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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:39:27 AM EDT
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Quoted: A recent trend I've seen both on the jobsite and just around town is Carhartt vests. I see their utility in shoulder season, they are a good way to stay warm without overheating. It's been cold as hell though and guys are putting them over their heavy sweatshirts or jackets. I've always considered a vest a mid layer. It goes under your jacket to act as core insulation, and if you heat up you shed your shell while retaining your vest. I don't have one of the cool kid vests, just a el-cheapo synthetic that goes under my jacket. Am I the one doing it wrong, or am I just witnessing the latest trend in men's rural fashion? Been wearing mine over a hoodie for years |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:41:26 AM EDT
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Idk? I use a Milwaukee Heated M12 vest, and M12 Hoodie and M12 coat.
I'm always hot. The heated vest over a nice wool shirt is all I need, down to about 20 degrees. Colder than 20, I reach for the coat. If you wanna get yourself a real work vest OP, look at the M12 vest. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:42:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Been wearing mine over a hoodie for years Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: A recent trend I've seen both on the jobsite and just around town is Carhartt vests. I see their utility in shoulder season, they are a good way to stay warm without overheating. It's been cold as hell though and guys are putting them over their heavy sweatshirts or jackets. I've always considered a vest a mid layer. It goes under your jacket to act as core insulation, and if you heat up you shed your shell while retaining your vest. I don't have one of the cool kid vests, just a el-cheapo synthetic that goes under my jacket. Am I the one doing it wrong, or am I just witnessing the latest trend in men's rural fashion? Been wearing mine over a hoodie for years Does it even get cold there? |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:43:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Idk? I use a Milwaukee Heated M12 vest, and M12 Hoodie and M12 coat. I'm always hot. The heated vest over a nice wool shirt is all I need, down to about 20 degrees. Colder than 20, I reach for the coat. If you wanna get yourself a real work vest OP, look at the M12 vest. I have a heated jacket, I wore it to work one time....it's too much. It's good for ice fishing or watching a game on cold bleachers, but I don't like it for moving around. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:45:44 AM EDT
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Fashion: it happens over & over.
Boomer checking in when vests—especially down vests—over a denim jacket or sweatshirt started in the 1970s, along with gym shorts on the outside of sweatpants. Tube socks & Adidas, FTW, too. In the 1960s, you wore a vest under a coat, then the puffy down vest took off into the 1970-1980s, likely because all the rich/cool kids skied, I guess. I never understood the fashion of either, but have never owned a down vest. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:46:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a heated jacket, I wore it to work one time....it's too much. It's good for ice fishing or watching a game on cold bleachers, but I don't like it for moving around. The heated coat is a bit much. It has to be downright nasty, for me to reach for it, but you may enjoy the heated vest over a flannel. It works for me most of the winter. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:49:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fashion: it happens over & over. Boomer checking in when vests especially down vests over a denim jacket or sweatshirt started in the 1970s, along with gym shorts on the outside of sweatpants. Tube socks & Adidas, FTW, too. In the 1960s, you wore a vest under a coat, then the puffy down vest took off into the 1970-1980s, likely because all the rich/cool kids skied, I guess. I never understood the fashion of either, but have never owned a down vest. Down vests are really warm. I had one in the seventies. It went under a coat if you needed one. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:52:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Down vests are really warm. I had one in the seventies. It went under a coat if you needed one. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fashion: it happens over & over. Boomer checking in when vests especially down vests over a denim jacket or sweatshirt started in the 1970s, along with gym shorts on the outside of sweatpants. Tube socks & Adidas, FTW, too. In the 1960s, you wore a vest under a coat, then the puffy down vest took off into the 1970-1980s, likely because all the rich/cool kids skied, I guess. I never understood the fashion of either, but have never owned a down vest. Down vests are really warm. I had one in the seventies. It went under a coat if you needed one. Not if you were a fashionable cool kid…. Do you even Marty McFly, bruh?  Attached FileYes, that was the 1980s, but I lived though the fashion….without the “cool” because, poor parents at the time. When I started working, I really couldn’t justify fashion over function. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:54:25 AM EDT
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I don’t think it matters. It is just personal preference.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:54:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Been wearing mine over a hoodie for years Me too. I always put it over my hoodie until winter (since 1980, when I moved to Buffalo). In winter, I usually wore a filled jacket over a hoodie along with thermal underwear. When I moved back to L.A., I usually wore a filled vest over my dress shirt (the air conditioned offices are brutally cold). The first year dental students all wore filled vests to class one day (and took photos) to make fun of my choice in style. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 7:57:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Down vests are really warm. I had one in the seventies. It went under a coat if you needed one. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fashion: it happens over & over. Boomer checking in when vests especially down vests over a denim jacket or sweatshirt started in the 1970s, along with gym shorts on the outside of sweatpants. Tube socks & Adidas, FTW, too. In the 1960s, you wore a vest under a coat, then the puffy down vest took off into the 1970-1980s, likely because all the rich/cool kids skied, I guess. I never understood the fashion of either, but have never owned a down vest. Down vests are really warm. I had one in the seventies. It went under a coat if you needed one. I worked with a guy that had one and one day it ripped, every time he moved feathers poofed out all over the place. I don't doubt that they are super warm though, I have a down sleeping back that is a furnace to sleep in. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:04:42 AM EDT
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I wouldn't compare a sweatshirt to a coat.
There are many types of vests. I guess I'd break it down to materials. If I had a vest made out of sweatshirt fabric I'd wear it under. A vest made the same as a coat, like youre talking about I'd wear over a sweatshirt. I have a fleece vest and jacket. I wear the vest under. Consider the fit of the sweatshirt. A vest might be to bulky to wear under. I buy my sweatshirt with the notion that I'll put something over it rather than under. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:07:40 AM EDT
[#13]
I wear a vest over a heavy flannel, hoodie, or sweatshirt.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:10:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wouldn't compare a sweatshirt to a coat. You should get some Arborwear sweatshirts, they are better than coats. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:11:47 AM EDT
[#15]
I want to like vests but find them mostly useless. The only one I wear is blaze orange for deer hunting so I can wear layers that actually do what I want under it.
Eta posting from my deer blind 
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:19:21 AM EDT
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I’ve never really had any use for vests.
If you’re cold, they’re cold too. Bring them inside.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:38:51 AM EDT
[#17]
I’m not sure about the fashion, but I like the function of my down vest over a long sleeve shirt.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:40:21 AM EDT
[#18]
Quoted: A recent trend I've seen both on the jobsite and just around town is Carhartt vests... ...Am I the one doing it wrong, or am I just witnessing the latest trend in men's rural fashion? I submit the photographic evidence from the manufacturers website below to back up my claim, which should be common sense to begin with. https://www.carhartt.com/c/men-vests |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:41:52 AM EDT
[#19]
Whatever works for you. But I wear mine on the outside.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:46:41 AM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a heated jacket, I wore it to work one time....it's too much. It's good for ice fishing or watching a game on cold bleachers, but I don't like it for moving around. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Idk? I use a Milwaukee Heated M12 vest, and M12 Hoodie and M12 coat. I'm always hot. The heated vest over a nice wool shirt is all I need, down to about 20 degrees. Colder than 20, I reach for the coat. If you wanna get yourself a real work vest OP, look at the M12 vest. I have a heated jacket, I wore it to work one time....it's too much. It's good for ice fishing or watching a game on cold bleachers, but I don't like it for moving around. That’s what’s great about the m12 heated hoodie Turn it on when sitting, off when moving, always the right temp |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:47:43 AM EDT
[#21]
I have vests that go under jackets and vests as outerwear.
I don’t like the outerwear as much, when it is cold enough for that, sleeves are better. The fleece mid level ones are great with a light jacket, remove jacket, still have something warmer than a shirt and easy to conceal a pistol. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 8:49:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not if you were a fashionable cool kid…. Do you even Marty McFly, bruh? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/54270/22C732AE-7ECF-402D-A2B7-75CFFED5294B_jpe-2605744.JPG Yes, that was the 1980s, but I lived though the fashion….without the “cool” because, poor parents at the time. When I started working, I really couldn’t justify fashion over function. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Fashion: it happens over & over. Boomer checking in when vests especially down vests over a denim jacket or sweatshirt started in the 1970s, along with gym shorts on the outside of sweatpants. Tube socks & Adidas, FTW, too. In the 1960s, you wore a vest under a coat, then the puffy down vest took off into the 1970-1980s, likely because all the rich/cool kids skied, I guess. I never understood the fashion of either, but have never owned a down vest. Down vests are really warm. I had one in the seventies. It went under a coat if you needed one. Not if you were a fashionable cool kid…. Do you even Marty McFly, bruh? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/54270/22C732AE-7ECF-402D-A2B7-75CFFED5294B_jpe-2605744.JPG Yes, that was the 1980s, but I lived though the fashion….without the “cool” because, poor parents at the time. When I started working, I really couldn’t justify fashion over function. I did that for Halloween recently. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 9:45:56 AM EDT
[#23]
Carhartt vest are an outer layer for me. It's for when it's not quite cold enough for a coat.
I also like that their rugged and don't tear as easily as a flannel or hoodie |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 9:56:44 AM EDT
[#24]
If you are layering, a hoodie will not be an outer layer. It would take the place of a fleece or light insulation layer.
- base layer (thermal t shirt) - long sleeve shirt - fleece/hoodie - insulated vest - weather proof shell If it’s not wet or windy, the shell comes off. Getting too warm? Vest comes off. Sun comes out and it gets even warmer? Hoodie comes off. So you see, you actually would be wearing the vest properly this way - under the shell or over coat (the outer most layer). Easy and functional. Don’t be retarded. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:08:21 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Fashion: it happens over & over. Boomer checking in when vests—especially down vests—over a denim jacket or sweatshirt started in the 1970s, along with gym shorts on the outside of sweatpants. Tube socks & Adidas, FTW, too. In the 1960s, you wore a vest under a coat, then the puffy down vest took off into the 1970-1980s, likely because all the rich/cool kids skied, I guess. I never understood the fashion of either, but have never owned a down vest. I remember this. In HS the cool kids all wore a down vest over a Levi jacket. I was more of a fashion statement than functional. I worked outdoors on a dairy farm. Once vests became a thing, we all wore them UNDER our Carhart coats. Much warmer. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:18:02 AM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I wear a vest over a heavy flannel, hoodie, or sweatshirt. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:25:12 AM EDT
[#27]
I've tried wearing vests a few times and just feel silly wearing one. They seem pointless to me. Cold enough to wear one then it's cold enough to wear a jacket or coat.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:25:40 AM EDT
[#28]
It is not vest related but I was surprised to learn that Carhartt has become a fashion brand.
My daughters friends started showing up with knit Carhartt hats this fall and now they are everywhere. Good for Carhartt and maybe my old work clothes have become cool. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:27:32 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Fashion: it happens over & over. Boomer checking in when vests—especially down vests—over a denim jacket or sweatshirt started in the 1970s, along with gym shorts on the outside of sweatpants. Tube socks & Adidas, FTW, too. In the 1960s, you wore a vest under a coat, then the puffy down vest took off into the 1970-1980s, likely because all the rich/cool kids skied, I guess. I never understood the fashion of either, but have never owned a down vest. I had one on and had my back too close to the fire. That plastic melts pretty quick. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:30:11 AM EDT
[#30]
I wear mine over the top of hooded sweatshirts. I wear one almost everyday and only put the big coat on when we are out in the snow storms.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:34:09 AM EDT
[#31]
I wear mine over a fleece long sleeve shirt in cold weather.
Cold weather here is anything below +15 degrees. It has been there for the last 10 days. Currently it is -1 in west central Idaho. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:42:47 AM EDT
[#32]
I've never heard of "shoulder season" in my entire life & have no idea what that means.
Btw, did you get in on the recent terrible concrete job thread? I @'ed the concrete guy in New Yawk with the Calvin avatar and wasn't sure if it took.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:48:30 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Been wearing mine over a hoodie for years Same here. 35 years of year-round concrete construction in Minnesota. A couple years ago I invested in a couple of those ArborWear double sweatshirts, 1 with a zipper, one without. I use the zipper as a thermostat, same with the hood. Leg and chest zippers on my Walls insulated bibs serve the same function. The only thing that ever got cold was my fingers, probably from years of handling ice cold rebar and scaffolding to just shy of frostbite. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:49:24 AM EDT
[#34]
Vests are perfect for jacket weather where it's not cold enough for a coat. And for just running around town, I can wear a long sleeve shirt and a vest nearly all winter long. Much more comfortable than a coat.
In full blown coat weather, I can see wearing them as additional layer under your coat. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:49:54 AM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If you are layering, a hoodie will not be an outer layer. It would take the place of a fleece or light insulation layer. - base layer (thermal t shirt) - long sleeve shirt - fleece/hoodie - insulated vest - weather proof shell If it’s not wet or windy, the shell comes off. Getting too warm? Vest comes off. Sun comes out and it gets even warmer? Hoodie comes off. So you see, you actually would be wearing the vest properly this way - under the shell or over coat (the outer most layer). Easy and functional. Don’t be retarded. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:51:06 AM EDT
[#36]
Carhart FR vest as outer layer while at work.
Down vest under jacket while hunting. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 10:52:50 AM EDT
[#37]
Vests go over long sleeves in cold weather
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:02:31 AM EDT
[#38]
Hoodie with a vest over it. If it's brutally cold I'll put a real jacket on top of that.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:31:39 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've never heard of "shoulder season" in my entire life & have no idea what that means. Btw, did you get in on the recent terrible concrete job thread? I @'ed the concrete guy in New Yawk with the Calvin avatar and wasn't sure if it took. I didn't, send me a link. Shoulder season is fall and spring when it jumps between too cold and just right while out camping or whatever. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:32:22 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Down vests are really warm. I had one in the seventies. It went under a coat if you needed one. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fashion: it happens over & over. Boomer checking in when vests especially down vests over a denim jacket or sweatshirt started in the 1970s, along with gym shorts on the outside of sweatpants. Tube socks & Adidas, FTW, too. In the 1960s, you wore a vest under a coat, then the puffy down vest took off into the 1970-1980s, likely because all the rich/cool kids skied, I guess. I never understood the fashion of either, but have never owned a down vest. Down vests are really warm. I had one in the seventies. It went under a coat if you needed one. You would be crazy to wear a Down Vest under a jacket. I have been wearing vests since the 70s and always wore and still wear one on the outside of a flannel. sweater, or a light jacket. My current vest is a Carhartt with the sheep wool. It's about not restricting my arms that makes it work for me, not fashion. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:35:00 AM EDT
[#41]
I was rocking the “management fleece vest over button down shirt” option yesterday.
The guys broke my balls. |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:37:35 AM EDT
[#42]
Another instance when vests are good are when you need to wash your hands a lot or are working where thick sleeves to the wrist are a problem.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:40:08 AM EDT
[#43]
They're going to work better as a midlayer.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:42:46 AM EDT
[#44]
I operate Sitka vests in their camo pattern and in a brown suede pattern.
 Bitch I Operate |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:43:11 AM EDT
[#45]
A work vest takes the wear and tear of work and keeps shirts and jackets cleaner and newer.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:44:33 AM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've never heard of "shoulder season" in my entire life & have no idea what that means. I think the most relevant context is how it relates to ground conditions |
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:47:02 AM EDT
[#47]
If it's under your shirt you can't use the pockets and you need a larger size shirt. Most vests are made of exterior-grade abrasion/tough fabric and not engineered for undershirt wear.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:48:44 AM EDT
[#48]
Never owned or worn a vest.
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:50:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/19/2022 11:50:51 AM EDT
[#50]
I wear it as a top layer, as it is the first thing I want to shed if i get too warm.
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