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My 11 year old daughter strongly prefers thinner jackets. I had her in puffy Llbean coats for a few years and she told me in 4th grade that she really wanted a ski jacket - the kind that have a smooth waterproof shell and a very thin removable lining (basically a very thin puffy jacket). She wore that for one year and then decided that she really wanted a black Patagonia down sweater hoodless jacket. It is a pretty thin puffy coat. Not ultra warm and not really waterproof, but warm enough. I always size up one size for layers (sweatshirt). Patagonia kids sizes go up pretty high - they may work. The ski jacket was also from Patagonia, but they don’t seem to sell anything like it for kids anymore. It had a much slimmer profile. You can probably find that elsewhere. Sadly, this style is pretty expensive.

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Anonymous wrote:I would get him a silk undershirt. I have one myself and it's so light you forget you're wearing it. It does have to be hand-washed though.

Also have him wear thin smartwool socks daily. Even if he's not complaining about his feet, he'll be warmer if he's not losing heat through his feet.

Do you have a teen son?

I can’t even get my teen son to wear pants. In Michigan winter. If I suggested a silk undershirt, it would be perceived as a hysterical joke

This truly made me laugh out loud. I'm in the Chicago suburbs. My 5th grade DD will in fact wear leggings or sweat pants and a jacket in the winter, as do most of the girls. But the 5th grade boys?? Oh no no no to both! They add these athletic knee socks and a hoodie to their shorts and t-shirts and call it a day.

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Anonymous wrote:Can't do thin, not puffy, water resistant and warm. For warm and water and wind resistant you need bulkier and thicker fabrics. I love Reima coats. From Scandinavia and developed for wet and miserable weather. You can try the LL bean one like this: https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/124930
Also make sure it's past his bottom, that will keep him warmer.

Reima doesn’t seem that warm and seems for kids who are tall and skinny. DC’s zipper also broke making the coat useless. So not a fan.

Op here. I will say we have a Reima model he outgrew size in the size 14yr that my 6yo fits so they ran small for us. Very small. And my 6yo is in the 35ish percentile for height/weight.

Anonymous wrote:Can't do thin, not puffy, water resistant and warm. For warm and water and wind resistant you need bulkier and thicker fabrics. I love Reima coats. From Scandinavia and developed for wet and miserable weather. You can try the LL bean one like this: https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/124930
Also make sure it's past his bottom, that will keep him warmer.

Reima doesn’t seem that warm and seems for kids who are tall and skinny. DC’s zipper also broke making the coat useless. So not a fan.

Get good underlayers, look at Polarn o Pyret, their merino baselayer is pricey but pretty much undestructable - machine wash and all. For waterproof you may need to have a shell jacket on top of the puffer.

Other good options for merino base layers are Kuling, Joha, Bergans (i get them via alexandalexa online store). You can also do H&M wool base layer if you think it's a toss up whether your child will like it, returnable locally and can catch a good discount.

I second the suggestion to look at Scandinavian brands - they deal with wet and cold weather - https://www.outnorth.com/int, or https://babyshop.com/.

Anonymous wrote:I would get him a silk undershirt. I have one myself and it's so light you forget you're wearing it. It does have to be hand-washed though.

Also have him wear thin smartwool socks daily. Even if he's not complaining about his feet, he'll be warmer if he's not losing heat through his feet.

Do you have a teen son?

I can’t even get my teen son to wear pants. In Michigan winter. If I suggested a silk undershirt, it would be perceived as a hysterical joke