 10” - 11.5 stone 32” waist… and this fits perfectly with a T shirt and sweatshirt… blocks wind and will repels some rain… great colour in olive green! Great number of pockets a draw cord on waist, hood fits well in collar… when done up it’s feels fine not too baggy with good movement around neck and chest… other reviews suggested too tight around neck… but the fit is great… more for athletic build. This is my go to jacket at the moment…. Look great and super practical for a weekend jacket… would highly recommend!

Very comfortable softshell jacket, with plenty of pockets and two velcro panels at a shoulder height ideal for mounting patches. Very well insulated yet also breathable.10/10 would recommend

Definitely worth the money

Update: 11.09.2019.I used the left pocket for the first time today and found that it had not been fully sewn up, leaving a 2 inch gap where small items could fall out (see photo). This is just poor quality control. It also rained and, while a lot of the jacket repelled water well, the middle of the main zip let water in. I now have to waste my time sending the jacket back for a refund. Overall, this is a very poor jacket and not worth the cost. Not waterproof, bad main zip, open pocket, uncomfortable collar. Avoid.Original Review:I only received this yesterday so I will update my review as things change but my immediate impressions are mixed. On the plus side, it seems decently made and of reasonable quality, it's very warm and it has wide sleeves which are perfect if you wear a bulky watch like a Rangeman or something. Delivery (by Military 1st) was also great.There are bad points too. The front main zip is an absolute pain to start zipping up unless you have the zipper pushed right into the other part of the zip. The same applies to the underarm vent zips. Very annoying. The pockets on the arm are smaller than expected. The general 'shape' of the jacket is also a little odd. While it needs to be lightweight, it struggles to keep its shape because of this and looks a bit 'thin' and 'untidy', certainly not as sleek as the photographs shown. There is lots of excess material, especially around the back. This isn't because the jacket is too big for me, because it just closes comfortably when zipped up and I would struggle to get anything other than a very thin jumper underneath.The size and weight of the hood also bends the jacket outwards when it is not zipped up, showing the inside of the jacket around the zip line. The hood also prevents you from zipping the jacket up completely (it will strangle you if you try!). Finally, I think it will struggle to resist tears and scratches (especially in the pockets), but I may be proven wrong. I haven't tested how waterproof it is yet.Overall, it's worth a go, slightly overpriced but ok if you prefer function over appearance.

I liked the jacket and feel of it. Shame for a jacket that literally thought about every pocket man can think of, there is no side pockets!! Some strange / \ pockets on chest but very uncomfortable to put your hands in them if you are walking around!Another issue was the under arm zippers. Yes its great to get some air in but do you need to add two Zipper pulls to each side so massive with such a big puller tag? No matter which side I pull them both they were still uncomfortable dangling with every movement!