Can anyone who has experience with the Filson (single) Mackinaw and the standard Navy Pea-coat (or any military specification pea coats such as those made by sterlingwear or Schott) give me some help? I live in Northern California, and I find a fair amount of opportunity to wear my Peacoat, but I was thinking about getting a Filson Cruiser. My reasoning was that the lack of lining (surplus pea-coats have poly-quilt liners that are not removable) would make it breath better and let me wear it in a wider range of temperatures. The liner also makes it pretty bulky. I would also think that the 24 oz weight of the charcoal mackinaw would be somewhat lighter than the pea-coat, which I believe to be 32 oz. However, I have heard that these Filson coats are very warm, so perhaps the better quality wool means that despite all this, they are still warmer.
So please any advice is great. I like my Pea-coat, but if my reasoning is Correct about the Filson, it would be a much better choice. I would just go buy it, but It would be a damn shame to wear it for a week only to find that it was too warm. If only they would let you do a test drive.
So please any advice is great. I like my Pea-coat, but if my reasoning is Correct about the Filson, it would be a much better choice. I would just go buy it, but It would be a damn shame to wear it for a week only to find that it was too warm. If only they would let you do a test drive.
