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Post by WILL on Sept 30, 2012 10:45:17 GMT -7
I have a wool pea-coat with a quilted liner. Love it! We're getting ready for a trip to upper Washington State and my wife needs a jacket. I'm inclined to recommend she gets a coat just like mine, but I'd like to hear other opinions.
PS- While recently looking at coats for her I noticed the women’s coats and shoes don't seem anywhere near as well insulated. Is there a reason for this? I suspect its vanity, but maybe women are naturally warmer because of their higher fat % (no offense, I'm being genuine). Women, what's up with that?
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Post by Cwi555 on Sept 30, 2012 11:52:20 GMT -7
Curious to hear an answer on that one myself.
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Post by cowgirlup on Sept 30, 2012 12:39:17 GMT -7
I've noticed that. I'm not sure if it's vanity or that the clothing industry is trying to force women buy a coat for every type of weather.
If your wife is average size she might get by with a mens small or if she is petite sometimes a boys large or XL will work.
LLBean is pretty good at making their womens clothes warm and comfortable but the are pricey.
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Post by Lawdog2705 on Sept 30, 2012 13:55:14 GMT -7
I have a wool coat that I've owned for years. It is the warmest coat I have EVER owned and wouldn't give any amount of money for it. The funny thing is, I only paid .25 cents for it at a thrift store. My other favorite is my suede shearling but, it rains an awful lot in WA. If I had to choose one over the other, I take the wool coat every time!
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Post by twicebitten on Sept 30, 2012 14:58:54 GMT -7
From what I've seen more women are fond of the layered look, so maybe they are made with layers of bulk in mind. Just a thought.
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Post by cowgirlup on Sept 30, 2012 15:15:43 GMT -7
From what I've seen more women are fond of the layered look, so maybe they are made with layers of bulk in mind. Just a thought. It's hard to know. It's not like we get to design our own clothes we just buy what's out there. Last year I needed a new ski jacket. It took a while to find one that was actually warm and not just cute. I just wanted to be warm and dry. |
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Post by angelhelp on Sept 30, 2012 15:29:04 GMT -7
I don't think anyone makes stuff for women of the same quality, warmth, durability, and don't get me started on the inequity in pockets (women need pockets just as much as men do, even if they choose not to stuff their pockets the way I stuff mine).
In my house, I tend to be the hotbox. I've always made more body heat than anyone else unless I'm submerged in water. My feet and half my body go outside the covers. Nobody likes sitting near enough to bump knees in the summer.
I realize that I am an anomaly being like this, but when family members complain that I'm too hot for them to be near, it's not all just me complaining about the heat.
When Airborne comes home from a day of delivering mail in the winter, he knows that I will not only warm his hands for him if he wraps his fingers around my neck, but that I actually welcome those deliciously cool and refreshing fingers. Last October's storm caused the house temperature to drop to 40 unless one remained near the fireplace; even so, I still welcomed those fingers.
The only way for me to feel chilly other than by being in water or by being ill is for me to have to remain physically still for at least an hour at a time.
All that said, I haven't bought women-specific clothes unless they're intended for work. All my cammies are menswear. The parka I use when outside with the kids in winter (when we manage to have winter) is womenswear. My boots are menswear because I prefer that they last and, more importantly, that they fit; I inherited my father's EEE feet but nobody seems to think that women's feet can be truly wide.
Freedom of movement is another issue I've had since childhood, and again, menswear poses no such problems. If I raise my elbows to shoulder height and hold them in front of my body, call me crazy, but I actually expect the shoulder seams to remain intact. A lot of non-stretch clothing won't allow that level of freedom. If I can't move, I feel restrained and I find something else to wear.
I've always felt that there's a time and place to aim for "sexy", a time and place for "standard feminine" (which includes but isn't limited to work), and a time and place for "practical" (dirt time, wandering in the park, riding a bike, etc.). Clothes should help, never hinder. Given the same care, womenswear lacks durability and sturdiness. Even children's clothes show the difference. Having never cared about fashion trends, designer hype, and vanity, womenswear just doesn't compare. Given a choice, I'll take the equivalent item from the men's department every time.
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Post by mud on Sept 30, 2012 21:51:15 GMT -7
Ffavoritw.... well my spelling is not bad im using my phone and have fat fingers here. Ok i like an od green m65 with liner and a treated shell( just use ccamp dry silicon leaving areas runder the arms un treated for venting. Prolly one of the best for my climate but i do carry thermals a beanie and woll scarf. The coating also helps repel wind.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2012 6:51:38 GMT -7
Which side of the Mountains? East side Spokane, Moses Lake, or West side Tacoma, Seattle. East side can get COLD West gets cold but not much below freezing normally but can get snowy at times. West side is WET and the closer to the Peninsula the wetter West side a sweater and a pea coat should be fine. East side think Hard winter gear. NOW its been 20+ years since I was there, but we got along fine working nights on the line with waffle weave long johns normal issue fatiques and M65/with liner jackets, watch caps and work cloves with liners. Time of year means a lot! If going up on Rainer plan for mucho mucho SNOW and a good time. If going to the caost and the rain forest or Islands think RAIN. Most of all enjoy you may not go back to FLA.
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Post by jimmyq on Oct 1, 2012 9:14:02 GMT -7
If you feel like spending money check out A'rcteryx. They make men's and women's gear of high quality. I have a jacket and pants shell which has a fleece 'jacket' that layers under it. I got mine in a barter with an employee of the company in trade for some tree work.
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Post by pathwinder14 on Oct 1, 2012 9:52:59 GMT -7
Double coat layer. Wool pea coat inside of a Gor-tex outer coat.
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Post by walter2 on Oct 8, 2012 4:13:43 GMT -7
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Post by WILL on Oct 8, 2012 6:48:56 GMT -7
Thanks but they only sold one jacket there and it was out of stock. |
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Post by missasip on Oct 8, 2012 7:17:14 GMT -7
Most of the women in my past life perfered wool coats of various styles. I have a couple of light jackets and 3 Carharts. The Carharts cover 99% of my use....  Jimmy |
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Post by xwing on Oct 8, 2012 9:36:02 GMT -7
Im going with my M-65 field jacket with liner...at least 1 size larger than I need. I survived 3 weeks on the Alaska Pipeline running suppliies for the refit during late sept/oct. and was more than adaquite. lowest temp I been in with it was MI upper pen off the lakes in Jan. delivered comm tower to top of hill/mountain there in - 3 windchill...legs got cool but my top was toasty.....use w/o liner while in MS most of time unless sittin in a tree .  |
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