What Happened To Carhartt?

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Carhartt is one of the greatest, if not THE greatest workwear brands in the world. Their bibs, overalls, hoodies, beanies, etc. are all legendary of course but today we are looking at one of the originals, one of the greatest jackets of all time. The Carhartt Detroit jacket. Today we'll be comparing the Carhartt J97 Detroit jacket to the modern iteration of it. We'll be looking at firm duck, sandstone duck, and a whole bunch of other things like brass and not brass. We'll also look at blanket linings. And then I'll get rained on. And then I'll be all wet all day.

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[justjon]

I still remember seeing my dad with his Stanley thermos and Carhartt jacket going to work.
Never thought of them as fashion that's for sure.

[redswift]

As a blue collar worker from the Midwest I have to say yes modern Carhartt is great and holds up very well to wear and tear.

[MCJSA]

Free repairs also allows Carhartt to collect data on durability to identify where they can cut and where they need to build quality going forward. So, they are paying for information from you that helps them produce better products. Win, win.

[CarlMurawski]

Hey man, thanks for the shoutout! I’m actually heading to Detroit to visit the Carhartt archive in June, I can certainly ask the question about the shell material. I do know that they changed their lining because the old lining was actually insanely low quality. It was chosen for the durability as you mentioned, but was very close to car trunk lining in quality.
While I have a very special connection to my J97, in my opinion the best Detroit jacket ever was the 6QLJ with the red nylon quilt lining. Love your videos bro, nicely done! I’ll try to get some more answers from the source on my trip to the archive (which I really hope is in a cool cement vault with a big iron door and some dude named Boris guarding it).

[c]

When i was a kid, my dad had a Carhartt. And when I seen my uncle had one as well, i said as a kid, "you have my dads jacket."
When i was 14 or 15, i asked my dad if i could wear his jacket. Later that year he bought me one.
That was for sure a core memory I will try to pass on.

[pmpmasterbackhand]

As a blue collared worker. I think some of the criticism carhartt gets comes from people wearing it as a fashion piece, instead of what it’s meant for. which I don’t have a problem with. But, I’ve seen people blame the quality coming down due to them believing they are catering to non blue collared workers.

[maxvanhaagen]

Great video.
About the pockets, please consider that when you work with the jacket, the pocket is going to be filled with screws and dust and other trash. In my experiance it is nice to be able to flip it out to empty all the little particles. It is not that important but I wanted to share. Great video

[Gabaghoul]

I'd love to see a work pants comparison video between Dickies Ben Davis, Carhaart etc.

[redmond]

One thing I liked about some of the older Carhartts is they had numerical sizing instead of S, M, L. I wear a 38R jacket so it was easy to just look for a 38R Carhartt and it would fit. There was less of a jump between sizes so it was easier to find a perfect fit. My J01 and J02 from the late 2000s are size 38.

[jamestremblett]

Levi's, Filson and Dickies. They all used to occupy the space that Carhartt exists in now, but they've all transformed into different companies for different customers. Carhartt WILL drop their quality because the masses are less demanding, and they won't bother sending the clothes in for repair because they'd rather buy new stuff anyway, which is great for business. Eventually a new company, like Blaklader, will take their place as Carhartt pivots into more of a lifestyle brand, like Patagonia.

[koryleach]

About 20 years ago I bought Carhartt Extreme coat and bibs. I still wear them on occasion when it’s REALLY cold outside and I’m doing work. They are extremely durable. But I am also more prone to wearing more “style” than utilitarian clothing now in my 50s.

[petercharron]

I’m a 75 year old from St Lawrence County on the NY Canadian border. My image of Carhart from my childhood is a dairy barn at 4am in February at -10F. A single light bulb hangs from the barn ceiling, steam rises from the dairy cows, barn cats avoid the cows streaming urine, and the farmer wears his trusty Carhart. Now I see a Carhart store in the Lafayette Mall in Paris or a guy in his Range Rover in Marin County CA.

[gabby]

I will say this about Carhart quality- a few years ago I climbed down a roadside embankment through a thicket of briars to do a rescue on an accident in the middle of winter during a snow storm. When I climbed out of that mess and later looked at my jacket...not a mark or a tear and I stayed warm the whole time. If I had been wearing anything else in my jacket collection it would have been shredded. I give Carhart a 10/10 on toughness.

[mpukas]

The Detroit Jacket is one of my favorite pieces ever. I've had a couple from the late 90's (older version) to early 00's (newer-ish version, but not the new version). I could seconds at a Carhartt Outlet for around $50. Back then I used to wear my clothes waaaay too big, and the jackets were oversized. I eventually got rid of them. Now I wish I kept them (I also had a brown duck Type III blanket lined jacket, that I still wish I had). I've ordered and returned the modern Detroit Jacket. It's a travesty. They've neutered it. I'm interested in the W.I.P. version(s) but they're asking a lot for it. I may get one just for nostalgia. Great video! Well done.

[ThrowingItAway]

The term you're looking for with the J97 is that it's interlined rather than lined. This tends to add more structure to the jacket as the liner also supports the outer fabric. While it's not as clean as a liner, it has more benefits in a work piece.

[MFSHECKS]

There’s really a difference in the zippers carhartt actually made the hole rounded so you can pull from a 360 degree angle, because they got feed back that the old zipper used to break when you pulled them up from an angle

[bradleylovej]

I have a Carhartt from the early 2000s that my dad bought me because he was a sheet rocker and loved their jackets. The jacket is black, and though its held its color remarkably well, its faded around the zipper and cuffs, the cuffs are starting to get small holes, the zipper pull broke off years ago so its a pain to zip and unzip it. When I mentioned I was thinking about buying another Carhartt and retiring that one, my dad was like, "Why?"

And I started thinking about it. That jacket got me through winters in Boston for grad school, sheet rocking with my dad, and just basically 20 years of abuse. Definitely keeping this one. It's honestly still an amazing jacket after all these years.

[Mr-Merchant.]

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I got the best of both worlds. I have a model which is around 10-15 years old. Nice thick material with corduroy collar from before the redesigned detroit, but it has the modern collar snaps.