coat although a turnout coat is illustrated in fig1 and explicitly discussed herein a coat has been identified for purposes of example only accordingly the present disclosure is not limited to firefighter turnout coats but instead pertains to substantially any firefighter garment or other protective garment that is to provide thermal protection as indicated in both fig1 and 2 the protective garment 10 has a multi layer construction that includes an outer shell 12 a moisture barrier 14 and a thermal liner 16 the outer shell 12 is typically constructed of a flame and abrasion resistant material that comprises flame resistant fibers made of for example aramid meta aramid or para aramid polybenzimidazole polybenzoxazole melamine or the like the outer shell 12 can be treated with a water resistant finish such as a perfluorohydrocarbon to prevent or reduce water absorption from the outside environment in which the garment 10 is used the weight of the outer shell material normally is within the range of about 6 ounces per square yard osy to about 8 osy the moisture barrier 14 is constructed of a non woven or woven flame resistant fabric comprising flame resistant fibers made of for example aramid melamine or the like the moisture barrier 14 is typically laminated with a water impermeable layer of material such as for instance a layer of polytetrafluoroethylene or polyurethane when such an impermeable layer is provided it usually is provided on the moisture barrier 14 so as to face the thermal liner 16 the weight of the moisture barrier material is typically within the range about 4 osy to about 6 osy the thermal liner 16 can optionally include both an insulation layer 18 and a facecloth layer 20 which are quilted together in alternative.