I bought this coat for my 5 year old daughter and loved it! While wearing the zip-out fleece separate to school one day, she left it on the playground (as most kids do) and despite all efforts to retrieve it, it is gone. I was very disappointed to find out that you cannot buy replacement fleece liners for this coat. Nor do their polar fleeces work. So now I am left with just the shell. I will not buy this coat again for this reason.
I got these jackets for both of my boys, ages 8 and 10, and I am thrilled with the quality. They are as good as any 3 in 1 jacket I would purchase for myself. I love that that the coat will last from fall to spring. The material is tough and will withstand all the playground play it will face. Exactly the quality I expect from LL Bean.
I bought one for both of my kids! They wash up great. They are sturdy- even for my tough little guy.They are warm and easy to take apart and wear as light jacket or just fleece. It is like having winter fall and spring jacket in one so I don' t mind the price.
Bought this for my son last winter and for the most part, its been good...very rugged. A few flaws...the liner sleeves do tend to bunch up when donning/doffing. Also, I don't think its really warm enough if for days 25 deg or less. Its almost like it needs some insulation in the outer shell. Overall, we've been pleased.
