Carhartt Loose Fit Firm Duck Blanket-Lined Chore Coat

The chore coat and the Carhartt jacket are not the same garment. A jacket hits at the hip. A chore coat drops to the upper thigh, covering your back pocket and the seat of your pants when you bend over a fence post, a water tank, a hay bale, or an engine block. That extra six inches of length matters on a working day. It keeps wind out of the small of your back and your wallet from falling out of your pocket, and it means you’re not constantly re-tucking your shirt. This is why the chore coat has been the standard ranch coat in the Mountain West for over 80 years.

The 103825 is built from 12 oz ringspun cotton duck. Heavy enough to block a Wyoming April wind, light enough to layer under without feeling armored. The body is lined with a blanket weave; the sleeves get quilted nylon so your arms can actually move. Triple-stitched main seams at every stress point. Four rivet-reinforced patch pockets, corduroy-trimmed collar with under-collar snaps for an optional hood. The back length on a large regular runs 31.25 inches. The Carhartt brown goes with everything: canvas-brown reads neutral enough for a cattle auction, a feed store, or a steakhouse, and it hides diesel grease better than any light color.

One practical note: the chore coat runs loose by design, intended to layer over a heavy shirt or vest. If you normally wear a medium fitted shirt, you’ll take a medium here without a second thought. If you wear base layers and a sweater underneath, still a medium. The cut is generous. See the Western dress code guide for where the chore coat fits in the working wardrobe versus the dressed-up wardrobe.