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Ayachuco
06-30-2006, 04:40
:laugh4: Is your big gigantic coat keeping you warm during the winter? When winter comes a good coat can be essential depending on what kind you have and not how big it is. For instance a dog could be warm even though they are naked. what if they had the same body temp then a human, wouldn't they still be warm. good coats means good warmth. So don't see how big it is but how the inside can keep you warm.

naut
06-30-2006, 04:41
EDIT: Removed :laugh4:

IrishMike
06-30-2006, 04:59
I think our good friend is trying to tell us that when it comes to coats, its quality not size that is the main factor. Personally I never wear coats, only fleece jackets and such. I don't see the point in coats, to big to be comfortable and to hot to be useful indoors.

naut
06-30-2006, 05:07
Oh okay, right.

Coats you say, well I tend to agree with IrishMike. Rather big and cumbersome, I prefer good quality hiking fleeces. But if I lived in Russia I would probably have a coat. Thats my 2 cents.

Ayachuco
06-30-2006, 05:38
Thank you. It is very important that we take care of ourselves during harsh winters because everytime i see someone shivering even though they could be dressed in layers say waiting in line for some concert tickets for 12 hrs while im all comfortable because of my handmade Peruvian wooleth clothing (no offense to vegetarians) which in fact would probably weigh less then what they were wearing. I know what i just said was a run-on sentece but i take this seriously because i hate to see people suffer in times like these.:2thumbsup:

naut
06-30-2006, 05:41
I'm lucky, I generally don't get cold due to my thick blood.

Wool is the best at keeping warmth insulated IMHO, so a nice woolen coat is both light and warming :2thumbsup:

Oaty
06-30-2006, 07:26
Although I'm not retarded enough to wear the collar up like that.

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The things I could say ! I'll save the mods the frustration


Anyways I found wearing a thin vest under a jacket is very comfortable.

Avicenna
06-30-2006, 08:14
Thank you. It is very important that we take care of ourselves during harsh winters because everytime i see someone shivering even though they could be dressed in layers say waiting in line for some concert tickets for 12 hrs while im all comfortable because of my handmade Peruvian wooleth clothing (no offense to vegetarians) which in fact would probably weigh less then what they were wearing. I know what i just said was a run-on sentece but i take this seriously because i hate to see people suffer in times like these.:2thumbsup:

...harsh winters in Texas?

:juggle2:

spmetla
06-30-2006, 08:44
You guys wear coats in the winter??:dizzy2:

You should all move to Hawaii, it gets to a freezing low 60s Farenheit in the winter here. Only time I need extra clothing is when I'm going skiing on Mouna Kea

doc_bean
06-30-2006, 08:45
...harsh winters in Texas?


:laugh4:

One thing I love about living in a student town is seeing all the people from a tropical climate adjusting to the weather. In the middle of the fall they start wearing very thick jackets and you can see them shivering (when most of us barely wear a coat or jacket). I always laugh knowing it will get at least ten degrees colder, poor guys :laugh4:

naut
06-30-2006, 12:07
:laugh4:

One thing I love about living in a student town is seeing all the people from a tropical climate adjusting to the weather. In the middle of the fall they start wearing very thick jackets and you can see them shivering (when most of us barely wear a coat or jacket). I always laugh knowing it will get at least ten degrees colder, poor guys :laugh4:

A similar sort of thing here in Aus, they all claim its cold (12-15 degrees C). But being from the UK I walk around in t-shirts and shorts while they've all got jackets and scarfs. 12 degrees C is nice and balmy.

doc_bean
06-30-2006, 12:15
A similar sort of thing here in Aus, they all claim its cold (12-15 degrees C). But being from the UK I walk around in t-shirts and shorts while they've all got jackets and scarfs. 12 degrees C is nice and balmy.

It also depends on the humidity and such, which i guess will be about the same for belgium and the UK, a friend of mine spent a year in finland (the north, around were the sea between Sweden and Finland ends) and he said it didn't really feel so cold there. Another girl i know from northern China, were it can get very cold also thought the cold there was much more bearable than the cold here.

So temperature isn't everything.

naut
06-30-2006, 12:55
Wind chill can also be a big factor too.

Mouzafphaerre
06-30-2006, 13:47
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I've been wearing the same coat for the last 14 years' winters. ~:eek:
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Lemur
06-30-2006, 14:22
I love big coats. Don't forget, wearing a coat doesn't prevent you from layering under the thing.

The Lemur's favorite Big Coat:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Lemurmania/2gents.jpg

Ayachuco
06-30-2006, 15:51
Originally Posted by Tiberius
...harsh winters in Texas

Yes, if you live on the coast of Texas you will experience harsh winters over here. The lowest temperatures that can occur here can be between 30-40 degrees farenheit.

Csargo
06-30-2006, 19:28
...harsh winters in Texas?

:juggle2:

Thats what I was thinking.

But sometimes it can get pretty cold down because of the humidity.:juggle2:

Big King Sanctaphrax
06-30-2006, 20:37
I use my Grandfather's old naval great coat. It's about 60 years old, but in remarkable condition, double breasted, and very, very warm.

I'll try and find a picture of me in it.

Avicenna
06-30-2006, 20:46
Thats what I was thinking.

But sometimes it can get pretty cold down because of the humidity.:juggle2:

It's humid where I live, and it can get a little cold, but only due to the air conditioning everywhere, and the cold is usually due to the fact that air-con is on 24/365. The fools.

:juggle2:

IrishArmenian
06-30-2006, 22:43
Gets quite cold here. I usually wear a wool jacket. Very few coats, though.

Beirut
06-30-2006, 23:56
Carhartt un-insulated jacket with a detachable hood. Tough as nails. With a thick polar fleece and a light windbreaker underneath, it's good for serious cold. Add a down vest on the inside you're good for almost anything.

Best coat I've had in years.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/horsesass/jacket.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/horsesass/jackethood.jpg

Mouzafphaerre
07-01-2006, 01:12
I use my Grandfather's old naval great coat. It's about 60 years old, but in remarkable condition, double breasted, and very, very warm.

I'll try and find a picture of me in it.
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:bow: :balloon:
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AntiochusIII
07-01-2006, 03:29
You cold-blooded Northerners. :furious3:

I wear coats in the Las Vegas summer. ~;)

Somebody Else
07-01-2006, 03:42
If I'm feeling scruffy, I have an old-school trench-coat (Burberry before the peasantry polluted it).

My black cashmere overcoat fits rather handily over a suit when I'm wearing one - or DJ, or whatever.

What else do I have... well, there's a heavy cashmere jacket with a mandarin style collar.

I have a few cashmere jumpers too (gotta love the stuff - thin, soft and warm).

Combat Jacket '95? Erm... I don't have much else in terms of warm wear. I wouldn't be seen dead in one of those ghastly 'hoodies'.

Beirut
07-01-2006, 09:41
No slash pockets? That's a deal-breaker.

Slash pockets?

We have no use for slash pockets! They fill up with detrimental detritus, offer less then adequate itemic pocketed holdabiltity, and are the very zenith of bas couture.

If God had wanted us to have slash pockets we would have been born marsupials. :snobby:

Husar
07-01-2006, 14:25
Hmm, my grandad gave my dad a leather jacket once, with a fur collar.
May dad never used it and when I discovered it in his closet, my parents said I could keep it.:2thumbsup:
I´s very warm in winter and even though it is somewhat dirty already and maybe a bit too big for me, people say it looks good(and they don´t do that often).:2thumbsup:

edyzmedieval
07-01-2006, 21:33
Coats are a good friend. I take one big coat, strap myself in, and then go outside in the middle of the snow, walking alone with my thoughts. :book:

IrishArmenian
07-02-2006, 02:23
Actually, define coat. If a coat drapes lower than my waist, than it is a wool coat. Always good and I have had to sleep in it many times. Always good to have a good coat when sleeping in a ditch (good times).

edyzmedieval
07-02-2006, 08:57
Actually, define coat. If a coat drapes lower than my waist, than it is a wool coat. Always good and I have had to sleep in it many times. Always good to have a good coat when sleeping in a ditch (good times).

:laugh4:

A coat is a big, furry and fluffy thing(NOT MADE OF ANIMAL FUR---- I SUPPORT PETA!!!), ends at your waist and keeps you warm all the time.

naut
07-02-2006, 09:47
If a coat drapes lower than my waist

Doesn't that make it a trenchcoat?

edyzmedieval
07-02-2006, 09:50
Doesn't that make it a trenchcoat?

That makes a ditchcoat for him. ~;)

Big King Sanctaphrax
07-02-2006, 13:14
No, a trench coat is a specific kind of belted, double breasted raincoat.

I would argue that if an outerwear garment is only waist-length, you would probably class it as a jacket. Coats are three-quarter (just above the knee) or full (half way down the shin) length.

naut
07-02-2006, 13:18
No, a trench coat is a specific kind of belted, double breasted raincoat.

I would argue that if an outerwear garment is only waist-length, you would probably class it as a jacket. Coats are three-quarter (just above the knee) or full (half way down the shin) length.

Ahhh, I see.