Roosevelt Field Jacket

There is a particular kind of jacket that serious wingshooters have reached for across the better part of a century — the waxed canvas field coat, in its Filson and Barbour incarnations, built from heavy oiled cloth, reeking faintly of the previous season, stiff as a board in November cold and stubbornly impervious to anything as modern as breathability. It is a jacket steeped in tradition and genuine utility, and its shortcomings are accepted as the price of admission to a certain kind of sporting life. Heavy. Warm when wet in the wrong direction. In need of periodic re-waxing if you want to maintain what waterproofing remains. It has served generations of grouse hunters, pheasant men, and woodcock chasers faithfully, and no one who owns one would call it inadequate. But it is, unmistakably, a jacket built for another era's materials. The Roosevelt Field Jacket keeps everything that earned the classic field coat its reputation and replaces everything that technology has rendered obsolete. The aesthetic is deliberate and uncompromising — traditional corduroy collar, brass zipper pulls, logo'd Pyke buttons, and a tartan plaid interior lining that speaks directly to the heritage of the form. Put it on and it reads, immediately, as a field jacket in the finest tradition of the type. Wear it through a long November day in the grouse timber and you will understand why the materials underneath that aesthetic are an entirely different proposition from the jacket it pays homage to. The shell is a stretch waterproof breathable fabric — the same category of technology used in the finest technical rain gear — that moves with you through the gun mount, sheds rain and wet alder branches without absorbing them, and breathes in a way that no waxed canvas coat has ever managed on a hard walking day. Critical seams are fully taped, so the waterproofing is structural rather than surface-dependent and does not diminish with washing or field use. There is no re-waxing. There is no break-in period. It weighs a fraction of the Filson it was designed to succeed and packs down into a daypack when the morning warms past what a jacket requires. The feature set reflects the accumulated wisdom of genuine field use. A storm flap protects the front zipper against driven rain and wind. Waterproof zippers throughout — on the shell, on the pockets, at the wrists — mean that water finds no easy entry regardless of conditions. The storm cuffs seal at the wrist against wind and weather without restricting the shooting hand. Two large shell pockets ride where shell pockets should — accessible, deep enough to hold a full box, and positioned so they don't interfere with your gun mount or vest straps underneath. Two waterproof Napoleon chest pockets secure the items you need within one hand's reach: your license, your phone, a spare handkerchief, or a Garmin remote. The tartan plaid lining is not merely decorative — it is the kind of interior finish that belongs on a jacket intended to last decades and be recognized, eventually, as an heirloom piece rather than a seasonal purchase. The Roosevelt is equally at home over a strap vest in the uplands and worn to a Pheasants Forever banquet afterward. It is a jacket that makes no apology for caring about how it looks, because hunters who take their sport seriously have always understood that the two are not mutually exclusive. Theodore Roosevelt himself would have recognized the instinct immediately, if not the materials. Stretch waterproof breathable shell — full weather protection with four-way mobility; no re-waxing, no break-in period Fully taped critical seams — structural waterproofing that doesn't diminish with field use or washing Storm flap front closure — additional protection against driven rain and wind over the main zipper Waterproof zippers throughout — shell, pockets, and wrist closures sealed against water infiltration Storm cuffs at the wrist — seals against wind and weather without restricting shooting hand mobility Two large shell pockets — deep, accessible, and positioned clear of vest straps and gun mount Two waterproof Napoleon chest pockets — secure, one-hand accessible, waterproof zip closure Traditional corduroy collar — heritage field jacket aesthetic; soft against the neck in cold weather Tartan plaid interior lining — classic sporting finish; a jacket built to be worn for decades Brass zipper pulls and logo'd Pyke buttons — hardware that reflects the quality of the construction around it Significantly lighter than traditional waxed canvas — all the tradition, without the weight penalty Imported