Carhartt Men's Work Utility Outerwear

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This particular Active Jacket combines Carhartt’s toughest outer shell (Nylon) with Carhartt’s warmest insulation (Arctic). As you can see, the Quick Duck still has that canvas toughness, but when you wear it, the fabric feels much easier to move around in than some of the stiffer shells. Dickies is a well-known name in workwear, and since its beginnings as a small Texas-based bib company in the 1920’s, has now grown to become the largest workwear manufacturer in the entire world ( source). Ultimately, when looking for brands like Carhartt, Walls tradition will always make it a nice alternative to Carhartt.

Outer-Shell Fabric: The Carhartt J133 Extremes Yukon Arctic Active Jacket has Carhartt’s toughest outer-shell fabric: the Cordura 1000-denier Nylon Duck.An update to one of Carhartt's most popular Active Jacs, the J130, this men′s jacket was designed using feedback from the Carhartt Crew. In the article below, we discuss some of the best Carhartt alternatives so that you can decide if any of these brands will work for you. The trade-off is the Firm Duck of the J140 jacket covered previously is a bit tougher, and is both wind-resistant and water-repellent. Carhartt varies the warmth, outer-shell fabric, and features of these jackets to fit a variety of needs.

When you think of Wolverine, you may think first of work boots, but they also do make a Cotton Duck Canvas work jacket that is a great Carhartt alternative. As you can see above, the Sandstone Duck on the right has a more weathered look from that micro-sanding process.Extremes – The J133 is part of the Carhartt Extremes Yukon series of outerwear, which is the toughest and warmest outerwear that Carhartt creates. This new jacket (style 104050) is also warm and isn’t as bulky to wear, and in my opinion can handle moderate winter conditions. The Washed Duck line of apparel does use the pre-washing process, but the Washed Duck does not use the micro-sanding process, and therefore does not have that brushed, weathered appearance that the Sandstone Duck had.

There is no doubt that Carhartt is a premium brand for work outerwear, but there are some very good alternatives brands. Now, even though the difference is simply the outer-shell fabric, that difference has several implications. Even though the arctic insulation is Carhartt’s warmest, this flannel lined canvas jacket is also ultra-warm and will provide plenty of warmth for most all situations.

Carhartt Washed Duck Insulated Active Jacket– This jacket uses a washed duck outer shell so it feels broken in on the first wear.