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[dtrkyman]

Oh my a crew cut, I always say someone needs to make more crews, I mean how many 1/4 zip and hoods can you wear? lol And I have a skinny neck!

 

[Oregonhuntrboi]

Oh my a crew cut, I always say someone needs to make more crews, I mean how many 1/4 zip and hoods can you wear? lol And I have a skinny neck!

I totally agree, sometimes I feel like I’m one of the only ones that can’t stand hoods on my mid layers… the last thing I want is a stack of hoods to deal with…

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Oh my a crew cut, I always say someone needs to make more crews, I mean how many 1/4 zip and hoods can you wear? lol And I have a skinny neck!

I must be weird but I like a hood on all my layers, have since I was backpacking very young.

 

[mtwarden]

I must be weird but I like a hood on all my layers, have since I was backpacking very young.

Ditto. Opens up the options for adding/subtracting heat.

 

[dtrkyman]

Oh I like a hood, just not a hood and three other layers with a collar!

Quarter zip base, hooded mid and a high collar outer layer and I am getting choked out!

 

[fngTony]

Oh I like a hood, just not a hood and three other layers with a collar!

Quarter zip base, hooded mid and a high collar outer layer and I am getting choked out!

Would it make you cringe if I told you that all my layers have a hood? If they don’t fit right then it’s terrible, took me a long time to get them right.

 

[mtwarden]

I’ve got a pic somewhere I dubbed “a four hood day”. Freezing ass cold glassing session.

From inner to outer—base layer->midlayer->puffy->wind layer.

 

[dailyherold]

I've purchased a few Farpointe hoodies last few months and really enjoying them. The Octa Cruiser in Teijin Frontier Octa 85gsm material has been my favorite. It's like a mesh jersey with fluffy alpha'ish type lining. I run pretty darn hot and the holes in mesh can give me nice ventilation and the whole thing breathes incredibly. Throw a vest or wind layer over and it's warmth to weight ratio I think is great. Haven't tried everything out there so maybe better. Definitely something you'd want to cover though when in field, given the holes and snag potential.