Best of the Best: Merino Sun Hoody

[elkhunter505]

I am absolutely over the top impressed by my Outdoor Research alpine onset hoody. My brother had one for snowboarding and I saw that it basically has a built in neck gaiter and that sold me. Got it and have hunted a crap ton in it. It is the first thing that I reach for when I am hunting in the early season. I find myself reaching for it more than my wick hoody. It's definitely not as soft as the wick is (seems similar to the old minaret), but I find it thinner and more breathable along with it basically having a build in facemask but without the stupid sewn in stuff like other baselayers.

I am going to try some synthetic sun hoodies this year since I do tend to hunt in temperatures close to triple digits sometimes where wool is just too much, but for the vast majority of my hunts, I am sure that hoody will be on my body.