I wore one jacket for the whole winter!

[rogueclimber]

I always wear more than one jacket in a day

 

[Al 916]

I’m in the great miserable wet and cold Great Britain . And yes mid Feb winter is over.

Monkeys singing castrato in the Shires (flipping townies....;_)

 

[mysternee]

It's funny this thread is here, I did something similar recently:

What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

1939 Ralphs Pugh aviator What most of our leather jackets wish they could look like in 40-50 years of great, consistent wearing!

www.thefedoralounge.com

I wore the above jacket for 3 weeks while in Alabama this winter. It was my only outerwear, and I have to say it was extremely versatile in their strange, two-season winter. It's a 5* modified G1 goatskin, and makes for an excellent travel companion.

First of all, the hide, while thick and heavy, is very flexible and comfortable. Drapes well and never feels bulky, and stows decently too. Can be easily thrown over the shoulder if need be, unlike, say, some Chromexcel HH. Most importantly, it is unmoved by all but the strongest winds. It's also very water-resistant; I have worn this in bucketing rain and nothing gets through.

At least for me—and it's worth saying, I run warm—it can be worn comfortably over a shirt and maybe with a scarf between about 7° and 14° communism (that's 45° to 57° freedom). Below that, and it needs a jumper underneath, but it will work well enough down to -5°C, maybe even -10°C. Above 14°C, and the wool knits start to be a problem, less because of the material itself, and more because they restrict airflow at the sleeves. But the knits really are what make it so flexible. When it's warmer, you can open the jacket up and you get plenty of airflow. When it's colder, the knits keep all the warm air in. It's really noticeable compared to something like my Aero HBD, which feels positively drafty at lower temperatures (the flip side of course is that it's more comfortable in warmer temperatures, because air can move down and out the sleeves as well).

I don't know if there's any such thing as a single season here in Ireland. We basically have spring and autumn happening interchangeabley all year round, with a few weeks of summer and winter speckled over the course of the year. I honestly think I could wear this all winter here, but realistically there are lots of weeks in winter when it's not especially cold, but it is very wet (or at least here on the west coast, in constant danger of becoming so), and a Barbour makes a better choice. And in-between there are some weeks when it's below freezing basically all day, and there's no reason to pick the 5* over my BSC shearling. But I really think that this kind of jacket could be your only jacket for winters in temperate climates.

 

[Jon Crow]

It's funny this thread is here, I did something similar recently:

http://[URL]https://www.thefedoralo...cket-are-you-wearing-today.82949/post-3161271

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I wore the above jacket for 3 weeks while in Alabama this winter. It was my only outerwear, and I have to say it was extremely versatile in their strange, two-season winter. It's a 5* modified G1 goatskin, and makes for an excellent travel companion.

First of all, the hide, while thick and heavy, is very flexible and comfortable. Drapes well and never feels bulky, and stows decently too. Can be easily thrown over the shoulder if need be, unlike, say, some Chromexcel HH. Most importantly, it is unmoved by all but the strongest winds. It's also very water-resistant; I have worn this in bucketing rain and nothing gets through.

At least for me—and it's worth saying, I run warm—it can be worn comfortably over a shirt and maybe with a scarf between about 7° and 14° communism (that's 45° to 57° freedom). Below that, and it needs a jumper underneath, but it will work well enough down to -5°C, maybe even -10°C. Above 14°C, and the wool knits start to be a problem, less because of the material itself, and more because they restrict airflow at the sleeves. But the knits really are what make it so flexible. When it's warmer, you can open the jacket up and you get plenty of airflow. When it's colder, the knits keep all the warm air in. It's really noticeable compared to something like my Aero HBD, which feels positively drafty at lower temperatures (the flip side of course is that it's more comfortable in warmer temperatures, because air can move down and out the sleeves as well).

I don't know if there's any such thing as a single season here in Ireland. We basically have spring and autumn happening interchangeabley all year round, with a few weeks of summer and winter speckled over the course of the year. I honestly think I could wear this all winter here, but realistically there are lots of weeks in winter when it's not especially cold, but it is very wet (or at least here on the west coast, in constant danger of becoming so), and a Barbour makes a better choice. And in-between there are some weeks when it's below freezing basically all day, and there's no reason to pick the 5* over my BSC shearling. But I really think that this kind of jacket could be your only jacket for winters in temperate climates.

It's always wet in Ireland haha its like Wales

 

[mysternee]

It's always wet in Ireland haha its like Wales

I've lived here on the west coast, Dublin, and Cork, and while Dublin is a bit drier, Cork and the south coast are actually pretty pleasant. The issue here is the unpredictability; even in the height of summer it will often absolutely bucket for a minute or two, and then go back to being gorgeous. I end up carrying my coats a lot...

 

[ChewingWax]

I too am wearing one jacket for the whole winter. We’re having a good old fashioned 1970’s throwback winter. It’s got a good five weeks to go at least.

 

[Jon Crow]

I've lived here on the west coast, Dublin, and Cork, and Dublin is a bit drier, while Cork and the south coast are actually pretty pleasant. The issue here is the unpredictability; even in the height of summer it will often absolutely bucket for a minute or two, and then go back to being gorgeous. I end up carrying my coats a lot...

Haha like that in the North, Derry, totally unpredictable I also grew up north east coast of England, some years you can't guarantee which day summer is on,

 

[Edward]

I've lived here on the west coast, Dublin, and Cork, and Dublin is a bit drier, while Cork and the south coast are actually pretty pleasant. The issue here is the unpredictability; even in the height of summer it will often absolutely bucket for a minute or two, and then go back to being gorgeous. I end up carrying my coats a lot...

Sound right. I grew up in the NE, went to university in Belfast. Despite the West taking the brunt of it coming in from the Atlantic, it was plenty wet and changeable there. The worst of Belfast rain is by the time it's on enough as you'd bother with an umbrella, 90% of the time the wind make the umbrella next to useless and a downright danger.

 

[mysternee]

Sound right. I grew up in the NE, went to university in Belfast. Despite the West taking the brunt of it coming in from the Atlantic, it was plenty wet and changeable there. The worst of Belfast rain is by the time it's on enough as you'd bother with an umbrella, 90% of the time the wind make the umbrella next to useless and a downright danger.

Umbrellas are a joke here, bordering on a scam. It should be illegal to market them. They just get eaten! You need a good hood, or for a leather jacket, a hat with a strap. Otherwise it will be off your head and floating downstream in no time.

 

[Leather_nube]

I've lived here on the west coast, Dublin, and Cork, and while Dublin is a bit drier, Cork and the south coast are actually pretty pleasant. The issue here is the unpredictability; even in the height of summer it will often absolutely bucket for a minute or two, and then go back to being gorgeous. I end up carrying my coats a lot...

Ireland, where you can get rained on and sunburnt at the same time.

 

[Edward]

Ireland, where you can get rained on and sunburnt at the same time.

To be fair, where I grew up the burn was usually from the wind.

 

[Edward]

It's an antler tip whistle which I made to call my last Pitty pup in from the backyard.
I was wearing this jacket when she died in my arms, so I attached the whistle to this jacket.
I am thinking of eventually getting a few dog bone patches sewn on as well.

It's so hard when we lose them. I've had, as an independent adult, my two cats go in my arms six years apart, and our beloved Mimi rescue cockapoo slipped away in her sleep at my feet on the bed a year ago this coming Sunday. I try not to think about gonig through it again in due course with Bertie Hound - though he's two and has no health complications, so fingers crossed not for many years yet.

That's a great idea to memorialise them on your jacket. I still have plan to have a small quantity of my cats' ashes set into cufflinks.

 

[NamoAmituofo]

Well I’ve been wearing 1 jacket for this winter UNTIL yesterday when my Vanson arrived back with its new mouton collar!

I love this jacket as it’s so beaten up already - I just beat it up some more working around the garden, doing all sorts of outdoor things without having to baby it.

So I now have a choice /dilemma - I hate having to pick which jacket to wear from the wardrobe - such a struggle and time wasting thing!!

3 jackets are already too many for me.

 

[TLW '90]

That's a great idea to memorialise them on your jacket. I still have plan to have a small quantity of my cats' ashes set into cufflinks

Some people ( like my dad ) would get a tattoo, but that's not my thing so I'd rather just add some patches to my jacket.
It needs some spicing up anyway because it's a very utilitarian jacket in a very bland dark brown color.

I am thinking I might have a piece of leather sewn right where the Chicago PD patches were on the shoulders something in a contrasting lighter brown color, because any patches would probably draw attention to the areas making those holes more noticeable.
Then the dog bone or paw print patches would be sewn over those patches of leather, they would kind of act like a setting or plaque for them too which would be cool.

 

[Edward]

Some people ( like my dad ) would get a tattoo, but that's not my thing so I'd rather just add some patches to my jacket.
It needs some spicing up anyway because it's a very utilitarian jacket in a very bland dark brown color.

I am thinking I might have a piece of leather sewn right where the Chicago PD patches were on the shoulders something in a contrasting lighter brown color, because any patches would probably draw attention to the areas making those holes more noticeable.
Then the dog bone or paw print patches would be sewn over those patches of leather, they would kind of act like a setting or plaque for them too which would be cool.

That would be nice, yes. Maybe have something done up like one of the multi-piece leather patches the repro guys do for A2s and the likes.