Carhartt Men's Extremes Arctic-Quilt Lined Coat

Okay, heres the deal... I am from California... not very cold where I was living and also I would dance back and forth from Hawaii often, not to much snow there either. I got this jacket literally scared of winter cold. In Montreal here. So, it gets cold here and I have to say. This is the strangest experience for me. I wear the jacket and my face is cold. It is cold outside and yet it feels like there is an electric heater inside this thing. The rain beeds off easy and it is just warm. Cold outside but I am in my little cacoon as I walk around. I bought the hood for this thing too. You MUST get the hood with this... so another twenty bucks for that. Now for the quality. Whenever I search for clothes for me... it is hard to find my size. Carhartt has my size! So, no freak feelings here with that. Quality... mannnn, really, the zippers are heavy duty and big. The material is like Rhino skin. What surprises me... well, I am old school. If it is going to be warm it has got to be Thick...Read more

So I've only had this jacket a few days but I certainly can tell you that the carhartt legendary ruggedness is not lost with the modernizing of this coat. 14 years ago I bought my first Carhartt. 14 Years of construction work, county living chores, and rolling in the snow working on cars. My 14 year old coat has no holes or tears. My 14 year old coat still has a perfectly functioning zipper. 14 long northern MN winters and it still serves its purpose perfectly.

This coat seems to be no different, with the exception of being new and therefore stiff as a board. I have inspected every aspect of this coat. With great confidence I can say this one will last just as long. The only reason I am retiring the old coat is because of comments from the wife: "when are you going to get rid of that ugly jacket?" It is green and obviously never intended to impress from a visual stand point.

The fit of carhartt coats has been obviously misunderstood from many reviewers...Read more

I can not express fully the wonders of this coat. I ordered it for the winter season to visit my family in Iowa and Nebraska. With wind chills between NEGATIVE TWELVE (-12) to NEGATIVE TWENTY-THREE (-23) Fahrenheit (!!!!!), I was sweating in this coat. It blocks the wind, blocks the cold, and provided more than enough comfort and room to help my sister-in-law move! This coat MAY seem to be expensive, but is worth every last cent if you are dealing with sub-zero temperatures or wind chills!!