Best Jacket/Coat?

there is no trucker approved coat.......wear what you like

 

work and wear

cabelas

lands end

sears

wear guard

field and stream

dickies

carhart

but whatever you look at, durability should take over. look for double stitching, rivets or gussets, elbow pad or patch since the elbow wears out first, lining, metal zippers, NOT plastic, some water proofing protection, maybe a hood attached..

expect to get what you pay for, any good "truckers coat or jacket" is subjected to diesel fuel, oil, rips and tears.....a very good coat is repairable .....a not so good coat is disposable....

 

oh yeah, always, always SAVE your receipts for tax time...

there are a bevy of items that are a tax deduction for the job, clothing is certainly one of them, as well as work boots or shoes, gloves, hats, belts, suspenders...keep all your receipts in separate envelopes, like "work related expenses", and hand them over to the CPA.....and keep them for about 3 years....10, if you're like me.....

 

I always liked a lined flannel shirt. Warm, but not heavy. I love my carhartt jacket but its just too dang bulky to drive in. Hoodie sweatshirt always good for me too.

 

ya know..years ago there used to be something called cpo jackets...?

they were plaid, lined, and mine had buttons. these were NOT shirts, as they were heavier..

i don't see those anymore

 

I just call it a shirt...its a lined (quilted or fleece) flannel jacket I guess you could call it. I get them here in CA either at Costco or local feed supply stores. Some button, some zipper. Some both. Some have a hood.

One I have on today is made by Field & Stream. Flannel plaid on outside with quilted lining throughout inside. Zipper and buttons, with a hood (made out of sweatshirt like material). medium weight

Sounds like what you are describing?

 

except the hood....got a link to a site that sells those...??

 

Well this is strictly from my first hand observation. But I know a guy who wears the same coat year around. It protects him from the sun in the summertime, it protects him from the cold in the wintertime. It protects his from moisture because of the design.

But there are some drawbacks to it. It is a real bugger to try to wash. There is a lot, and I mean a LOT of shedding. But it keeps replenishing itself.

 

something like this one, which i can see, are still being made...!!

http://www.sheplers.com/mens/shirt_jackets/093b76.html