Pretty hard to beat a Carhart. Think about it for a minute, who knows better than construction workers, guys who work outside 8+ hours a day in the worst times of the year. You ever see a construction worker “rockin” the LL Bean, I’d image you’d get your ass kicked for something like that.
If they’re good enough for the guys who really need them they’re good enough for me.
In places where it is really cold, do you drive with your jacket on, or do you take it off in the car when you drive? Like how you take a jacket off when you go in the house?
First rule: Don’t take advice from a a guy in Georgia!
The warmest component is air, so don’t go slim. Secondly, are you looking at dry cold or humid cold? Dry cold means a thin shell to deal with wind but otherwise use sweaters, (LL Bean has a great Norwegian style one;-) Humid cold: wind and waterproof, thick lining. Fleece is usually not enough.
Bo you have Burlington Coat Factory around? Great deals on last years designs if you want flashy. You can get a Gotti-style wool one for $100.
In places where it is really cold, do you drive with your jacket on, or do you take it off in the car when you drive? Like how you take a jacket off when you go in the house?
I get claustrophobic driving with a coat or jacket on. I make sure I preheat the car enough that I can get in in just some gloves when I start from home. If I’m out somewhere or headed home from work I shimmy out of the coat as soon as the car warms just a little bit or at the last stoplight before the highway, whichever comes first.
In places where it is really cold, do you drive with your jacket on, or do you take it off in the car when you drive? Like how you take a jacket off when you go in the house?
I’m just throwing this out there … hard not to picture you a deranged psychopath in that get up … especially with the knife … but hey, whatever works for you …
[quote]polo77j wrote:
I’m just throwing this out there … hard not to picture you a deranged psychopath in that get up … especially with the knife … but hey, whatever works for you …[/quote]
yeah, you got me… lol
my friends were/are always jokin me about what they like to call my “serial killer” jacket, so that was my halloween costume.
personally I think they’re just hatin’ cause I dress so fly.
I have two Carhartt blanket-lined Detroit jackets, a good one for daily wear and my old one for when I don’t want to get my new one messed up. Short enough to be comfortable driving in but warm enough when it’s zipped up for all but extreme cold.
I also have a Carhartt artic lined traditional coat, one of the warmest coats I’ve ever owned. Been ice fishing at -20 with 20mph wind and still plenty warm in that thing. Wear it sledding and snowboarding too. It’s too long and bulky to drive much in though.
[quote]Neuromancer wrote:
There’s a reason all those muthas I see climbing Everest on National Geographic and Discovery are always wearing North Face.[/quote]
yea dude i checked out the Northface site, those badboys are running at like 600 bucks.
In places where it is really cold, do you drive with your jacket on, or do you take it off in the car when you drive? Like how you take a jacket off when you go in the house?
In places where it is really cold, do you drive with your jacket on, or do you take it off in the car when you drive? Like how you take a jacket off when you go in the house?
I get claustrophobic driving with a coat or jacket on. I make sure I preheat the car enough that I can get in in just some gloves when I start from home. If I’m out somewhere or headed home from work I shimmy out of the coat as soon as the car warms just a little bit or at the last stoplight before the highway, whichever comes first.[/quote]
Thanks Emily!
I always wondered about that. Especially with being bound by a seatbelt.
How cold does it get where you live? I’m in Canada, and my leather jacket + long sleeved shirt/sweater is fine for most the winter. On the extreme cold days I wear a heavy hoodie with a wind proof jacket over top. I have a black cashmere scarf that helps too. There are winter jackets that can keep you warm without any other layering, but they are always ugly.