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Winter jacket recommendations?

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#1 ·
What's a good cold-weather jacket that looks professional and doesn't cost over $150-ish.

Employer has elected not to provide winter wear so it's an out of pocket expense.

I have to be outside in temps from 40 degrees down to -10 degrees from 2 minutes to an hour.
 
#4 ·
I have had good luck with Blauer winter coats. The Goretex lined coats will exceed your budget, but the non lined ones may work. Main choice will be between belt length and more of a parka length. I had 511 Tactical gear and Blauer is a cut above.
 
#5 ·
Winter. Win ter. WINter. WinTRR.

Sorry, I'm not following here. :supergrin:
 
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#6 ·
I loathe any Winter thick duty jacket I have ever bought or been issued.

I bought myself a wool commando sweater years ago and wear it instead of a coat.

Looks more professional and is much warmer than any duty jacket. Its also significantly thinner and more comfortable to wear, and hugs tighter to the body and doesn't interfere with my duty belt or get snagged on stuff.

The only downside is that is cannot just be flung on for a brief outing and then taken back off just as fast. It takes a minute to get it on and squared away and move my collar mike.

Now if they only made a bike uniform hi-vis commando sweater....
 
#9 ·
I have several jackets and sweaters, all of which work great for certain situations.

For a quick throw on in the intermediate months (as we are reaching) I have a Spiewak windbreaker. It's waterproof and zips up.

When it gets colder, I have a lined commando sweater. Lined being the critical part - cuts the wind. It's not good in snow/rain because it holds water. A lot of times I can wear the sweater, and then the windbreaker over it. I'm warm, and waterproof to pretty low temperatures.

For when it gets plain nasty, I have a Spiewak parka. It has the gore-Tex shell, and a thermal liner. This is my blizzard jacket. The shell only makes a decent windbreaker too, and if you are going to buy one jacket for all weather - this is the one I would recommend. Spiewak stuff is not cheap, but it holds up pretty well.

For headgear I wear a traditional fur Trooper hat, sometimes called the Ivan hat because it resembles an Ushanka. That hat is waterproof too, and cuts wind. Where I am stationed, a watch cap is only good for getting soaking wet and frozen to your head. When it's really gross my hat and coat keep me from freezing solid and mostly dry, which is as good as it gets here.

75% of the time though, the windbreaker (parka shell) or sweater and or combo are more than enough.
 
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