Gift Huckberry’s Best-Selling Waxed Trucker Jacket for Less This Father’s Day

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Father’s Day is almost two weeks away, and we may have found the perfect gift. A long-time bestseller at Huckberry, Flint and Tinder’s Wool-Lined Waxed Trucker Jacket is the hardy piece of outerwear that every dad needs in his closet. Whether he could use a new wardrobe staple or he’s just a big fan of Pedro Pascal (who wore the iconic jacket in The Last of Us), this trucker will be a big hit on the day. And in the meantime, you can save a little cash, thanks to the jacket’s rare $72 discount happening right now.

Huckberry

Flint and Tinder Wool-lined Waxed Trucker Jacket

• $286.00 at Huckberry
  $358.00 (20% off)

Waxed canvas predates GORE-TEX as one of the original waterproof materials. The discovery of the material’s rough weather potential came when sailors noticed that wet sails caught wind better than dry sails, and decided to preemptively apply oil to their canvas to make it less permeable. Soon they began cutting sheets from these oiled sails and sewed them into jackets, which, while not perfect, provided an ideal layer against rain and ocean spray.

Now, manufacturers create waxed canvas garments through a process that impregnates cotton with paraffin wax, which yields better water resistance and less color fading. The waxed canvas jacket, once standard attire for sailors, soldiers and outdoorsmen, has mostly been replaced with lighter synthetic materials, but it still maintains its place as a workwear staple and weatherproof style piece.

Flint and Tinder’s Waxed Trucker Jacket stays true to the original style of waxed canvas jackets. It’s made with Martexin seven-ounce sailcloth that’s cut to waist length, in keeping with the traditional trucker jacket style. It also contains hand pockets, a chest pocket and metal buttons. The Waxed Trucker goes beyond the typical canvas design with your choice of a flannel-lined or wool-lined interior (though the flannel version is the only one marked down), which makes it the perfect outer layer for the variable weather that accompanies the transition from fall to winter.

This jacket very rarely goes on sale, but you best believe when it does, that is the time to scoop one of these menswear staples up. But you’ll want to be quick as sizing is already limited.

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