I recently received a jacket from the Dri-Duck Company. I knew I had a winner before I even put it on. My 10-year old granddaughter spied the jacket and immediately ran to put it on. I fought for the longest time to get her to relinquish it before going home. Of course her 10-year old body frame came quite short of filling the XL material comprising the jacket.
The number one selling point for me before I will spend any amount of money on any apparel is comfort. Mind you this is a heavy duty jacket and even when I selected it, only from a photo, I had my reservations. I’ve tried on countless heavy duty jackets in the past and opted not to own them because they just weren’t comfortable and provide ease of movement. Not the case with the Dri-Duck Crossfire
This jacket comes with a textured lining that is very comfortable even against bare skin. I actually took of my shirt and put the jacket on and I’m telling you, it wasn’t bad at all.
Adding to the comfort factor is the elastic waistband and cuffs on the sleeves. I grew up in Maine where weather is harsh. Any outerwear I ever selected had to have an elastic waistband, either made into the outer shell of the jacket, like the Crossfire, or stitched into the inside. It keeps the cold winds and air from getting inside, that can wick away the warmth from your body.
Not only do the sleeve cuffs keep out snow and cold, there’s nothing here to hinder movement. I’ve owned jackets that have a cuff built inside a full sleeve. For work and being very active, this outer sleeve is forever getting hooked on object and in some cases can pose a safety hazard. I can’t have that in a tree stand. The design of the elastic cuff built into the end of the sleeve eliminates the worry of getting hooked on something.
As far as the jacket itself, the last thing I will say about that is to mention the heavy duty metal zipper. I feel confident this zipper will last a long time. I have a winter jacket hanging in my closet right now that I paid over $200.00 for and the composite zipper is shot.
Dri-Duck began designing men and women’s work wear and discovered that their apparel appealed to people in the outdoors too. As you can see, the Crossfire will make an excellent hunting jacket for cool to cold climates.
Along with the jacket, I received a high quality, full color catalog showing the complete line of outwear for men and women – jackets, vests, coveralls, shirts and a huge assortment of hats.
The Dri-Duck Crossfire shown above is the 7033-OHD-15-XL
It’s available in sizes S – 4XL and two styles of RealTree camouflage. Online it shows retailing for $77.00
Surely this is a bargain for such quality apparel. For online purchases, any order can be returned for a full refund.
Tom Remington
