That's not necessarily true. The warmth of the coat is actually not bad. The tailoring of coats is mostly medium and long, which can not only keep the upper body warm, but also cover the thighs. At this point alone, the coat is far ahead of the down jacket.
The warm-keeping performance of the coat depends more on the material of the fabric. Common winter fabrics are wool, cashmere and woolen cloth.
The thermal insulation properties of the three materials are arranged from low to high, namely wool, wool and cashmere. Everyone talks about woolen cloth every day. What is the material of woolen cloth? In fact, wool is a fabric made by blending different materials, including wool and cashmere, as well as chemical fiber and wool. If different materials are blended, there will be great differences in warmth retention.
Therefore, the thermal insulation performance is not as good as pure wool and cashmere, but it is more wrinkle-resistant and wear-resistant than cashmere coat.
Wool fiber is longer, has the advantages of light weight and softness, and feels better than wool. Because the structure of wool can fix air well, reduce air convection and keep warm.
Not to mention cashmere which is softer and fluffy than wool. As far as keeping warm is concerned, it is achieved by going up a flight of stairs, but its price is much higher because of the low output.
The warmth retention of cashmere coat will not be lower than that of ordinary down jacket, but it should be decided according to the price.
However, down is at least one of the warmest materials, and its warmth retention is still better.
wind resistance
After talking about keeping warm, the most important thing for autumn and winter clothes is windproof. It will be windy in autumn and winter. No matter how thick you wear, once the clothes are breathable, it seems that there is a cold current rushing into your body, and you feel cold when you think about it.
There are many kinds of down jackets, including coat type and portable type. Because portability is easy to carry, the first consideration must be convenience. The outer fabric does not have the function of windproof and waterproof, and is generally used for wearing in early winter or building middle layer.
In order to adapt to more sudden weather, the coat-shaped down will adopt advanced windproof and waterproof coating, which will further improve the windproof and waterproof performance and improve the warmth retention effect on the basis of warmth retention.
However, after repeated use, the efficacy of the technical coating will gradually decline. At this time, the down jacket is fluffy and light, and its windproof performance in the face of strong winds is not satisfactory.
In our impression, coats are only used for wind and warmth. The simplest example is the pea coat, which is still one of the standard clothes of the navy.
Because the coat is thick and has a certain weight, the wind resistance is still guaranteed.
So this round is the coat is better.
comfortable
Comfort here refers to whether wearing clothes will bring trouble to daily activities.
Down jacket is cashmere and fluffy. The outer fabric is very thin and will not cause too much trouble to daily activities. For example, outdoor workers wear down jackets to keep warm.
As for the coat, we just said that it is thick, has a certain weight, and has limitations when moving.
The other is that down jackets filled with high cashmere don't need to wear too many clothes. Simple priming and lining are enough. If you want to add a little collocation, you can add a sweater.
The performance of coats in this respect is not so ideal. First of all, the coat belongs to the coat type, and there are still many clothes to wear inside, from sweaters to short coats or suits, which gives people the feeling of being a formal gentleman, but daily activities are not so convenient.
So in this link, down jacket is better.