The difference between Trenchcoats and Greatcoats

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  • čas přidán 19. 09. 2013
  • A video hoping to explain the differences between Trenchcoat and Greatcoats as simply as possible.
    In general
    A Trenchcoat is a full length coat made from a waterproof material to keep the wearer dry.
    A Greatcoat is a full length coat made from thick wool to keep the wearer warm in cold conditions.
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Komentáře • 112

  • @no-ff8gm
    @no-ff8gm Před 5 lety +87

    Seeing all these kids saying they can't wear trench coats at school anymore.. and all i can think is how many kids don't need to wear uniform

    • @ahlyae
      @ahlyae Před 5 lety +4

      Actually Phuck but they look cool, though

    • @losttrader1170
      @losttrader1170 Před rokem +1

      I still wear mine

  • @SamSung-mw6qt
    @SamSung-mw6qt Před 7 lety +66

    Good info. I've never heard the term "great coat". Learned something new.

    • @Weaponsandstuff93
      @Weaponsandstuff93  Před 7 lety +11

      Thanks, it's a bit old fashioned really, a bit like dusters and other coats. Most people now would probably just say a big coat or something.

    • @mochatf2player351
      @mochatf2player351 Před 7 lety +2

      +Weaponsandstuff93 I actually call trench coats a Constantine coat because that's his iconic outfit as John Constantine

    • @TelekineticKhai
      @TelekineticKhai Před 5 lety +1

      Me too thanks

    • @mad1478
      @mad1478 Před 2 lety +1

      youd probably know em because they were given to german soldiers near the end of WW2

  • @Weaponsandstuff93
    @Weaponsandstuff93  Před 10 lety +33

    but a leather trenchcoat is heavier than a wool greatcoat.

    • @SomeOne-oh7cg
      @SomeOne-oh7cg Před 3 lety +1

      Weaponsandstuff93 real leather

    • @rdr2v1nce7
      @rdr2v1nce7 Před rokem +1

      In Austria we call leather Trenchcoats "Gestapomantel"

  • @tatmannewsnetworkyourfavor3822

    I wear a dark grey trench coat and a fledora that I wear to school along with a black tie and white button up tucked into black trousers and black dress shoes. Everyone loves me

  • @X9Z17
    @X9Z17 Před 2 lety +5

    Watching this the day of getting my East German Greatcoat, saw it in the thumbnail and recognised it instantly!

  • @bjornironside1147
    @bjornironside1147 Před 7 lety +124

    sadly because of the columbine shooting my favourite style of trench coat gets weird looks from people if worn in public :(

  • @alantaylor3329
    @alantaylor3329 Před 4 lety +9

    Well done. Here in the United States, the great coats are civil war era for reenacting purposes both Confederate and Federal. The sky blue color great coat with a liner in the sleeves and down to the waist is sky blue. The Confederate infantry men great coat is generally made early on in gray. when I say early on, that was before gray dyes wore out and butternut walnut etc were used then later in the war to die wool so that it came out to be what is referred to as a brownish color, typically pronounced as butternut uniforms. There are no side pockets either, rather it is simply a very warm overcoat with no pockets anywhere to be found. If you wished rain protection you would then have a black tarred poncho to pull over your head.

    • @SStupendous
      @SStupendous Před 2 lety +1

      Those are Civil War greatcoats - a SPECIFIC type of greatcoat. In the US, doesn't specifically refer to them. I've got an oiled cotton duster and I'm working on a Model 1852 Infantry Officer's greatcoat.

  • @jonah666
    @jonah666 Před 2 lety +16

    I have an NVA Trenchcoat (cold war Trenchcoat I think) it’s pretty good only thing I don’t like is how easy the straps on the arms go off I have both improvise fixed but they sadly are still not completely repaired

  • @artawhirler
    @artawhirler Před 2 měsíci

    Very useful video! Thanks!

  • @Heywoodthepeckerwood
    @Heywoodthepeckerwood Před 2 lety +5

    I love the Filson trench coat, It’s16oz oil canvas and it has a 24oz mackinaw wool liner.
    One coat to rule them all…..

  • @FLASHM97
    @FLASHM97 Před 10 lety

    ive had the czech coat for a long time, i love them

  • @theredknight9314
    @theredknight9314 Před rokem +1

    Are these only found on Amazon? Or do people sell these in stores?

  • @user-xg8yy7yl1d
    @user-xg8yy7yl1d Před 6 lety +25

    East German greatcoat looks pretty similar to a Wehrmacht greatcoat

    • @Weaponsandstuff93
      @Weaponsandstuff93  Před 6 lety +5

      It's a different colour.

    • @ShadowReaper072
      @ShadowReaper072 Před 6 lety +2

      how do you clean the great coat? i have a soviet great coat from the cold war MVD police and i have no idea how to clean it without ruining it. buttons and shoulder board ranks included

    • @gdrock8174
      @gdrock8174 Před 6 lety +2

      I'd imagine a dry cleaner is about the only option if you don't want to destroy your hands, by hand washing.

    • @fand8947
      @fand8947 Před 5 lety

      the NVA sometimes used old Wehrmacht stock

  • @RabbitFighter666
    @RabbitFighter666 Před rokem

    What do you call a short trench coat? Like one that stops below the waist?

  • @Weaponsandstuff93
    @Weaponsandstuff93  Před 10 lety +4

    Apologies but what do you mean by weather isle?

    • @mopeless
      @mopeless Před 7 lety

      I think it autocorrected "weatherize".

  • @navyblue2753
    @navyblue2753 Před 4 lety

    Thank you 💕

  • @oldaccount3215
    @oldaccount3215 Před 3 lety +3

    People say they can't wear thir trenchcoats to school, i wear mine all the time. feel bad for people who go to stricter schools.

  • @SH3LLSH0CK3D
    @SH3LLSH0CK3D Před 6 lety +7

    Anyone know of a more modern greatcoat that looks similar to the ones the U.S used in WWII?

    • @saintsadd6667
      @saintsadd6667 Před 4 lety +1

      You can find a lot of reproductions online

  • @JonesNate
    @JonesNate Před 4 lety

    What are the differences between US and German WWII trenchcoats?

  • @michaelfranco9120
    @michaelfranco9120 Před 7 lety +1

    NICE

  • @snappa-stick6458
    @snappa-stick6458 Před 2 lety

    Is there a specific name for the two pronged look the two coats have at the collar area? Basically the flap over another flap?

    • @jaykemp2861
      @jaykemp2861 Před 2 lety +1

      I don't know of you're talking about the lapels or the gun flap but the trenchie has the gun flap and the great coat doesn't, the lapels on both can fold over each other to prevent rain getting onto your inner clothing, again, don't know which you were talking about so there's both.

    • @DesKaisersMarineOffizier14
      @DesKaisersMarineOffizier14 Před rokem

      Double breasted I believe.

  • @NarutoUzumaki-tj8bi
    @NarutoUzumaki-tj8bi Před 6 lety +44

    Well can't wear mine to school anymore...

  • @chrisrand9346
    @chrisrand9346 Před 5 lety +3

    organolly trench coats if the back belt was undone it became a blanket

  • @xix94
    @xix94 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Do the collar on the trench coat close up to keep the heat in ?
    If they do not close why are they open like that ??

    • @zombis89fisto
      @zombis89fisto Před 7 dny

      They do it’s open for fashion but you can choose to close it if you want.

  • @ZvZd
    @ZvZd Před 10 lety +2

    Is a greatcoats and overcoats the same thing?

    • @Weaponsandstuff93
      @Weaponsandstuff93  Před 10 lety +5

      Potentially overcoat always seems to be a fitall term for any sort of large coat.

  • @eleludusoniohhyd304
    @eleludusoniohhyd304 Před 8 lety

    hard to get it on

  • @godalmighty5331
    @godalmighty5331 Před 2 lety

    Good presentation, thanks.
    Thumbs up 729 and comment 82 for me.
    Cheers
    Charlie
    Peace.

  • @Pastorium
    @Pastorium Před 9 lety +5

    what's the army green one called were can i find it

    • @FilipMlejnek
      @FilipMlejnek Před 8 lety +3

      +Pastorium I think, that the green one is from Czechoslovakia, because on the buttons isna symbol of Czechoslovakian army ( crossed swords)..... Sorry for my english, Iam from Czech republic :D

    • @Weaponsandstuff93
      @Weaponsandstuff93  Před 8 lety +1

      +Pastorium Czechoslovakian trenchcoat.

    • @Weaponsandstuff93
      @Weaponsandstuff93  Před 8 lety +1

      +FilipMlejnek Yeah Czechoslovakian from the Warsaw Pact.

    • @FilipMlejnek
      @FilipMlejnek Před 8 lety

      +Weaponsandstuff93 Yeah thanks :D I"am a little bit smarter from now :D

  • @mad1478
    @mad1478 Před 2 lety +2

    Trench coats, were used in trenches
    Great Coats, are Great

  • @Samuel-iv4qt
    @Samuel-iv4qt Před 6 lety +190

    Isn't it funny, that wearing trenchcoats in the U.S. will give you weird looks, but owning a gun is completely normal?

    • @Weaponsandstuff93
      @Weaponsandstuff93  Před 6 lety +90

      There's not a bit in the constitution that says, the right to wear a coat shall not be infringed.

    • @Samuel-iv4qt
      @Samuel-iv4qt Před 6 lety +6

      Weaponsandstuff93 I know, but it's still weird.

    • @speakingtreez3561
      @speakingtreez3561 Před 5 lety +20

      Why not have both in public?

    • @Rammkommando
      @Rammkommando Před 5 lety +22

      because unlike the rest of the world, we dont like criminals breaking into our houses

    • @Rammkommando
      @Rammkommando Před 4 lety +7

      @@_Nikolas_ yes both good ideas, but a locked door can always be broken, an alarm can only make a loud noise, or electicity can be cut, GAtes can be climbed over though granted that would limit what the robber could take, but if you really dont want to get robbed, if your in the house at least, is to have something that will scare them off, criminals don't like getting shot

  • @jct19122
    @jct19122 Před 10 lety

    Can you weather isle a great coat

  • @1.1797
    @1.1797 Před rokem +1

    Unless the leather coats are specifically insulated, they don't keep you warm during legit winter weather. Fall weather, yes. Snowy blizzard, no.

    • @zombis89fisto
      @zombis89fisto Před 7 dny +1

      If it does have a wool lining then maybe.

    • @1.1797
      @1.1797 Před 7 dny +1

      @@zombis89fisto yea

  • @captaingaster5915
    @captaingaster5915 Před 3 lety

    In short
    Greatcoats are long and big
    Trench coats are short

  • @thehansgutenburgshow3149

    Black greatcoat
    Red tie
    Dapper hat
    People won't mess with you

  • @okidokes
    @okidokes Před 4 lety

    I just want to see people fight in trench coats and see if its cool or not

    • @JudahMusicArchive
      @JudahMusicArchive Před 4 lety +1

      The Matrix is just people in trenchcoat fighting so hope it helps

  • @martinvyslouzil2163
    @martinvyslouzil2163 Před 3 lety

    Czechoslovakia Československo

  • @Forbidden_Word
    @Forbidden_Word Před 4 měsíci

    🤣
    The right to keep and bear trench coats shall not be infringed

  • @arthurwellesley1815
    @arthurwellesley1815 Před 3 lety +1

    A Trenchcoat is actually considered as a topcoat

  • @BANGHOLER
    @BANGHOLER Před 10 lety +9

    nazis wore leather GREATCOATS!

  • @FLASHM97
    @FLASHM97 Před 10 lety +7

    ive had the czech coat for a long time, i love them