What's a good fall/winter jacket that's made of mostly natural materials? I don't want to wear a plastic jacket. Most of the stuff I can find is only for farm work, fashion, or maybe for some cooler temperatures but nothing that would work for winter. I don't need it to be that waterproof either.
>shirt
Literally anything made of wool.
>jacket/coat
Literally anything made of cotton.
It's not that difficult or complicated, you know.
I don't think I've seen a cotton jacket that is going to keep you warm in the winter months, maybe if you layer a bunch of wool underneath but that seems to defeat the purpose of the jacket. Most cotton jackets are "chore" or "field" costs, lightweight stuff. Just asking if there is something I overlooked
>but that seems to defeat the purpose of the jacket
No it doesn't. The sole purpose of the outer layer is to keep the wind and rain off your body. It's not supposed to offer any insulation. In PrepHole context the only instances where you want those puffy warm overcoats or coveralls are either for short pauses when you're hiking or skiing in really cold cold weather and need something warm that's quick and easy to put on and off, or very special activities in extremely cold and windy conditions like ice fishing, snowmobiling or mountaineering.
Cotton is not a good isolator. You can use cotton as a windshell, that's basically it. Maybe you can find cotton/down jackets, if that's the amount of warmth you want. But in general, you're best off using wool for insulation. If you're rich, you could try a melton wool shell as well.
I would still reccomene a wool jacket
Wool is neither windproof nor durable. Cotton canvas is.Those are the main properties you want from your PrepHole jacket.
>wool
>not durable
moron detected. Go on ebay and look at all the vintage mackinaw jackets from decades ago that are still in perfectly usable shape. There's a reason they were traditionally used for hunting and forestry work. It's hard to put holes in them. They're also not flammable, unlike synthetics and cotton.
Why would you wear a cotton jacket when you could wear a wool jacket instead? I can't think of any benefits aside from it being cheaper.
well whats a good wool jacket then bros?
Milsurp if you're not looking to spend too much will be fine
Windproof cotton is common. Windproof wool is rare and very expensive.
Btw. I wonder - there's been a revival in melton wool for outdoor clothing recently. Might wool gabardine have a similar revival at some point? It's still breathable, windproof, strongly water resistant if treated with wool wax. It's a great "softshell" kind of material.
flannel is better for a shnirt
Get a custom made waxed cotton coat, with down in the lining.
Will probably have to be a heavy and tight weave for the lining mater so the down doesn’t leak out.
It will also be three times as expensive and three times as heavy as a normal puffy jacket.
Why don't you want a "plastic jacket"
not OP but there's a lot of reasons.
>they tear easily and have poor durability
>they're noisy
>they accumulate and hold bad smells
>they pollute the environment for centuries after they get discarded and end up in our drinking water
they're gay looking and make the frogs gay
Aren't Barbour jackets natural?
any army surplus cold weather jacket. next thread
>why are 80% of you completely fricking shit at finding gear like who taught you morons to use google holy frick.
Just get a fine woven, windproof cotton jacket or anorak. There are plenty of cotton ventile or ventile-like fabrics made specifically for rainy hillwalking as well as winter cross country skiing.
Like this high end stuff:
https://sasta.com/products/peski-jacket
But there is also much cheaper stuff that fullfills the same purpose.
The ventile and similar fabrics dry to the touch relatively quickly and don't feel soaking wet. There isn't anything better for snow. If you just get rain all winter you can't use it as a replacement for a waterproof jacket and then especially on long trips a jacket with more nylon/polycotton is more suitable but to be honest it doesnt really matter.
>https://sasta.com/products/peski-jacket
>paying $600 for a 100% cotton jacket
a fool and his money are quickly separated
https://www.townsends.us/collections/coats-frocks-and-jackets/products/greatcoat-gc-153#
>itt PrepHole forgets that leather exists
>poor insulator
>water ruins it
>expensive as frick
>heavy
why would you wear a leather jacket for anything other than riding a motorcycle or looking fashionable?