What do you think of this coat

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chabla

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I guess it would be fine around town, but I don't like cotton in the woods, even if it has been treated.

-- FLIX
 
FLIX said:
I guess it would be fine around town, but I don't like cotton in the woods, even if it has been treated.

-- FLIX
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Agreed. I have a Carhart jacket much like it. Great for working outdoors, and around town during winter fall. However for hunting, or winter camping/hiking it's wither Gortex or wool for me.
 
I guess that link isn't working, for some reason. Anyway, go to woolrich.com, and then to jackets, and check out the stag jacket. Classic design, solid wool fabric... it's a keeper.
 
I have a jacket pretty much just like that made by Walls. For working on our ranch it is unbeatable and extremely warm. Probably not a great jacket for camping, but for a work coat, it can't be beat.
 
Agreed with FLIX. Treated materials tend to get overwhelmed in extreme conditions and revert to their true nature. Cotton kills, period.

FLIX, amazing website! What an incredible resource! I see being broke in my future, spending money on lots of those. Great job assembling excellent information.

~Brian.
 
Thanks Brian, and welcome back! I figured you were busy "advising" is some far off land. I'm glad to hear you've made it back from your ordeal.

-- FLIX
 
skammer said:
Until it gets soaked and kills you.:rolleyes:

Skam
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:D

True. Carharts suck for just about everything.
Staying warm and dry in cold and wet conditions is best accomplished with proper layering.
a Waterproof and breathable shell, Fleece or wool insulating layer, and some long underwear.
 
Thanks, Flix. Drop me a PM when you get a chance. I have some ideas to run by you.

~B.
 
I work outside six days, ten to twelve hours a day. A lot of the guys I work with wear that ring-spun cotton canvas Carhartt stuff...for a while! In heavy weather, it gets chucked. It will soak through and kill you, for sure! I love my carhartt stuff for dry conditions, but it is no good for foul weather.

I guess I should admit that in moderate weather, I do wear the canvas pants with helly polypro base layer. But I pray like hell for no rain. I did a fourteen hour day in December in that setup, and was soaked to the bone by eight a.m., with thirteen hours to go, in cool temps - just below freezing. I had to eat lots and work hard all day just to keep myself from freezing! I had to send one of my guys home after eight hours on account of his faulty rain gear...wasn't working as hard and started to get hypothermic!

So Carhartt canvas is out for serious foul weather, anyway.
 
so it got iffy reviews any other jackets or coast i should consider from cabelas in the same price range?
 
chabla said:
so it got iffy reviews any other jackets or coast i should consider from cabelas in the same price range?
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Chabla,

What are you looking for? What will you be using this coat for? What climate? What time of year? What kind of activities will you be involved in? Without nailing these down, any suggestions will be pretty useless.

-- FLIX
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I see that Cabela's has that jacket on sale for $30. For an around town jacket it might be great. If you are looking for a coat/parka/jacket for use "in the wilderness" you need to recognize that your jacket is a vital piece of survival gear, and it isn't the place to go cheap. (Hat tip: Pitdog) You need to determine what your needs are, what tool will meet those needs, and then how much a suitable tool will cost. You're trying to do this in reverse.

-- FLIX
 
well i dont really want to spend more than 50 bucks the jacket i am looking for would be for semi-colder weather and light to medium rain and snow
 
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