Bought because they are heavy and warm . But they do shrink. So unless you cold wash and line dry get two sizes larger than you normally need.

This flannel looks pretty good. It is not extra heavy. I would consider it medium weight. I'm 6' 195lbs, I got an extra large and it fits me in the shoulders and chest but there's enough extra material in the torso to make another shirt. I'd buy another one but if you're looking for affordable heavy check out
St. John's Bay flannels. They're stiff but we'll made.

Edit: I felt this review came across a little negative. This flannel is well made and is by far the softest flannel I own and is very comfortable.

I wanted to buy some quality flannel shirts for a change. Normally I bought flannel shirts from Kohl's and I was lucky if they lasted one season. So time to up my game and buy something better, I know Rothco products and quality so I thought why not give these a chance.

Reading the reviews on this product was odd. One person says buy two sizes larger because it will shrink. One says buy one size smaller because they are oversized. So I just bought the size I normally wear ..... XL,

When I got this delivered I was impressed. Not as thick as I would have liked but thick enough. So when I tried it on, it was definitely oversized. Not bad, but I knew I still had to wash it. After washing in cold water and letting it hang dry, it did in fact shrink but is now perfect. It does have wrinkles but if anyone knows where I can buy wrinkle free flannel shirts let me know!! I'm not going to iron them not because I am worried about the heat but because I always wear a vest with my flannels and roll up the sleeves. Does anyone iron flannel shirts?

My thought on Rothco and buying their other products is they made the shirts oversized to start KNOWING it would shrink some. You cant avoid it. It's flannel. As long as it doesn't shrink more, this will be a good long lasting shirt.

And the double pockets are a must for me. I EDC a lot of stuff and my tactical shirts have a lot of pockets. And I fill them up. These pockets are big enough AND they have a button flap to keep everything inside. I notice a lot of pictures are of family Christmas picture of everyone wearing the same shirt but flannels are for working in cold weather. If you want a flannel for picture, this is a very nice looking flannel. If you want one for work, you wont be disappointed.

many thread ends along seams that need to be trimmed. couple of buttons look like they will fall off soon.
sleeve length more than enough, but after washing in cold water, drying in dryer and ironing the sleeves they were at least 1 1/2 shorter than before washing. just checked the sleeve length. size chart says it should be 25.59, after washing it is between 24.5 and 25 depending on how you stretch it.

I bought one of these jackets for my husband he wears a 2 x, bought him A3X. It fit him perfectly. I liked it so much that I bought myself One love them. They are 100% cotton and feel so good. !