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Originally Posted by Locke
Also...'Thanked' for Sanka reference.
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I'm not smokin, I'm breathin!
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
For me it is. I don't mind spending $250 on a good coat but how much better is a $550 coat really for the average person that's needs a good coat to walk from their car to work or maybe a couple of blocks to a bus stop?
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$250-550 does make a difference in level of durability for what you acquire. This assuming we're talking generally about MSRP coats at $250-550 and not a $550 coat on discount to $250. It makes a big difference for me because I like doing a lot of outdoor activities and hikes, even in the cold. Plus I'm the only one in the household who ever shovels the drive way...
I will say that the real world claims of "good to -5 or -35C" are kinda BS though. It's horribly inaccurate for both warmth and cold at times. You gotta test it out.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I’ve never encountered someone with a Canada Goose jacket judging other people for not having a Canada Goose jacket. That seems insane.
I could see judging a person wearing a vest and a light jacket in -20 and below though. Regardless of what you’re wearing.
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Depends on whether there is wind. If no wind in -20C weather, a decent fleece and down vest is all I require...
... Oh you son of a gun!
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Originally Posted by Slava
I don't really care what other people have or wear, really. I will say that I did hesitate when I got the CG* because I do think they're kind of fashionwear as opposed to needed. But, I had a Helly Hansen jacket that was supposed to be awesome before it, and I was freezing to death. It was stupid. My true gear grinder regarding winter jackets and such is that I've become more of a wuss through the years. I feel like I tolerate the cold much worse now than I did years ago, and I can only imagine how feeble and weak I'll be as an old man!
*(I feel icky using the initials, like on Arrested Development when they call it the OC!)
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Something that I noticed recently is that the newer stuff has ratings that aren't quite right. My wife has a North Face jacket and she was complaining that her arms were cold because the down in the baffle box in that area must have shifted over the 5-6 years she had owned it. She tried many ways to "fix it" and then gave up and decided to buy a replacement identical but newer North Face jacket. A few wears later, she returned it and complained that the new jacket inexplicably wasn't as warm as the old one. We bought a different jacket for her and she's been happy with the performance.
My wife also has a few fashion jackets from Aritzia. She said she was damn cold wearing those after the 2nd winter. Yet, she inexplicably has friends who are claiming that the same jacket is as warm as the Canada Goose that her friend owns. This even after 4-5 years.
I don't know if this is difference in manufacturing or if people don't know anything.
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Originally Posted by Sliver
Yeah man. I went to mec and bought the "warmest parka in the store" and was so cold in it that I returned it. Just said fata it, I guess parkas aren't warm and went back to layering up underneath my old parka, which was also supposedly super warm.
My wife bought me my CG for my birthday a couple years ago and it has been a game changer. I was a little self conscious in it at first because it feels slightly ostentatious and I don't particularly love attention-getting clothes, but I'm a full convert now. They're top of the line.
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I find Canada Goose does a good job making sure there is less heat loss around the baffle box edges and the seams than other jackets. But that's also what is problematic to me is that I run quite warm and heat/moisture cannot wick away as easily and then I get cold when it gets damp inside.
My hands are often warmer than my wife's hands without gloves than with her wearing gloves. She has on many occasions randomly grabbed me to warm her hands. It certainly is one hell of a surprising jolt when you're not expecting it. Like... get to a friend's place, mid chat and you suddenly feel icy hands on your neck/back or abs...
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