Carhartts

Spotted Horse · Nov 23, 2011

Does anybody have a special way to "break" in a new Carhatt jacket, or Carhartt overalls,... BESIDES wearing them for many months until they get soft and pliable?

the tractor vet · Nov 23, 2011

Ya can wash them a couple times but that takes the water replent away.

Lou from Wi. · Nov 24, 2011

I'm not so sure this would work, but I would try multi dryer cycles to heat and loosen up the material weave with out destroying the rain protection in the weave.Others would know though. LOU

Anonymous-0 · Nov 24, 2011

(quoted from post at 21:36:49 11/23/11) Does anybody have a special way to "break" in a new Carhatt jacket, or Carhartt overalls,... BESIDES wearing them for many months until they get soft and pliable?

take them to a laundromat and put them in a dryer (not too hot) with a couple work boots.

TGIN · Nov 24, 2011

You could let me wear them for a month or so . They may have a little cow poo on them when ya get them back but WILL be broken in ! That could be a good new side job and stay dressed good at the same time . I can break in your coat for 10 bucks coveralls are 15 !!

hayray · Nov 24, 2011

I like that idea, count me in.

showcrop · Nov 24, 2011

(quoted from post at 22:06:59 11/23/11) Ya can wash them a couple times but that takes the water replent away.

A strong shot of fabric softener will put water repellency right back in.

Nebraska Cowman · Nov 24, 2011

If I wanted soft and comfy I'd dress in pajamas. I
wear Carhartts for WORK. I want them rugged.

kyhayman · Nov 24, 2011

Mine make it about a week before they are soft, and about 2 weeks before they are mushy soft but mine get washed about every other day in the winter....

Bill(Wis) · Nov 24, 2011

I have a pair of insulated Carhartt coveralls that I wear when I'm rolling around on a concrete floor under some peice of machinery. That seems to help soften them. Otherwise, I have very little use for them. Hard to put on, uncomfortable to wear, hard to take off, takes up the whole washing machine to wash, forever to dry; I have no idea why people wear them. Lots of clothing out there a whole lot more useful and comfortable to boot.

Motorcraftman · Nov 24, 2011

I'ts all about the NAME... People are Funny about Name brands, and think that other People /their Friends will think Less of them if they don't Wear NAME Brands.. Just My thoughts! Larry KF4lku

Zachary Hoyt · Nov 24, 2011

I have had a black Carhartt jacket and bib overalls for about 9
years now and when I wash them they still look like new, even
though I wear them working on tractors, crawling under people's
mobile homes, falling off roofs while shoveling and such. They
are made of 1000 denier nylon, and even if I brush up against a
nail point sticking out of an old building or a piece of barbed
wire they do not tear. The zipper on the coat is starting to go
bad, so I hope I'll be able to get a new zipper put on it somehow.
They are great when it is cold and snowing and windy and
miserable, but they are still kind of stiff because of how thick
they are, so I think that just is how they will always be. To me
they're worth it during the winter months.
Zach

johndeerefan · Nov 24, 2011

You obviously haven't owned any. They are much warmer than Walls or any other brand. Not to mention they are very tough made. I have had them all and nothing comes close to comparing with Carharts.

I don't like wearing coveralls. I buy the carhart insulated bibs and the hooded coat. My hooded coat is 3x worn out and ragged, but I still love the way it feels when I have it on. Kinda like wearing a well broken pair of shoes. I also have a new parka coat, but I don't really like it. It hangs down past my waistline and makes it hard to move around.

Carharts have a healthy price, but they are the only thing I have found that keeps me warm during the winter. They last forever too.

oldtanker · Nov 24, 2011

(quoted from post at 13:27:41 11/24/11) I'ts all about the NAME... People are Funny about Name brands, and think that other People /their Friends will think Less of them if they don't Wear NAME Brands.. Just My thoughts! Larry KF4lku

Yea thats what I thought too. When I retired from the Army in 96 I got Tuff Duck bibs and jacket, lasted about 2 years, not really warm. Then Dickie's, lasted about 2 years, not very warm.....I got my Carhartts after another set which I can't remember the brand but they lasted 3 years and I still wasn't warm......I've had the same Carhartt jacket and bibs for 8 years, warm and still going strong.....kinda like my Redwing boots 3 years old and looking scruffy but still holding up well. Ya get what ya pay for!

I spent way more buying 3 sets in 7 years than I did buying one in 8.

Rick

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