“Great Jacket”

“This is my second review of this jacket. I had intended originally to have it taken in as it feels a little large, but I decided I liked the relaxed fit and the ease of movement it gave me..and I didn't trust anyone to take it in. I love this jacket. My only quibble is that the neck is way to big for me, so I need to wear something else to keep my neck warm. This is a really warm jacket. I can't comfortably wear it in the car for very long or if the temp is above 45F. I haven't tested its waterproof abilities, but I imagine that, since the tweed gets soaked before the water gets to the waterproof breathable liner (between the tweed and the interior insulation and liner), that it will work fine but be a soggy mess when I take it off. I will have to remember to hang it nicely and wait for it to drip dry. It also has to be dry cleaned and the tweed will absorb the snot from my kids when I pick them up. So far I have been able to wipe it off with a wet cloth, but I may have to dry clean it eventually. I have gotten a lot of comments about how nice this jacket looks. I compared it directly to a Barbour Beufort tweed jacket. The neck on the Barbour is smaller than the one on this jacket, but the Barbour jacket is a good 6 inches bigger in the chest and waist. This jacket is also markedly better quality than the Barbour (it looks and feels more high quality and less workmanlike). If it wasn't for the markdowns at Siera Trading Post I wouldn't ever have a jacket this nice. I like the chest handwarmer pockets. The interior pocket is nice. The zipper is large and easy to use in gloves (once you get used to the pull on the left hand side). The snaps are easy. The chain loop to hang the jacket with is a little cold on the back of the neck if you don't wear a collared shirt under it, but the lining is really nice. Really a nice jacket. I don't have much experience with coats at this pricepoint or of this caliber (I own Marmot and Arteryx shells which is a whole diferent thing), but I can't imagine a better made jacket being available. In my research I noticed that Chrysalis mostly sells the equivalent of this jacket as a custom tailored item in the U.K. That would be the only way I think it could be improved.”