[pct-l] Getting Fleeced

[Steel-Eye]

Good evening, Doc,

It seems the DriClime is popular favorite, and although I looked at it
seriously it I'm pleased I went a different way.  I use a 200-weight fleece
pull-over and a separate ultralite windshirt.  The fleece weighs 10.4 oz.
and a windshirt weighs 3.0-5.0 oz., the sum of which approximately equals
the weight of a DriClime.  I like the separate layers.  Often during the day
if I stop for a while when I'm warm, I'll slip on the windshirt alone.
Other times I wear the windshirt alone to resist mosquitoes.  In either
instance, with the fleece inside I would be too hot.  At night I often sleep
in the fleece, but I don't really like to sleep in the windshirt.  It's not
waterproof but because of it's densely woven fabric it doesn't breathe as
well as I like for sleeping, and a windshirt isn't of much use inside a
sleeping bag anyway.  It goes on in the morning as soon as I sit up in the
bag, and comes off again after about 10-15 minutes on the trail.  The fleece
usually comes off somewhat later, depending upon the exertion and the
temperature.

At this TrailJournal site: http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye  you can
see the use of the fleece alone on a suspension bridge in the photo list for
5 June.  Use of the windshirt alone can be seen in the photo on the Journal
entry for 6 June.

For windshirts, I like the GoLite Ether, or occasionally a Marmot windshirt
with a full-length zipper.  The fleece pull-overs are some off-brand that I
bought on sale but which seem to work fine.

Steel-Eye

----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 1:26 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Getting Fleeced


> Greetings all,
>
> My next big back-packing purchase is going to be a fleece pullover and
> fleece
> pants.  You know, for hanging around camp and getting comfortable when the
> temps
> go down a bit.  I'm looking for suggestions on where to buy.  I'm not
> looking
> for a jacket, but rather a pullover or zip up fleece shirt, and also
> pants.  I
> am not looking for any salvation army stuff, so that leaves out a couple
> of
> members (You know who you are).  Also, price is no object, and I would
> sort of
> like it to look nice too.  I have perused the web, but I just can't make a
> decision.  What do you all wear?
>
> Doc Holiday
>
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