Carhartt Clothing is a must have for anyone who works in harsh environments, especially in the outdoors. However, you can't just walk over to your local department store and pick up a pair of overalls or check out the selection of shirts available. In fact, until recently one of the drawbacks of the Carhartt Clothing line has been the difficulty finding the items you want to purchase in the first place. That's one of the reasons why shopping online is such a great idea.

Access

As mentioned above, Carhartt Clothing is only sold through select retailers in the brick and mortar venues. Many of these stores are designed more for the needs of farmers than for laborers. Knowing which stores would carry the clothes was another issue in the past, too. You could drive around to sporting goods stores, uniform supply companies, even other rural goods places but you wouldn't always find Carhartt Clothing on the shelves. That could be either because the management of the business didn't believe a market existed for such items or because Carhart chose not to choose them as a distributor.

Thankfully, the Internet has allowed much easier access to Carhartt Clothing. You can find the brand online at a number of different sites. Some of these sites, including WorkWear1, have a large selection of items available, too.

Selection

That serves as a good lead-in to the next important reason to go online if you want to purchase Carhartt Clothing. If you've ever had the chance to go into one of the brick and mortar stores that does carry the line, you've probably been shocked to see how little is available. Most stores carry less than 5% of all the items currently available and many don't offer anything from the kids or children Carhartt Clothing lines.

That doesn't necessarily change online either, however. Some stores carry only a few of the company's items because they try to cater to so many different clothing brands and that limits their selection as well.

Sites such as WorkWear1, on the other hand, specialize in only apparel for working people and carry a very large assortment of Carhartt Clothing, including headwear, overalls, vests, shorts, and more.

Availability

Maybe you are lucky enough to find a brick and mortar store in your area that carries Carhartt Clothing. Maybe you're even luckier and find the garment you actually have been looking for. Now you have to see if three times a charm: do they have your size?

One of the problems with shopping through traditional stores for any type of clothing, but particularly Carhartt Clothing, is that you simply won't always find what you want in the size you want because of the store's limited capacity and because there are going to be a lot of Carhartt Clothing fans swarming that limited selection. Online stores, on the other hand, can offer a wider selection of sizes and can keep more in stock to meet the needs of customers.

Bottom Line

If you are interested in Carhartt Clothing, you should give up the traditional search and head to the Internet to find exactly what you want when you want it.