Pea coats vs Parkas (short term)

[starlin]

So right I just found an expedition parka on Voyager mode, and I'm having trouble deciding what I should pair it with.   So I have 2 Pea coats, 1 Military Coat, and a Simple Parka on hand.  

 

If I go with the parka (inside), I can cut the weight, but gets a bit inconvenient to walk to places to get heavier armor when I wanna go into wolf territory.  On the other hand, having the Peacoat on hand lets me change it to the outer layer when I expect trouble.  But the expedition parka is already pretty strong on most fronts, so its like 80% of a peacoat but warmer... so do I even need 1% more protection?

The only reason this is even a debate is that I get attacked a lot, even on the easier setting.  And now I'm trying to practice with the survival bow, which making things even riskier.

[stratvox]

IME the pea coat takes more of a beating than the expedition parka; it survives wildlife attacks better. I suspect it has more "hit points" than the parka does... assuming that amount of damage is a real thing during animal attacks (i.e. I don't actually know what the internal mechanic of the game for dealing with clothing damage is).

[starlin]

Theres an armor value that reduces the damage if that part is whats hit.  But its only active on the outer most layer.  I don't know if player condition and item condition take the same amount of damage in struggle.  Never been able to find a good answer about that. 

[Cranky]

Pea coat and military jacket together are a great defensive combo but do come with weight and mobility restrictions. Personally I think that either are the second best outerwear you can get but I don’t use them together. Pants, gloves and shoes also add a significant amount of def so you don’t need to put it all in the coat. 1% won’t be a significant difference.  

A few tips, rabbits are great for bow practice and upping arch skill (rabbit fur hats/gloves offer great warmth and defense), making arrows ups arch skill (if you make 20 arrows you will gain about 2 skill levels w/o having to use your bow), once you aim at a charging wolf it will juke left or right so back up as you aim and allow it to get close so you headshot it. A charging wolf will still charge if hit in the body but if you fight it off with a axe you will take only a little damage and the wolf will die. And lastly, carry enough bandages and antiseptic because learning to kill wolves with a bow will be quite damaging (unless you make good use of the terrain).