Iceshanty Ice Fishing Giveaways Updates
Sherpa lined fleece zippered jacket has been my go to for over a decade now. Breathes well for pulling sleds and drilling holes, I throw on my coat if cold. Hard to find one with a quality zipper these days and the pockets are now too small for the stupid gigantic phones. Partial to plaid.
Once again .. the high chest pocket with a interior velcro pocket ...big enough for a smart phone or rechargable hand warmer gets my game changer vote . 3 panel oversize hood ...w/no draw string ...maybe detachable. Windproof . performance fabric with a good warmth factor without bulk. Maybe Hockey style with a zip upper chest . No sherpa lining . Black...Charcoal grey ...Red should be enough color options
How would you access the internal pocket? Through the chest zipper?
Move the tradional kangoroo pocket up to the chest ...inside that pocket is anothe secure pocket . Most folks who are wearing a hoodie with bibs tend to keep there bare hands inside the bibs at chest level...protected from the wind . I use a rechargable hand warmer that is tethered to my bibs zipper hanging down . Adding a high chest kangoroo pock would act as sort of a muff ...adding a secure inner pocket for a hand warmer would be the cats meow
I like it.. Always said you were a smart man hwd ..
Great question from an apparently motivated sponsor!For me:+ Heavyweight material. Should be adequate to stand outside without a heater down to the mid-20F range+ Wind/rain resistant or proof+ 1/4 zip at the neck for ventilation. Maybe even go a 1/3 zip... Do check the neck design on the Carhartt Rain Defender series. It's kind of a mash up of regular zip with a higher mock turtleneck. Really nice feature+ I like the high kanga pouch idea with the zip small pocket on the front with the regular lower pouch. I'd add zips on each end of the kanga pouch so you could have a very secure place to keep other stuff. + Oh yeah, back to the Carhartt Rain Defender. There is a smaller pouch inside the big one to fit a hand warmer. It keeps the warmer dry from damp hands (who doesn't get those) when you really need a good warm up. Plus it's not flopping around with other stuff you may have in there OR falling out easily.+ I'd take a drawstring on the hood for extra blustery days. Never like to tie so some sort of clip or clamp like a toggle bead works for me. If that I'd put an eyelet at the hood holes. I replace all mine with shoelaces if they have those floppy, crappy "strings" and cut 'em just short enough to end right at the hole with a toggle bead (good size one) so they aren't always flying around in the way.+ Yes on the cuffs!- No Sherpa lining for me. I'm often comfortable with a T shirt, one other thermal layer and a good sweatshirt. If I'm too warm and can't get down one layer and be comfortable than I'm stuck being too warm or too cold. Allow for dressing in layers. Or... offer a zip in Sherpa liner for those that want it.DO make sure they are made at least to size for Americans. You know... Old fat guys that eat too much, drink beer, smoke cigars and sit on a bucket Seriously, allow for at least a real size fit or a bit larger (relaxed/loose) as opposed to having them be "aaaa, it's a little small for XXL". No one will complain about that.Thanks for your sponsorship! Looking forward to see if/how this transpires. And yes, if this is offered with all these features it will not be cheap. But I'm a value guy and will easily pay for a well made, feature laden product at a reasonable price.
I got into my Carhartt Rain Defender for $55 before tax. Pretty good deal, about $10 offa retail. Start adding features and it gets incrementally more expensive. Not inconceivable that the "Dream Hoodie" could wind up in "Baerskin" territory. Like I said, I'm all about value. Full featured and quality construction for a price is not outside my realm of consideration or ownership.
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