BÆRSkin Wool Parka | BÆRSkin Tactical Supply Co.

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BÆRSkin Wool Parka | BÆRSkin Tactical Supply Co.

Black wool-blend thigh-length parka with detachable hood, water-repellent coating, 10 pockets and adjustable cuffs

Polyester Has Been Trying to Beat Wool Since the 1940s. It Still Can't.

Every synthetic parka ever made is an attempt to copy what wool does on its own - trap air, hold warmth, handle moisture. They get close on the first one and lose badly on the rest. Synthetic insulation traps your sweat against you, goes clammy the moment you work, and by February it carries a smell that no wash fully removes. Three winters and you are buying another one.

Wool has had a few thousand years to get this right. The fibers are crimped, so they hold pockets of warm air without needing bulk. They absorb moisture vapor before you ever feel damp. And the natural lanolin in the fiber is antibacterial, so it stays fresh through a whole season rather than a fortnight.

The BÆRSkin Wool Parka is 365gsm of that, built properly.

80% wool and 20% polyamide at 365gsm, with a diamond-quilted lining behind it.
Wool absorbs up to 30% of its own weight in water before it feels wet to the touch.
Natural lanolin keeps it fresh through the whole winter, not just the first few wears.

Wool Solved the Warmth. We Solved Everything Else.

Natural Insulation

Wool fibers are naturally crimped, which means they hold pockets of still air between them. That trapped air is the insulation, so you get serious warmth without the marshmallow bulk a synthetic parka needs to match it.

Moisture Regulation

Wool absorbs up to 30% of its weight in moisture vapor before it feels wet against the skin - and it generates a small amount of heat as it does. Walk up a hill in this and it manages the sweat rather than trapping it.

Diamond-Quilted Lining

An embossed diamond-quilted polyester lining adds a second layer of trapped air behind the wool, and gives the parka the structure that keeps it hanging properly rather than collapsing on you.

10 Functional Pockets

Six outside and four inside, including two internal zip chest pockets for the things you want out of sight. A sleeve zip pocket, two popper patch pockets and two side-entry pockets for your hands.

Natural Insulation
Wool fibers are naturally crimped, which means they hold pockets of still air between them. That trapped air is the insulation, so you get serious warmth without the marshmallow bulk a synthetic parka needs to match it.
Moisture Regulation
Wool absorbs up to 30% of its weight in moisture vapor before it feels wet against the skin - and it generates a small amount of heat as it does. Walk up a hill in this and it manages the sweat rather than trapping it.
Diamond-Quilted Lining
An embossed diamond-quilted polyester lining adds a second layer of trapped air behind the wool, and gives the parka the structure that keeps it hanging properly rather than collapsing on you.
10 Functional Pockets
Six outside and four inside, including two internal zip chest pockets for the things you want out of sight. A sleeve zip pocket, two popper patch pockets and two side-entry pockets for your hands.

Man in charcoal wool hooded jacket against snowy mountains; text reads "Wool beats every other material."

Three Thousand Years of Field Testing. Here's Why Wool Beats Every Other Material.

The dense weave stops the wind. The fiber's outer cuticle sheds the rain and the snow. The crimp traps the air that keeps you warm. Nobody designed any of that - it is simply what wool is, and it is why shepherds, sailors and soldiers were wearing it long before anyone owned a laboratory.

We took it to 365gsm, put a diamond-quilted lining behind it, added our BÆR-Tex coating to the surface, and otherwise got out of the way.

A full storm flap with a zip guard covers the one long opening every coat has.
Adjustable cuffs close the sleeve down, and the hood adjusts or comes off entirely.
Parka length covers the thighs and lower back, not just down to your waist.

Man wearing charcoal wool hooded coat over cream quarter-zip sweater; text reads The coat your son will end up wearing

This is The Coat Your Son Will End Up Wearing One Day.

Before synthetic outerwear existed, men handed their coats down, because a well-made wool coat outlasts almost everything else in a wardrobe. That is still true, and it is the entire argument for buying one instead of replacing a parka every third winter.

It handles the commute, the touchline, the long walk and the evening out without changing character between them. Hood on for the weather, hood off for town.

Thigh-length coverage over the lower back, where a waist-length jacket leaves you exposed.
Protective elbow patches reinforce the first place any coat wears through.
10 pockets, six of them zipped or poppered, so nothing walks out on the move.

Man wearing a charcoal wool hooded jacket with snap collar and toggles; text reads 80% wool, 365gsm

BÆRSkin Wool Parka at a Glance

80% Wool / 20% Polyamide Shell, 365gsm
Diamond-Quilted Embossed Lining
BÆR-Tex Water Repellent Coating
Adjustable & Detachable Hood
Full Storm Flap & Zip Guard
YKK Zips Throughout
Protective Elbow Patches
10 Pockets (6 External, 4 Internal)

You Asked. We Answered.

: An 80% wool and 20% polyamide shell at 365gsm, with a 100% polyester diamond-quilted lining and polyester fill. The polyamide in the shell adds strength and abrasion resistance to the wool without diluting what the wool does.