Recommend a parka

[cbrdave]

Looking for a decent warm, waterproof parka for winter, prefer sub £100 as I'm tight and in black, I had a regatta one I picked up last year for £30 for the price I didn't expect much but it was fully waterproof and warm but pockets tore easy.

Any recommendations appreciated, any links would be fantastic
Thanks
Dave.

 

[Mesquite]

Depends on where you want to wear it but I bought a Hi Vis winter coat off of ebay for under £20.

It's starting it's 3rd winter with me and I've worn it at work and for walking the dogs in all sorts of wet weather virtually every day and been really toasty in it on freezing cold days.

Only criticisms is it is bright yellow and doesn't have a hood, but other than that I can't fault it. You can get the same style in black or blue with reflective stripes on it which is more subdued

 

[cbrdave]

Ive got one of those for work but was looking for a out and about coat.
wife doesn't like walking around with a what she calls a traffic cone.

 

[Duggie Bravo]

Try Mountain Warehouse, they do sell Parkas.
https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/canyon-mens-long-waterproof-jacket-p13108.aspx/dark green
No idea of quality.


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[Leshy]

There's a great deal going on a cold weather parka on the forum...
Check it out
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142773

Awesome bit of kit and this one looks almost unused , so bargain for what it is. Depends if the right size for you ...
MVP is like a goretex .

If I didn't have so many coats I would've nabbed it already....


Edit: sorry just realised you're after a black one...

 

[Big G]

Have a look on http://www.sportsdirect.com/ i know they sell some tat, but they also sell decent branded stuff to ie The north face, Berghaus, Jackwolfskin, Salomon ect.

I picked up a mens black Jack wolfskin texapore jacket off ebay, use it for walking the dogs in all weathers. Great jacket kept me bone dry.

 

[cbrdave]

Thanks for the link, tried my local 0ne and they had a really thin one, will look online and see what they got.

 

[cbrdave]

If that was Black I would have nabbed that, not too keen on camo, shame.

 

[cbrdave]

My local one is pretty useless, they had no parkas and the spotty teen so called shop assistant says that's all they have,
Will look online and take a look at the jack wolfskin too, thanks.

 

[Big G]

My local one is pretty useless, they had no parkas and the spotty teen so called shop assistant says that's all they have,
Will look online and take a look at the jack wolfskin too, thanks.

Aye, you'll need to a wear a fleece or jumper under neath, i wouldn't say mine thin, pretty thickish with a net lining.

If you know your size, should be ok buying online, but if you buy from sportsdirect, i think they give you vouchers in stead of cash if you need to return for refund.

 

[leaky5]

Look up Dutch Navy or Airforce parkas. I have just started to wear one as my winter coat, although it has not really been cold enough for it yet, it is really warm, quite long, navy blue and heavy. Got mine new for £45 and is also supposed to be water proof, again not really had a chance to test that yet.

 

[cbrdave]

Great thanks, will take a look.

 

[Statts]

You can get blue (RAF) and black (RN) PCS (personal clothing system) MVP (goretex) smocks quite cheap on Ebay if you know your sizing in CM. It's always height first then chest e.g. 190/112. As said above you'd need a fleece etc underneath

 

[Tonyuk]

Primark were doing some nice and thick ones last year, only £30 and nice and warm so i took the chance and it still looks basically brand new today. The hood has the same thickness of lining as the body so its well toasty.

The czech army parkas can be picked up for about £20 and they look good, with the fake fur liner being removable for a summer overjacket.

Tonyuk

 

[cbrdave]

Thanks for the suggestions. will get the tape measure out and see what my cm sizes are, my local primark didn't seem to do much at the moment,
popped into Debenhams earlier and found a crag hoppers prker for £80, was waterproof and wind proof but didn't feel that thick, on way out I came across a 3 in 1 that was made by Maine, ticked all boxes except not being a parka, if all else fails I might plumb for that one

 

[Squidders]

Try workwear shops too... often you can get decent value. Even screw fix do parkas http://www.screwfix.com/p/timberland-pro-oxford-jacket-black-x-large/61736

 

[Leshy]

Thanks for the suggestions. will get the tape measure out and see what my cm sizes are, my local primark didn't seem to do much at the moment,
popped into Debenhams earlier and found a crag hoppers prker for £80, was waterproof and wind proof but didn't feel that thick, on way out I came across a 3 in 1 that was made by Maine, ticked all boxes except not being a parka, if all else fails I might plumb for that one

Cragghoppers are a good option.
They're on the pricey side but they are good quality. And if you always follow manufacturer instructions in washing and re-proofing with Grainger's etc , they offer a lifetime warranty on their garments.
👍👍

 

[cbrdave]

Didn't think of screwfix, was in there earlier, nice one, thanks.

 

[cbrdave]

Yeah, I had a craghoppers jacket before and was really happy with it, wife gave it to charity thinking I didn't wear it , it was summer and I used it for autumn winter!

 

[Mesquite]

Have you had a look at the parka by Varustelek?

Copy of the German Budeswehr parka and just within your budget as well