Särmä Men's Wool Fleece Jacket

We renewed our wool fleece jacket pretty thoroughly and made them into male and female versions, this being the male one. You can of course wear whichever fits you the best. We increased the amount of wool and reduced the amount of plastic even more. We also moved the production away from China to a lot closer in Europe, which is pretty awesome. This warm and fuzzy wool fleece works as an outer layer when it is a bit warmer and as a mid-layer when it is colder.

• Reinforcements on wear-prone areas: under the forearms, on the shoulders, and around the zippers on pockets
• Pack friendly, no shoulder seam, not even hidden under the reinforcement
• Two large zippered low front pockets with an opening for a headphone cord on the right one
• Pockets on the sleeves with slots for hook&loop patches
• Drawcord adjustment on the hem. It is more towards the front, so the pistol holster doesn't feel uncomfortable in case you want some tactical use for this.
• High collar

Features

This has two smaller zippered pockets on the sleeves and two larger pockets on the sides. The right one of those has a cord grommet so you can listen to epic doom while you walk. The sleeves have slots for hook & loop patches.

Regular fleece would otherwise be quite nice but the plastics in it suck ass. That kind of garment can melt if you are really unlucky by the campfire, and the microplastics eventually poison everything. That’s why we reduced the synthetic content already in the previous version, and now we went even further. The established benefits of fleece jackets are retained, so this jacket works as a warm mid-layer underneath a shell jacket or by itself in mild conditions. When it's cold as hell, you could just cocoon yourself in a combination of this fleece and a windproof smock. In theory, these items could be everything a human would need for covering the upper body. When the sky falls on top of you, Särmä Hardshell jacket is also a solid choice.

Materials and care

We got rid of the cotton and polyester in the main material. Now it is a 420 g/m² wool-viscose blend. Viscose is a semi-synthetic fiber made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose. This combination insulates nicely and also breathes better than synthetic crap and even old army wool. Viscose has many similar properties as wool. It wicks moisture, dries quickly, and doesn’t collect nasty odors as much as cotton or polyester. And it doesn’t have that plastic.

Do not wash this jacket in the washing machine. However, the material is nice because it won't need washing anyway. You get quite far with just airing it out and brushing. If you have some bigger oopsie daisy, dry cleaning is the thing. We repeat: don't wash this jacket!

• Main material; 52% wool, 48% viscose, 420 g/m², made in Italy
• Reinforcements: 65% polyester, 35% cotton, rip-stop, the same as on our Woolshell
• Pocket bags: 96% polyester, 4% Spandex
• Lithuanian VVK zippers

Choosing the right size

The menu where you select the product shows the simple sizes plus the user’s recommended height and chest circumference. In the chart below, you can then see the actual measurements of the jacket - these are NOT the user's recommended measurements. The measurements differ from the old wool fleece jacket because the cut is different. So, don’t choose the size based on your old jacket. Instead, check the measurements.

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Inches

Made in the EU

We moved the production from China to Lithuania in Europe. This change brings more transparency, which is a very good thing. The downside is the more expensive price.