Lightweight coat keep you warm? Another Update POST #1

[Pembo]

Lands End has coats that weigh very little and they are supposed to keep you warm in temps of 10 degrees. My current "winter" coat is very warm and very HEAVY (and over 11 years old). I think I equate heavy with warm and the concept of light and warm isn't very convincing.....

Will I be warm in a new coat that is lightweight? Convince me that the ads are true and I really will be warm!!!

I'm going to see TBDBITL on Saturday and I need to be warm!!!!


UPDATE!!!! I wore the Weatherfield Parka to the OSU game on Saturday. The temps were in the low 40's and the wind was gusting in the 40's. It was cold, according to everyone else. I was TOASTY warm in my very lightweight coat. I didn't even zip up or put on my gloves until late in the 2nd quarter!!! If you need a warm coat, buy this one! I love it!!!!

 

[My2Cinderellas]

if you are talking about the squall coats, then yes, they are very warm! I have worn one for the last 2 winters, and it's not super light, but is very thin and not bulky feeling. I too "think" it should be thicker to be this warm, but it's not. I like mine so much that I bought one for DD8 this year. DD6 is wearing the hand-me-down puffy down coats from the Gap that are warm but bulky.

I live in Iowa, and winter can get well below zero, with and without wind chill factors, and the squall parka works great.

 

[CinderellaIam]

My parents both wear these coats and swear by them. They bought the snowsuit for my nephew last year, and the poor kid was always sweaty when they took the suit off of him, so I would say they're warm.

Not first hand experience, but hope that helps.

 

[golfgal]

With all the newer fiber technology thin is in! My old winter coat was thick, heavy and pretty warm, my new winter coat, well new last season, is half as thick and warmer. The LE coats will be plenty warm although around here we get the coats that are warm to -20, a coat warm to 10 would be good for many days but not all.

 

[Beth76]

Well I'm going to check this out as I haven't heard of them before. But I do know that fleece will keep you pretty warm and it's not heavy or bulky. So anything's possible.

 

[Pembo]

I'm looking at the new Weatherfield coat with Primaloft. So if they say it's good to 10 then I think I should believe them?!

 

[funhouse8]

Thanks for posting this question. I also was wondering about tht coat. My DD is going on a trip to England in Feb. & wanted to buy her a lightweight but thin coat so she would be comfortable walking about.

 

[Imzadi]

The ability of a fabric to keep you warm has more to do with the fabric's ability to hold in layer(s) of warm air next to your body without disipating, and creating an insulating barrier to keep the cold air out. That's why the recommendation is to wear many loose layers, which can hold pockets of warm air around your body.

In olden days, since the weave of the material was so loose, thicker was better. The thickness created an air barrier. The same was true of house insulation that went into walls, too.

With today's technology, the new micro-fibers and the way they are tightly woven are what hold the warm air in. That's why windbreakers and things made of ripstop nylon or micro-fiber are so light. Nothing gets through them!

Not sure what the new Lands End coats are made out of, but I'll bet they work on the same principle.

Some microfibers have the added benefit of not trapping moisture in, so you don't feel like you're just wearing a non-breathable plastic bag. Which, by the way, many unfortunate homeless people resort to wearing layers of plastic bags, again because of the ability to keep cold air out.

 

[momrek06]

if you are talking about the squall coats, then yes, they are very warm! I have worn one for the last 2 winters, and it's not super light, but is very thin and not bulky feeling. I too "think" it should be thicker to be this warm, but it's not. I like mine so much that I bought one for DD8 this year. DD6 is wearing the hand-me-down puffy down coats from the Gap that are warm but bulky.

I live in Iowa, and winter can get well below zero, with and without wind chill factors, and the squall parka works great.

OMG...my sister JUST NOW called me about the new squall coats in Lands End. We are all going to LONDON and PARIS for the holidays and we all wanted a coat that was WARM but would keep us dry as well BUT not bulky...what do you mean by NOT super light BUT thin?? I need something that is not heavy!!

Can you recommend this coat for travel and sightseeing and in and out of museums with like a turtleneck and light sweater underneath...or is that too much....???

I will say I was not THRILLED with their choice of colors....pink? purple? white?....ugh leaves brown? or black?.....I would have loved navy or red or light blue or royal blue!!

Thanks for any help with this...time is running out...ahhhh....we all need coats!! We covered Beans last summer walking around trying everything on and was not impressed with what they had...!

 

[Pembo]

I got the Weatherfield, in "ivory" (looks white to me) and it is warm. I wore it on errands this morning, it was about 40 when I was pumping gas and I was WARM. I had to take it off in the car and at the store BUT it was great to have it be so thin that I could fold it up on the seat in the cart next to my DD.

Big recommendation here...so far. I go the football game on Saturday and that will be the true test.

 

[mrsv98]

Thanks for posting this question. I also was wondering about tht coat. My DD is going on a trip to England in Feb. & wanted to buy her a lightweight but thin coat so she would be comfortable walking about.

For England, waterproof is as important as warm. It doesn't get horribly cold but in the winter, there is an almost constant mist and/or rain. The dampness is what makes one feel so cold. Trust me, I went to University there and I froze even though I am from Chicago and used to the cold.

 

[shamrock30]

I ordered that jacket, but am returning it because the sleeves are too long. I purchased the petite xs, and there isn't much room in the arms to fit a sweater underneath. I honestly can't see it as being warm enough if it got below freezing, but since I haven't actually worn it except to try it on, I can't be sure.

I have several Lands' End squalls. I remember when they first came out with the sports squall style. They claimed it was warm to a certain temperature rating, but mine just didn't do the job. The next year, they made the fleece thicker. Because of that, I'm skeptical of their temperature ratings.

 

[Imzadi]

I ordered that jacket, but am returning it because the sleeves are too long. I purchased the petite xs, and there isn't much room in the arms to fit a sweater underneath. I honestly can't see it as being warm enough if it got below freezing, but since I haven't actually worn it except to try it on, I can't be sure.

If it's below freezing, I'd switch to a down coat. I absolutely hate the cold. I'd rather be too warm. In the winters here in NYC, with all the walking around the streets, waiting for subways & buses, and a wind chill typically in the teens, my standard dress used to be FIVE layers before the coat! I'd first put on my thermals, then 2 layers of loose fitting t-shirts, then a turtleneck, then the dressy pullover sweater. For bottoms, I'd wear two thermals then my jeans.

When I got my beautiful down coat last winter, I actually found I only needed 2-3 layers underneath: thermals, turtleneck & pullover sweater.

 

[My2Cinderellas]

OMG...my sister JUST NOW called me about the new squall coats in Lands End. We are all going to LONDON and PARIS for the holidays and we all wanted a coat that was WARM but would keep us dry as well BUT not bulky...what do you mean by NOT super light BUT thin?? I need something that is not heavy!!

Can you recommend this coat for travel and sightseeing and in and out of museums with like a turtleneck and light sweater underneath...or is that too much....???

I will say I was not THRILLED with their choice of colors....pink? purple? white?....ugh leaves brown? or black?.....I would have loved navy or red or light blue or royal blue!!

Thanks for any help with this...time is running out...ahhhh....we all need coats!! We covered Beans last summer walking around trying everything on and was not impressed with what they had...!

do you have a Sears nearby? I know they carried the Squall parkas there last year, and nothing beats seeing it in person and trying it on. I like the looks of the Weatherfield in the catalog, it has a bit more style to it.

The squall parka is thinner than I expected from a winter coat, but it's not feather light. I don't know if I'd recommend it for travel, when you want the thinnest lightest thing possible.

 

[Pembo]

bump for update!!!