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A simple, robust and very affordable turtleneck shirt with a zippered collar from the land of the tulips. Available in green and blue as long as they are available. Fairly thick, so quite a nice additional layer for those colder days.
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A simple, robust and very affordable turtleneck shirt with a zippered collar from the land of the tulips. Available in green and blue as long as they are available. Fairly thick, so quite a nice additional layer for those colder days.
Features
This is a pretty basic turtleneck with a tall zippered collar and elastic cuffs, just well made yet cheap. The color options are navy blue and green that varies from woodland to olive drab. A good additional layer for winter use or mid-layer for chilly fall and spring evenings. There's always use for a cheap, durable shirt that can take all kinds of abuse so you can save your fancier garments from wear and tear.
Materials and care
These turtlenecks are 80/20 cotton/polyester. The surface is smooth but the inside is terrycloth, which is rough enough that tender-skinned individuals might not want these on bare skin. Besides, having a Merino wool shirt underneath is the ideal option anyway. Wash at 60 degrees Celsius (140 F). We got shirts at least from the 1990s and 2000s, so the thickness, feel, and shade of the fabric vary a bit from batch to batch.
Choosing the right size
First, you get the recommended height and then the recommended chest circumference of the user. Finally, there’s the NATO size code. The collar is fairly tight, so if you have a wrestler’s neck you might want to keep it unzipped unless you wanna choke yourself to submission.
With the gray ones we noticed that the sleeves and hem are short for the recommended person height. This is a good thing, if you don't want that many layers all the way over the wrist. Pick a size meant for a taller person if you want sleeves of a more ordinary length.
Just to bring you some extra insight, we have given the US equivalents to both height and chest circumference. First NATO size, then US size. Some of the height classes fall between the US standards.
NATO-US Size conversions
Condition
Used Dutch military surplus. Some of these have been worn very little, some more, but quite nicely so they are clean and intact. Some seams might be a bit frayed and the colors a tad faded but all are perfectly serviceable.
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Mick G. 10.12.2021 Verified purchase



Antti H. 10.12.2021 Verified purchase



Toby T. 15.12.2021 Verified purchase
The green one is much larger, a little too baggy on me which is not entirely unexpected as the closest size available was on the large side, but has normally sized sleeves and is again clean, warm, and in good condition.
I bought both shirts in 180/95, and I am 170cm tall. Had I been taller the blue shirt would have been too small in more than just the sleeves. After looking closely I realize the blue shirt in the photo also has very short sleeves but the model is wearing a large shirt with the shoulder seams halfway down his biceps. I reccomend avoiding the blue despite the nice navy colour.



William K. 28.12.2021 Verified purchase
I generally pull the sleeves up anyways, so the shorter sleeve isn't a problem for me. Still a five star purchase. If you need the longer sleeves, you may do well to size up to a longer length.
EDIT: Ordered another one, but in one size taller. Fits perfectly. Also pretty darned close to new. Would recommend



Jani H. 14.02.2022 Verified purchase



Gert V. 14.02.2022 Verified purchase
I got 185 / 105 cm (I'm 183cm) and sleeves & hem are like 10cm too short.
Fabric was also very worn but I guess this is somewhat expected (mine was from the 90s).



Sami K. 17.08.2022 ⚠ Unverified purchase
Saamaani yksilöä oli vissiin aktiivipalveluksessa kuritettu vähemmän koska kaulus ei ollut venähtänyt niin että sen voi pukea alakautta niin kuin yleensä saksalaisissa.
Ja sisäpuoli on tosiaan karkea, tyyliin "käyttänyt samaa pyyhettä jo 90-luvulta lähtien".



Jasper L. 08.11.2022 Verified purchase



Teppo N. 19.11.2022 Verified purchase
Erikoismaininta siitä, että ensimmäistä kertaa ylijäämäkamaa tilatessa ne oli pesty jollain ylettömän hajustetulla pesuaineella jonka haju levisi koko asuntoon sovituksen aikana. Jos Suomen armeijassa käytettäisiin tällaista, niin Santahaminan varusvaraston täydennyspäivän voisi haistaa Herttoniemeen asti. Varaudu siis tuulettamaan kuukausi tai pesemään saman tien uudelleen, mahdollisesti molemmat.
Päivitys: Vaihtopoolot tulivat (Koko 190/95) ja koko on aivan passeli 181-senttiselle meikäläiselle. Hihat voisivat olla ehkä vielä tuuman pidemmätkin. Ja nämä eivät haise. Nyt voin suositella, hinta-laatusuhde on kohdallaan. Eivät nämä vieläkään metsäkäytössä ihan pärjää kotimaisen mallin pooloille, joissa on pituutta niin ettei selkä jää ikinä paljaaksi.


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