im just looking for a decent winter jacket/coat and havent found anything too apealling (withen the low to high $100 range.
im not really down for spending 240 on a coat.
i dont drive either so most of my shopping is limited to web. im not into the whole Columbia style either.
Cant go wrong with a leather jacket on sale. Its always in style plus the fonz wore one. Aaaayeee! Lots Of ppl around here are wearing The North Face too.
[quote]elano wrote:
Cant go wrong with a leather jacket on sale. Its always in style plus the fonz wore one. Aaaayeee! Lots Of ppl around here are wearing The North Face too.[/quote]
i know. everyone has Northface, either a northface backpack or jacket, which is why i dont want one.
and when have i ever spent $200 on jeans? i love how i have my own little accountants on T-Nation, but i hate that they have no idea what theyre doing.
I was very happy with my wool overcoat which I bought way back in '98, but a couple of winters ago, being out with 2 dogs at 6am really was killing me, so I caved and bought a puffy northface that all the kids seem to wear. Best investment ever. yes, they’re not cheap, but I can toss it on over a t-shirt and be fine during the NY winters.
Not sure what kind of quality winter jacket you’ll find for 100 bucks, but I’ve always been a fan of Mountain Hardware. Marmot, North Face, and Arcteryx make nice jackets as well.
Their coats are more in the ~200+ dollar range, but are well worth it. LL Bean also has some good coats, and they’re a little less expensive for the most part.
[quote]Fergy wrote:
Not sure what kind of quality winter jacket you’ll find for 100 bucks, but I’ve always been a fan of Mountain Hardware. Marmot, North Face, and Arcteryx make nice jackets as well.
Their coats are more in the ~200+ dollar range, but are well worth it. LL Bean also has some good coats, and they’re a little less expensive for the most part.[/quote]
ill save the LL Bean for rainjack, i bet he could find some nice rainboots in there too something to match his walker.
i just havent found any middle ground. ive been finding decent brands at lower ranges but their stuff just doesnt look good. its like everything is either $1-200 or $500+
i guess ill just have to man up and make a decsion on something, but id hate to get something in the wrong size, XL seems to range anywhere from a medium to a XXL.
I have 2 carhart coats, the 1st one is a little ragged but held up through 2 winters of house construction and still warm as hell, the other is a little nicer but not nearly as warm.