Custom Leathercraft CLC Climate Gear R105 2 Piece Heavyweight PVC Trench Coat

The other day I was caught in a downpour. When I say downpour I mean D-O-W-N-P-O-U-R! I spent about 10 seconds (or less) running from my car into Dillard's. I was absolutely and positively soaked! I could wring out my hair, it was so bad. I realized then that I needed to keep some sort of raincoat in the car, again. Actually, I have an SUV and I keep a duffel bag in the car with all kinds of emergency schtuff. I used to live in Alaska and that was pretty much required. Old habits, die hard, I guess. Anyway, to my dismay there was nothing in that bag for rain. What was I thinking?! After searching around here at Amazon, I decided that this was the one I wanted. What a great buy! It is much better than I thought it would be. Below are my pros and cons: + Has a flap around the snaps, to prevent water from getting through the openings between snaps. + Is longer than I expected. It goes down to my mid-calf and I'm tall. + Has a soft inner lining. Actually, that should be softer. It's not baby soft but beats rubber against your skin. + Has arm pit air holes. + It comes in a fairly good quality zippered bag, so can be folded and put back into the bag for my car's duffel. + Price, price, price!!! - Hood is detachable. This was a problem also in Alaska. It's been my experience that all hoods that detach get lost. We're talking several hundred dollar parkas that have missing hoods. THAT gets very upsetting and this may be no different (except price of course). A rain coat is only worn in the rain, so a hood is a necessity. There should be no reason to remove it. For an in-the-middle observation, it's neither thick nor thin. It's not as thick as I would have liked it to be (if I could wave my magic wand), but it is thicker than I expected to be, especially after reading all the angry thickness reviews. I saw that they said it was designed to fit over your clothes, but I still went one size up. I now live in Mobile, Alabama (yeah, the exact opposite of Alaskan weather) where it rains all the time, even in winter. For this reason, I wanted it to fit over my somewhat-winter coat too. This coat was actually bigger than I expected. If I had to do it again, I'm not sure I'd go one size up. Just thought that may be helpful to some. Maybe not. The quality is average, but I'd say better than Walmart clothes. Most of my Walmart clothes begin falling apart after their first wash, if that long. I don't expect this to have any problems, unless mistreated. All in all, I'm very pleased and I highly recommend it.

Perfect for my Halloween display. So we’re huge Stephen king fans and IT is our fave book and movie by him. So we decided to do an IT theme for Halloween this year. This is just a small portion of our porch setup but I bought this raincoat to resemble a very dead Georgie. It’s HUGE be warned! I got a medium but it was still huge and I’m 5’2. I put it on only to mark where I wanted to make cuts and adjustments. Very roomy and very durable feeling. Thick, worth the money even though I was surprised it’s so cheap. Anyways I hacked off like 3-4in from the bottom and almost all of the right sleeve to achieve my goal. If you’re looking to actually wear it I recommend it. It’s very thick and durable. It’s not thin like cheap disposable ponchos

it is so unbelievably LARGE. make sure to size down. i had to cut it but it still is very cute. only other issue is that it smells like a rubber factory. its very very strong. other than that its actually a pretty heavy duty rain coat if you are not using it for a costume and i probably will use it during winter because of how warm it is. it is comfy and useful!

I read the many rave reviews and was still shocked by the high quality design and workmanship of this $14 coat. It's rainy season on the Oregon coast and we plan to hike the trails and stroll the beach, rain or shine. This coat would probably keep me dry even if I worked on a fishing boat in gale force winds. So it far exceeds my needs and expectations for a relaxing seaside vacation. It is designed with carefully considered "work gear" standards and features: "storm sturdy" construction to prevent leakage, including a covered vent in the back for breathability, snaps at the wrists to keep rain out, a snuggy cloth neck collar, a cinchable hood, large pockets with generous cover flaps on the front and envelope snaps down the front will definitely keep me dry. I'm 5'4", 170 lbs and a medium size is large enough for a sweatshirt underneath with room to spare. It hits me about mid calf, which I wanted for possible blowing rain. But it can easily be shortened with scissors. If you're

I'm 5'2" so this coat hangs down to just above my ankles which is great. It keeps me completely dry. I wear it to ride my bicycle to the bus stop on rainy days and not only does it make me highly visible to drivers, it keeps me fairly dry. My knees and face got a little wet but it kept most of me dry and I didn't have to worry about any loose ends that could get caught on my wheels or chain. This is a fairly lightweight full rain coat that easily rolls up and fits into my backpack and doesn't weigh a ton. As I stood at the bus stop, it started to come down hard. Others only kept their heads dry under their umbrellas. The rain was coming in sideways so their bags, legs, and feet were soaked. I was dry from head to toe thanks to my trusty yellow raincoat. It was great. The vented back helped a little bit with the heat. It gets humid here so it was nice that i could feel some breeze through the coat. It was big enough that I could have my backpack on, put the coat over me and turn my back to the rain so all my belongings were kept dry. Obviously I couldn't button it, but I was just standing there waiting for the bus so I was fine. It is a little big for me so I sometimes have to roll the sleeves up about an inch or two but other than that, its a great coat for a great price.

I bought this for a trip up backpacking/camping in the mountains so this coat got a pretty rugged test it may not have been intended to be used for. The fit is good and it provides great rain coverage down to the knees. It is easy to button up and down even in wet/muddy conditions. I kept my gopro in the front pocket to take pics of whatever while on my trip. After a day of taking the camera in and out of the pocket, the pocket ripped at the seem. It does not breath well at all. (Keep in mind I was up and down ridges hiking all day). I didn't use the hood, so I can't comment on that. This will be a great rain coat for doing yard work or other more domestic activities. It definitely would not be a great choice to use in a more extreme environment just because I don't think it would stand up to the punishment very long and it does not breathe well

This raincoat is exactly what it looks like...just better. Pros: -Very high quality! --The seams are all very well done. --The breathing vents at the base of the neck actually work well! (this surprised me) --The material just feels high quality - it is uniform, and only smelled a little like rubber when it came out of the package for the first time - and that smell dissipated within the first 10 minutes of wearing it. -The coat isn't too heavy. -The detachable hood is included. -The arms have snaps at the wrist if you want to add on matching gloves (not included) -The drawstring for the hood works well, and is easily manipulated. -The front snaps are doubled. I'm not sure how to describe this correctly, but its like a double-breasted jacket. One side is snapped to the other, and then another flap is snapped the other way. I'm sorry that this isn't clear. Basically, what this means is that you don't get any cold air flowing through the front of the jacket, making you cold. It is a really nice touch. Neutral: -None so far. Cons: -None so far! Length of time owned: 2 Weeks.

If you want to use this once and throw it away, go ahead and get it. It's cheap because it falls apart after one use! I wore it once and by the end of the day there were holes everywhere, as the yellow protective layer (the 0.35mm waterproof layer they advertise) flakes off easily and lets water in, particularly under the arms and on the elbow part of the sleeve, but also the shoulders and pockets. Not something for daily use; more like something to keep in the car for an emergency (if you have to change a tire in the rain, for example) so you can use it and buy another one for the next emergency. Cheap for a reason, which is fine if that suits your needs, but I was hoping for something that would last at least a week (actually I was hoping it would last at least a season, but for $8 I guess I should not have expected as much.) I feel the word "heavyweight PVC" is false advertising when it falls apart so easily. Cheap plastic buttons that connect the hood to the coat come apart very easily too, which is not fun when you have to pull back the hood and put it on. The hood is a good size to fit over hats, but you can't drive with it because it covers your peripheral vision, so if you're getting in and out of a car in the rain you have to pull the hood back to drive and then put it on when you get out, so a zipper would have been a better design idea. Just sayin'. I gave it one star for "Light weight" because it's way too light weight, not because it isn't light weight. I gave it one star for "Warmth" because it will not keep you warm, especially with all the holes and the water it lets in). I gave it one star for "Value for money" because it's not worth $8 for me to be dry for only a few hours. This may be different for you, depending on your salary, but I am not rich so I hope to get more use out of an $8 item. If you want to go for it, the medium fit over my clothes well (I'm 5' 11", 145lbs, for size comparison). I'm happy with the way Amazon handled the return, at least.