The Milwaukee Gridiron Ripstop Jacket was built to survive the job site. Compared to their 12 oz Cotton Duck Jacket competition, Milwaukee has proven that it is three times more abrasion-resistant, prevents tearing in high-wear areas, and reduces weight. We wanted to know if Milwaukee was on one of our job sites when they did their testing.
Is the Ripstop Jacket Resistant to Tearing?
It was catching up on items at work, which is just an ordinary occurrence. The Milwaukee Ripstop Jacket did not back down to our carbide tooth Sawzall blade, the teeth of a straight jaw framing hammer, or the carbide teeth of a 7-1/4 inch circular saw blade. The only test that damaged the jacket was the 16-penny nail test. There was some tearing, but the fabric held rigid, and if this happened to you while you were in the coat, you would have something else to worry about.
How is the Resistance to Abrasion?
What could be more abrasive to clothing than a belt sander with an 80-grit belt? The Milwaukee Ripstop jacket was scathed with this test. But what did we expect? The material held together, the seams did not burst, and although we sanded through the clasp of the zipper, the zipper still works.
Using a Skid steer to scrape ice off a concrete driveway will eventually wear away the bucket, but what will it do to the Milwaukee Ripstop jacket? Not much!
- The jacket handled this test with excellence.
Milwaukee RipStop Jacket Conclusion
We listened to what Milwaukee had to say about how tough their jacket was, but we wanted to see it for ourselves. The coat did experience some damage, but we are not surprised. The seams and zipper held up, and although we thought we would destroy this jacket, it performed very well. We will let you judge the outcome.
7 Comments
Ed Zafrani
January 28, 2017 at 8:25 amNow why didn’t anyone try to turn on the heated jacket after all the abuse? OK Jacket takes a beating BUT does the Heat still work? My guess it don’t!!
Acme Tools
January 28, 2017 at 9:21 amHi Ed, This model is not a heated jacket. It is a different material than is used on the heated jackets and this is the main feature we were testing. We agree with you that if it was it probably would not have taken the abuse.
Thank you,
Acme Tools.
Bart
January 28, 2017 at 10:06 amThe jacket may be tough…..
But it’s not comfortable…..
It’s not cut well for range of motion.
I’d rather buy and wear out three jackets that fit well, then wear one that will stand up to an orbiting sander….who does that anyway?
Alexander
January 28, 2017 at 11:14 amWhat is the Milwaukee number for this jacket?
Acme Tools
January 30, 2017 at 9:40 amHi Alexander, The Milwaukee Jacket is part of the 252B- series. This link will bring you to the Large and you can adjust the drop down box to find your size.
Thank you,
Acme Tools
mark flucke
January 28, 2017 at 7:17 pmDon’t you sell this jacket–I put it into the search bar and only got the heated one—I want to buy the jacket you tested—Mark
Acme Tools
January 30, 2017 at 9:41 amHi Mark, Thank you for your comment. This link will bring you to the jacket we tested.
Thank you,
Acme Tools