Is there a men's chore coat that's as good as the LL Bean field coat?

[HungarianHippo]

After something like > 15yrs, Mr HH has finally worn out his LLBean field coat, so I’m shopping for a replacement as a gift. I can’t believe how expensive they are now-- $169 !!!-- so thought I’d check around for recommendations for alternate options. Needs to be a real working coat, and he definitely uses the big, multiple pockets that the Bean coat has. When you’re on a ladder or out in the field, really helpful to have separate places to stash screws, nails, wire nuts, etc., and big enough you can easiiy retrieve stuff.

What do the guys wear on your farms?

[crosscreeksh]

In our area…Oklahoma, Texas…there is a chain of Atwood farm stores (they have a web page) and they sell farm/ranch work coats in different styles that are absolutely INDESTRUCTABLE!! Cheaper than Bean for sure. VERY warm, too.

[mvp]

OP, you need to go to Sierra Trading Post and buy him a Carhartt there.

Here you go: http://www.sierratradingpost.com/s~carhartt-mens-jacket/?perPage=24

Also, Sierra Trading Post’s prices can get even better if you sign up for their e-mail deal flyers. (And then things get really weird because various deals make prices go up and down.)

In any case, this solution checks all your Yankee boxes.

Your man will be warm, plus have pockets for all his tools when Armageddon happens and money no longer has any meaning. But you/he will be able to brag about all the money you saved when money did exist.

[Alagirl]

a shade over 10 bucks a year, sounds like a good deal to me!

[keatssu]

You could look at the Carhartt jackets - they are a little less expensive. We have the coveralls for farm chores in the winter. They seem very durable.

If I were you though, I would spend the extra money on the LLBean Jacket. We just sent back a pair of 2 year old boots that had broken zippers. They sent us a brand new replacement pair. We get 10% off coupons occasionally, and I’ve even gotten a coupon for 20% off a single item.

[Draftygirl]

Carhartts are made in Michigan and most manly he-men around here who work outside in the cold wear only Carhartt.

I’m on my fourth Carhartt coat in about two decades – it would be my third but my son ended up with one of them. They start to wear out around the cuffs after a few years which is mostly cosmetic. I also have two pairs of lined Carhartt pants that I’ve had for 15 years and are still like new and are warm as snowpants.

[hosspuller]

Carhartt with the artic lining. There are different lengths of coat. After 15 years, sleeve ends were getting worn , I bought another same style Carhartt… But I still wear the old one ! While the new one hangs in the closet.

[NoSuchPerson]

Tractor Supply sells Schmidt brand clothing.

For example: http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/ce-schmidt-mens-duck-fleece-lined-hooded-contractor-coat

My son used both Schmidt and Carhartt jackets working on cattle ranches and dairies. Carhartt is better, but Schmidt is good and you can’t beat the price.

[Ready_To_Riot]

I just bought my dads carhart for Christmas. It’s their newest model I believe. It has the extra room in the arms for moving around.

This one :

http://www.carhartt.com/products/carhartt-men-outerwear/Full-Swing-Sandstone-Active-Jac-101691

Dad was very excited about it. He too works out doors. It has several pockets. There are other kinds as well. Just browse the site. They hold up very well and you can usually find them on sale. I only paid $120 for dads.

[Guilherme]

How much money you got?

If you’re flush and want something that “wears like iron” look at the Filson Tin Cloth Field Coat. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Filson-Tin-Cloth-Field-Coat/1391124.uts?productVariantId=3275408&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=45-119899744-2&WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=03524090&rid=20

I’ve got a lighter weight version I picked up 15 years ago off the “sale” rack at Ryons in Fort Worth. It’s great beauty is that it resists snags and briars, “beggar lice,” “devils darning needles,” and other common East TN vegetation that sticks to everything else. Except for some stains (oil, grease, misc. barn fluids, etc.) it looks new. Gets a lot of wear every winter.

Not cheap, but so far mine has cost me less than $10/year!

G.

[Jim_in_PA]

DuluthTrading.com … All of the firehose stuff is VERY durable.

[pony_baloney]

My mom and I just found LL Bean barn coats in a thrift store, brand new, (possibly last year’s style), for $15 and $10 each. I’m totally in love with mine! If you’ve got time for browsing, Bean often sends brand new stuff to thrift stores. Or maybe you’ll find one that is in better shape than your husband’s old one.

TSC has Carhartt clothing of all kinds.

[Equibrit]

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/product/mens-fire-hose-iron-range-winter-coat-14007.aspx?processor=content

On sale.

Berne; (good prices)

http://www.berneouterwear.com/berne/originalwashedchorecoat-quiltlined.htm

[mvp]

[QUOTE=Guilherme;8455970]
How much money you got?

If you’re flush and want something that “wears like iron” look at the Filson Tin Cloth Field Coat. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Filson-Tin-Cloth-Field-Coat/1391124.uts?productVariantId=3275408&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=45-119899744-2&WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=03524090&rid=20

I’ve got a lighter weight version I picked up 15 years ago off the “sale” rack at Ryons in Fort Worth. It’s great beauty is that it resists snags and briars, “beggar lice,” “devils darning needles,” and other common East TN vegetation that sticks to everything else. Except for some stains (oil, grease, misc. barn fluids, etc.) it looks new. Gets a lot of wear every winter.

Not cheap, but so far mine has cost me less than $10/year!

G.[/QUOTE]

Oh yes, Filson. That stuff is high end overkill… the way you’d dress for a post-nuclear apocalypse. That level of old school quality has it’s appeal. If that does it for you (as it does for me), I’d buy some Filson.

But they don’t scale down for the ladies too well in terms of style or fit. That’s too bad, because in the post-nuclear apocalypse, I’ll still want to look hawt so that I can get a date and have my DNA become part of the new foundational stock of our species.

[mvp]

[QUOTE=Equibrit;8456202]

Berne; (good prices)

http://www.berneouterwear.com/berne/originalwashedchorecoat-quiltlined.htm[/QUOTE]

A word of warning: I think the cotton duck used by Berne is softer and shorter staple than is used in Carhartt. IMO, it won’t last as well.

Also, Carhartt’s cotton is superb Anti-Cat Armor. No feline claw or tooth will penetrate it. That’s a bonus. A Carhartt zipped up and my barn gloves, and I can go into the most tense “negotiations” with a cat and know that I’ll emerge unscathed.

It also repels horse dirt and chaff remarkably well.

My point is that Carhartt cotton duck does all these things well for the same reason, and it’s better than the material Berne uses. Even as Carhartt cotton gets softer, it maintains its tight-woven shell-like quality.

[cowboymom]

I’m too short to wear winter weight Carhartt; what makes it bullet and true, cat-proof, for average people makes me unable to bend my arms. Yes, like the kid in A Christmas Story.

I’ve been wearing a Berne winter coat for three years now and it’s holding up just as well and I’m willing to let go of some of the bullet proof armor to be able to move easily. It is still reasonably cat proof, and barbed wire proof, I’ve found out. :yes: Some of the Carhartt is now made out of lighter stuff too.

Carhartt has expanded and changed and in some ways is riding on its reputation for some items. My husband likes his other brand work wear just as much, Dickies, Berne, Walls, and especially Duluth. While he’s getting a pass this winter, he’s grown up in Montana winters and worked outside his whole life. Even the guys I know that only wear Carhartt complain about how uncomfortable they are until they’re broken in.

My point being that when you compare the materials they’re made with, fit, quality, and price Carhartt doesn’t always deserve blind loyalty.

This is the ubiquitous Carhartt coat in Montana, everyone has one: http://www.carhartt.com/products/carhartt-men-outerwear/Duck-Traditional-Coat-Arctic-Quilt-Lined-C003

And the Berne comparable coat: http://www.berneouterwear.com/berne/originalwashedchorecoat-quiltlined.htm