Crye Precision’s much anticipated Special Missions Operations Coat (SMOC) is finally available.
Here you can see it in Ranger Green, in a photo taken during SOF Week earlier this month in Tampa, next to something special we’ll be discussing next week in Canada.
Right up front, many are going to suffer serious sticker shock. The SMOC retails for $736.90. Yes, it’s expensive, but a lot of work goes into making each one; 231 steps taking up a whopping 546 minutes for each coat, to be exact. Consider this, the Combat Pant, which is a very complicated piece of clothing itself, takes only 94 steps to manufacture.
All of that work results in a lot of features. In addition to mesh lined underarm ventilation, you also get thumb loop cuffs, a roll-up hood, shock cords at the hem and waist, and a crotch strap to prevent riding up.
There are also pockets galore: at the chest, biceps, all along the hem, and handwarmer pockets. Additionally, the elbows accept Airflex field knee pads.
A very cool feature is the premiere of Crye’s field expedient button which is shaped to manipulate while wearing handwear and can be easily replaced if broken.
As far as sizing goes, these are already oversized so don’t size up. I generally wear a US issue / CP Large top and I tried a size Medium on at SOF Week and had room. Having said that, SMOC is available in sizes XSmall – 3XLarge.
Currently offered in MultiCam and Ranger Green. I know there’s been some talk of a Black version as well. My vote is for Grey but with something this specialized, it will never happen unless there is a very sizable Special Make Up order.
I own a lot of Smocks and I’m really looking forward to getting this one.
Get yours at www.cryeprecision.com/SMOC
I love smocks as well but never cared for that style of hood. Just like the DPM models of old, I either want a regular hood or a standard collar. I can’t stand the combo as it does neither well.
UF PRO have the best hood design in my opinion. Combine that with the roll up and lash down tab feature seen on British smocks and I think you have a winner.
I also REALLY liked that VertX smock from a few years ago, but it presumably didn’t sell very well and got discontinued after not very long.
It’ll be interesting to see how well this one does… seems a bit over-engineered, but if that’s what users want, then well…
The VertX Smock was a hidden gem, great design.
I think it suffered from pockets that were maybe practical, but visually displeasing enough to get passed over
Check out the documentation on the Crye website which has instructions on how to replace the buttons.. The replacement buttons are a great idea. Finally a field expeidient button which is similar to the ITW split bar buckles. I wonder if they are planning on making replacement button kits for their products as well as other smocks which may be able to use them.
Any news on when will the G3,5’s in MC and MC blk be available?
Thank you very much.
Excited too. I’ve resorted to just checking crye throughout the day, like I do SSD. I suspect those are going to sell out like hotcakes, or find out the waiting period is months.
When you cry because you cant pay the rent, live in and out of a Crye (or a Gorka 4)…
Arktis (UK) has a workable, and more affordable selection of smocks