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I see greatcoats on surplus stores occasionally. Are they more formal or casual? I usually wear cords, an OCBD, and a sweater but would like a nice long coat. Barn coats aren’t doing it for me these days.

Cool I’ll look into those

What type of coat would you recommend to wear over a tweed or corduroy sport coat?

Yeah I tried to return it but they wanted 80 dolllars for customs so I guess I’m selling

Just got a bob dong jacket. Seems real nice and perhaps the warmest jacket I’ve ever worn. One problem though. I usually wear a 40 in American clothing. I sided up to a 42 and the shoulders were still too narrow. Is this common?

Probably just camping and hunting.

So I take it these jackets should fit looser.

Does anyone recommend a new jacket like this one? These are made by LL Bean.

That’s my problem being short and having a wrestler build. Things are tight but too long.

I thought it was a good time to replace my old barn jacket. Which one do you think fits better? Lay or second.

Thinking about getting a vintage Navy pea coat. I am 5’6’’, 165-170 lbs, with a 40 inch chest. I am on the leaner side of things. A 40 measured around 42 in the chest on most jackets. Is that typical? Would a 40R be too long? I wear 40s in sport coats.

Noted, what I really want is probably a leather jacket. I don’t really have the budget to buy one though responsibly. I may buy a b-10 or b-15 though since I only one jacket. That is a wool lined canvas barn coat. A little long and cumbersome for driving everyday.

Yeah that would make more sense. I use to have a Pendleton mackinaw cruiser and it wasn’t very warm due to lack of wind resistance. Poor wind resistance is why I traditionally preferred duck jackets . So you don’t think the jacket is very warm?

The twill lining is 275gsm and the alpaca lining 600gsm.

I was emailing a rep. He put it in the 18oz range.