A Utilitarian Guide to Winter Jackets
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limit my search to /r/malefashionadviceuse the following search parameters to narrow your results:see the search faq for details. This here is what a real parka is. A jacket designed to keep you warm at all cost. Filled with real goose down and using coyote fur for the tunnel hood, this jacket is used almost exclusively for arctic and antarctic exploration. Small anecdote. My father works in the Canadian north a week a month, and has to open up this jacket when the temperatures are warmer than 20 since it will [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] get too hot.
The North Face Himalayan Parka $400. Here is another quality down filled jacket that can keep you warm in some of the harshest places on Earth. Unlike the Resolute Parka, this jacket sacrifices some warmth and length for increased mobility and decreased weight.
Canada Goose Constable Jacket $575. Another quality jacket by Canada Goose, the Constable jacket was designed with police and military input. This jacket has a very "down to business" look about it. Plenty of accessible pockets and with a slimmer design without a fur windbreaker on the hood.
Columbia Bugaboo 150. Ignoring the rather comical name, this is probably your best bang for buck all purpose jacket. The liner is removable, and the ***** and liner [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] can be worn independent of each other, giving you a fleece for fall, a full jacket for winter, and a rain jacket for spring and summer I had one of these, and while they were warm, they weren that warm. They would be good for down to 30C windchill and then you needed long underwear.
I have no specific recommendations for this temperature range, as the options are far to numerous to choose from, but here is what I would recommend you try to get in your jacket.
Whatever you want, it has to be Gore Tex or another waterproof, breathable fabric. If you live somewhere with a climate this warm during winter, the chances are it is also rather damp. Even if it isn too wet, these fabrics tend to be warmer and more [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] insulating that more conventional materials.
Stay away from the "marshmallow jackets" like this one from Uniqlo. They are not made properly with two layers and overlapping seams. Therefore, you will get cold spots along the seams, and the waterproofing ability is questionable at best.
Research the brand. With so many options, sometimes it is best to stick to more established brands, but there are some absolutely amazing start up companies coming to market with some amazing jackets.
Unless you need one for work, avoid pea coats. Most of the pea coats that you will find will keep you somewhat warm. Most of the pea coats that you will find will keep you somewhat warm. Unfortunately, many are of low quality and simply cannot deal with water.
What situation are we talking about here? Pea Coats were designed to be worn at sea. Wool has the phenomenal attribute of retaining much of its insulating properties even when wet. You can become absolutely soaked with water in wool, and it retains 80% of its insulating properties. Down becomes completely useless when wet. Better hope water isnt getting inside your waterproof *****.
I live in an area that consistently hits 0F with windchills in the 10 or 15F range during the winter. I am very comfortable in a button down shirt, thick wool sweater, pea coat, and scarf.
If I am spending extended periods of time outside, or if I am on a backpacking trip, my winter loadout changes. I would wear a moisture wicking base layer, nylon fleece secondary layer, wool insulating layer (sometimes 2 layers), and waterproof/windproof *****. If its really bone chilling a down parka can be placed under the *****.
Wool is perhaps my favorite material. I think you may have had bad experiences with low quality, fake wool, or wool blends to assert that it cannot deal with water. Its obviously not waterproof, but it can deal with water far better than down or cotton. I been caught in a freezing rain storm while backpacking, and my nylon and down coat became useless when one of my dry bags got a hole in it. I could have been in some serious shit if my insulating layer wasnt wool.
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