I tried a Core heavyweight hoody and hated the hood zipping as far up as it does. It is a nice feature on occasion, but usually I want it zipped just to my chin. When I do that the "wings" it leaves annoy me scratching on my whiskers and flapping in the wind. They can be tucked in and it helps some. For me though I went to either using the Fanatic hoody from Sitka or the Chama or Sawtooth from First Lite and don't use the Core heavyweight hoody anymore. I like the hoods best on the First Lite stuff but the Fanatic is pretty good too. The Core Lightweight hoody has a hood very similar in fit to the Chama or Sawtooth and I like it very much for early season stuff.