Carhartt Men's Duck Traditional Coat

 (2 customer reviews)

There is a reason whenever you see someone who has to work outside year round in Canada they are wearing this coat. You simply cannot buy a warmer tougher Coat. Seems like everyday I get a compliment from someone. This is my idea of a dinner jacket. The only problem I have had with the coat is it is bulky and if you jump in and out a vehicle often it tends to ride up into your chin.

I followed the advice of some of the other reviewers and ordered a size up, which gave me a jacket that was considerably bulkier than I expected. I wear a 45T in a dress jacket, and am not a small man, but the extra large is broader across the chest than I strictly require. I'm okay with it, because it will allow me to layer heavily under the coat and not feel restricted when I zip the coat up, but the sizes on these jackets appear to run true to measure. The coat does tend to ride up when sitting down, but this is easily alleviated by grasping the wrists of the coat and using your elbows as fulcrums to bring the back of the jacket down before leaning back.

The cotton duck is very heavy duty, and I am confident that it will be able to handle all the rough country I choose to throw at it. The quilted lining is thick and very warm. I don't know yet if it will build a static charge like many of these coats do. I love the pockets, as well. The inside left breast pocket...Read more