EDWARD | Water-resistant long coat

It covers the seat of my trousers, which the short ones never did. That is the whole difference in a cold wind.

Every man eventually works out that a waist-length jacket leaves half of him uncovered. You stand at the graveside or on the sidewalk waiting for the car, and the cold comes up from below where the jacket stopped. A long coat is the unglamorous fix that nobody tells you about until you own one.

This one runs well past the hip, sheds a light rain, and is cut relaxed enough to go over a sweater without binding at the arm. Two colors, both of which read as a coat rather than as outerwear equipment.

Why men our age keep coming back to it

• The length does the work. It covers past the hip, which is where a short jacket leaves you exposed in a wind.
• It handles rain. Water resistant enough for a wet walk to the car without turning into a rain shell.
• Room for a layer. Cut relaxed, so a sweater goes underneath without the sleeves pulling at the elbow.
• S through 5XL. A full size run in both Military Green and Black.

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How it fits

True to size worn over a sweater. Sizes S through 5XL. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one. Worth being straight about it: this resists rain, it is not a storm coat, so think of it as a coat that copes with weather rather than one built for it.

30 days to change your mind

You have 30 days to send it back for a full refund. No restocking fee and no explanation needed.

A few recent reviews

Wore it through a wet week in Boise. Kept the rain off and did not feel like a tarp.
Linus M., Boise

Length is right. Falls to mid thigh on me at six foot one.
Monroe P., Flagstaff

The green is dark, closer to olive. Better than it looks on screen.
Nolan R., Prescott