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Have any of you guys bought any new carhartt coats? I have some older ones, and the new ones can't hold a candle to them. Has carhartt started making stuff overseas, or are they just making junk like everybody else?

Haven’t bought a new one in YEARS. Still have a couple of older ones. At least 10 years old or older.

They are good, I question if they a better buy than Key's.

I've noticed the same thing in Carhartt shirts. They are now made elsewhere, and the quality has declined.

In another thread,

Some one papered that carhartt got woke.

Maybe that’s the problem.

Yep. Still better than most T-shirts though. And still have pockets. Hard to find a good T-shirt with pockets, nowadays.
So I still buy Carhartts.

I really like their work jeans.

The rain defender 1/4 zip hooded sweatshirt is tough as nails. Live in one all winter. Their pants are still decent or at least good as anything else for the price.
Still have a chore jacket with the blanket liner from around 1992ish. Still in good shape

I do know they quit making their double front pants in loden green. I have enough new ones to last me a few years.

I have some carhartt hoodies fairly new. tough as nails

You have to pay attention to the labels they've branched into stretch, quick dry and that kind of stuff. You can still get the original heavy duck if that's what you want make sure that's what you're buying.

I bought a new Carhartt "Yukon Extremes" coat a month ago for working in winter cold temps. I have worn it every day since. I can not tell you where it was manufactured. i can tell you it is worth every penny of the $180 purchase price.

The shell is water resistant cordura type nylon, the insulation is 3M insulate. It is very wind resistant.

The nylon shell is much superior to cotton duck for anything except hot work and campfire sparks.

Mine are all old, had them a long.

Yes & yes.

More & more overseas products. Trying to make every type of clothing a person could wear, as apposed to the basic hardcore line that they used to specialize in.

Bought my first Carhartt product a month or so ago, one of these: https://www.murdochs.com/products/m...s-quilted-flannel-lined-duck-active-jac/

I needed something heavier for hunting and snowmobile riding when doing chores and figured I'd see what the Carhartt stuff was like.

Best jacket I've ever had...very comfortable, warm as could be, sheds snow nicely and I can rip around on the snowmobile in freezing temps with no problem, almost as good as the snowmobile clothing I have. I was at the MSU football game yesterday and I don't think the temps ever broke 20 degrees, but I never noticed the cold. Whether it lasts is to be seen, but I'm pretty happy with it so far.

I agree. I have a Carhartt coat and sweatshirt, but my bibs are key. Damn things wear better than the Carhartt's.

Carhartt moved their manufacturing from Mexico to India other places. I think they are trying to follow Filson's lead with their new "styles".

I bought a enough from STP on closeout to last me the rest of my life

The rain defender sweat shirts are legit, that's probably the only thing they make I'm interested in. My Scheels wool blend Hoodie spanks Carhartts Azz though.

Remson, that one has a good zipper which of course is a good thing.
(loved to see the Cats win, probably a fun atmosphere!)



Last year I bought/ordered a fancy Carhartt 'work' coat.


Nice coat(not the heavy weight duck) but has a cheese dick POS [bleep] excuse for a zipper. I was pissed but didn't send it back.


https://dungarees.com/carhartt-1044...?&cs=BLK&size=LRGTLL&cid=953

I haven't bought any coats or bibs in a few years, but as Salty said, they still seem to have their original strength stuff if you look for it.

I have recently started trying some of their shirts and pants. My best find in a long time is their flannel lined blue jeans. Talk about fartin' in high cotton...those jeans are dynamite!

Carhartt now insulates the full fount of the bibs, and as Sam said, they also now have a zipper.

That game was something else...I snagged great seats by a stroke of luck (I was listening to the previous game against Sam Houston and the announcer said that tickets for the semi finals would go on sale in a few minutes after the game ended, and I got through before the scalpers could grab the good seats). Some of those kids can really play tough football. I am not such a fan of a QB who runs the ball about 80% of the time, but so far it's worked.

As for the Carhartt, the zipper is hell for stout. Only thing I don't like is the two external pockets, which have nothing to keep them closed and are at an angle. I tend to stuff things in the outside pockets that will fall out (like ammo, a range finder, keys) and prefer pocket that can be closed up. I guess people don't like the look of zipped pockets on the outside, but I don't give a dang about looks. Small nit for an otherwise good product at a fair price.