Finding a Coat / Jacket

[turpin]

Living in Georgia, I am finding that a decent polar fleece worn over a long sleeve turtleneck does a great job. If it's below freezing I layer a fleece vest underneath.

[MacWage]

Living in Georgia, I am finding that a decent polar fleece worn over a long sleeve turtleneck does a great job. If it's below freezing I layer a fleece vest underneath.

As most fleeces breath (allowing wind in), using it as an inner layer/insulation under a windbreaker is actually QUITE effective. I use this combo regularly around cold top down driving in mid-winter and am comfortable.

(WARNING: this is for just below freezing and above temperatures. For FRIGID, please use sense and generally advised clothing that keeps all parts and extremeties at normal operating tempratures.)

[billmcc]

U.S. Cavalry sells an MA-1 style flight jacket for $30. See it here:
http://www.uscav.com/Productinfo.asp...bID=1&CatID=44

[RockyR]

U.S. Cavalry sells an MA-1 style flight jacket for $30. See it here:
http://www.uscav.com/Productinfo.asp...bID=1&CatID=44

Hey Bill,

Do you know where the jackets are made? I LOVE the $30 pricepoint, but I'm wary about ordering them until I know where they're made as they say "MA-1 STYLE jacket". I know that US Wings is much more expensive, but I know they're made in the US and they're the "official" flight jackets.

Just wondering... US Cav isn't open now (Sunday Morning) to call and ask.

[auld argonian]

I've noticed that there seems to be a "premium" line of these jackets and a "knock-off" line.

This has been one of my on-line resources and they have the MA-1 and the N2-B, which looks pretty functional.

http://www.imsplus.com/ims19.html

This is a link to the jackets at a place right around where I live...thus I can pop into the store and check out the merchandise and not pay shipping. They have that "two lines" of jacket thing going..."genuine" and "other".

http://www.flyingtigerssurplus.com/shc-2.html

Best

AA

[billmcc]

Hey Bill,

Do you know where the jackets are made? I LOVE the $30 pricepoint, but I'm wary about ordering them until I know where they're made as they say "MA-1 STYLE jacket". I know that US Wings is much more expensive, but I know they're made in the US and they're the "official" flight jackets.

Just wondering... US Cav isn't open now (Sunday Morning) to call and ask.

Hi Rocky,

I know the jacket is imported, but don't know where it is made. US Cavalry has a good reputation and the jacket has good reviews on the (uscav) website. Just though I would mention a cheaper alternative for part-time kilt wearers.

I noted the Flying Tigers Surplus website, which auld argonian mentioned, shows jackets in other colors than the usual green and black.

[filman]

I have a WWII tanker jacket , it is simmaler to the bomber jacket but not as bulky but just as worm, and the PeaCoat.

[Captain]

I don't know if you'd find this "sloppy" or not, but I wear a leather "biker-style" jacket. It comes down to the top of my hips/just past my "natural waist", thus it would overlap a traditional style kilt by only 3 or 4 inches... Hey, if Rowdy Roddy Piper could get away with it, why not me??