Bought this for my self, but it was too large and my dad wanted it, so it became a gift, but not before I had time to look it over and check it out.

Color: First, the OD is just gorgeous. The picture on Amazon is a little washed out. It's actually almost exactly the green Springfield uses on their Fully Loaded Operator 1911s or the DuraCoat Aug Green color.

Material: The material is light-medium weight but warm enough from what I can tell--it's April in Arkansas, so right now there's not a lot of cold to test it against. The inner light fleece lining is very soft, and I think it will do well trapping some extra heat as the shell reflects some heat back and repels water. Note, the jacket is not water proof per se. The material is designed such that all of the pores are much smaller than water droplets, but if you're in a really soaking rain, some water will seep through, or so the tags and a friend of mine who's had his longer say.

Fit/Size: I'm 6', 180 lbs and a medium is PERFECT for me. Since I got this one in large, it works for my dad who's more along the lines of 6' 200 lbs.

Amenities:

Pockets, pockets, and more pockets. There are two handwarming pockets with a decent amount of room. Each sleeve has an upper arm pocket (both with d-rings also) that's perfect for an ipod, cell phone, extra mag(s), GPS, etc, and the left sleeve has a forearm pocket that's very similar. All outside pockets are zippered with small paracord pulls. There are also excellent inside pockets.

The sleeves have velcro adjustable cuffs so you can keep wind out and position the sleeves at a comfortable height. Though the picture doesn't show it, the closers are black, which is so much better than the OD on the picture. They really accent the jacket well.

The waist has a drawstring with retainers on each side of the front, so you can adjust the waist to your needs based on rain, wind, fit, and look. I find that the jacket fits at my waist perfectly, but others may want to adjust.

Large zippered vents are located under each arm. These are not mesh vents like you might find on a motorcycle jacket. They are unimpeded, completely open vents. You simply unzip and temp inside your jacket drops quickly. They are pretty large too, so you can get some decent cross-vent going.

The hood does add some bulk to the neck, but I don't think it's as bad as a lot of people have said.

Summary: So far my dad loves it. If it spontaneously combusts or something, I'll update this review.