This is the most awesome jacket that I have ever had in my life!!!
It looks 100 times better in person than it does in the pictures. It's like one of those pieces of clothing that you instantly fall in love with when you see it.
Almost everyone gives me compliments about my jacket, all my family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers!!! I've never owned a piece of clothing where I got so many compliments before.
I have owned a lot of jackets too, from 300 dollar leather motorcycle jackets to popular name brand jackets, and this jacket beats them all, and also has gotten the most compliments from EVERYONE!!!
Without the hood, it looks like one of those cool futuristic GQ jackets with the popped up collar.
A jacket like this would be worth 200 dollars at Macy's or something, and I feel like I got more than my money's worth.

The jacket is really heavy duty. It is made of a canvas type of fabric, kind of like school backpacks, and it has some kind of water-proof layer on the underside of the fabric. Most jackets are made of plastic, leather or cotton/wool fabric, and I have never seen any jacket made of this canvas type of material before, which is really cool and unique.
The jacket has some weight to it, but it's not super heavy. It also has tons of pockets, like 10 pockets total.
It keeps me warm in 20 or 30 degree weather, and I can't even feel the wind at all. My co-workers were like "He's walking around like it's a nice day!!!", which is what it felt like to me, even tho it was 30 degrees outside with freezing cold windchill.
At work in a super cold warehouse, I just wear a t-shirt underneath this jacket, with long johns underneath my jeans, some gloves, and a hat, and I am super toasty and comfortable all day.

I wear my jacket at work all day everyday, in a super cold warehouse where I am driving a forklift, and lifting boxes, and stacking pallets, and I have also put the jacket through the washing machine multiple times, and it is holding up really well. There are no damage to the seams, no tearing, or cuts, or pilling, and no damage to the drawstring clasps.

When I was reading all the reviews before I bought the jacket, I was worried about the seams tearing, or the drawstring clasps breaking, but I didn't have any of those problems at all. I think those people were just unlucky.
And also the drawstrings, and the drawstring clasps on my jacket are grey, instead of black like in the pictures of the bad reviews. I think they must have fixed it or replaced it since those old reviews were posted, and it is 2020 now.
The drawstrings goes around the very bottom inside of the jacket, like around the waist, and I never use it, and I don't think most people would ever use it, unless they were in Antarctica or snowboarding or something.

I actually think this jacket is way way BETTER than those shiny plastic puffy looking North Face jackets. And this jacket cost a lot less too!!!
I rate this jacket a 10 out of 10. And if you are thinking about getting it, then do it, you won't regret it.

P.S. The jacket runs a little big, so if you normally wear a medium, and like your jackets to be more slim fit, then order a small.

I've owned two of these coats and if something happens to this one I'll get a third. The first one was a little large but I wore it for 3 winters up in Wisconsin. The only thing bad was a button fell off. Last year I snagged it on a piece of metal and a seam tore, but that would have happened to any coat. After that I got a medium and it fits better. (I'm 5 10, average build)

This coat is thin (not puffy), yet feels heavy. It keeps the wind out and keeps you warm. I've worn it with only a t-shirt several times and I still stay warm. The neck fastens tightly and the sleeves have an inner elastic part to keep the wind off your wrists. Also, the coat is long and has a draw string along the bottom to keep cold air out.

The material isn't in the realm of Carhart, but it feels tough and kind of rubbery. It isn't water proof but I've used it in plenty of sloppy snow storms and never gotten wet. The zippers are solid.

I will warn you, the picture for the "steel" coat on Amazon is a little light. It seems much darker and kind of blue in real life, better than the pictures in my opinion.

A great jacket. Warm, comfortable, and with ample pockets as you need them. I wear it when I have to bike in the winter, and it's been great.

Great quality, true to size.

I've needed to reenforce seams on arms and shoulders because the seams pull apart in spots. Good price. nice basic parka. Snaps also pull off easily, not the male/female part, but the crimped front/back of the outside part of the snap. became pulled apart from pulling it open. Good price. So. Expect that.