Bitter cold, but wet weather CCW
Up here in the Northeast we are getting wacked with an early December. I’ve been juggling between heavy winter coats and an Eotac 501 half zip sweat shirt. I have found that wearing a good base layer, T-shirt and a sweat shirt of some sort, usually is good enough to get me through the day. If I have to worry about covering my head and it’s below 30F I always take my Han Solo Hoth winter jacket. It works for it’s intended purpose, but I personally don’t like wearing heavy jackets in the winter and carrying a firearm. The heavy winter jackets don’t breath very well and there have been multiple times I have done my Christmas shopping in this configuration and was dying from the heat once I was in a shopping mall for more than an hour.
I have notice there has been some turmoil with Woolrich Elite products but they came out with several new products this past year that impressed me. The most impressive item I saw was the Woolrich Elite Parka. This was one of our number one selling Christmas items and they did a good job designing it. This Parka is a Waterproof layer you can wear over your clothing and it will breath better than a heavy winter jacket that is water proof. I don’t like the idea of carrying firearms in out wear, but I can carry my flashlight and spare magazines when I’m wearing this. In Fall or Spring weather this jacket can be folded up into a glove compartment and be used for those Fall or Spring showers that come out of no where.