In a third case, I may be hiking on the coast of Lake Superior in freezing rain/sleet/snow with constant, high-ish winds and I'll have the fleece under a shell. But if I'm going on a two-week trip to the Rockies in July I may bring the fleece for brisk mornings and camp (not hiking in it most of the day). However, I think that a lot (most?) of us will change up our layering system for different conditions - if I'm doing a pleasant winter day hike in the White mountains (New Hampshire, not California) below tree line my active layers will probably just be thermals and a fleece. I think it's fine to forgo the hood if you're looking for a specific piece in you clothing system. It sounds like your layering system is dialed in or pretty close for the conditions you frequent - a lightweight fleece is filling a very specific role in that system and it doesn't sound like you have much interest/need to push the limits of that system. I think I agree that you don't necessarily need a hood on a fleece. I wish I had some windproof gloves for that trip but I didn’t. Ice in water bottles cold, which for me is really cold. I do live in Southern California and mostly do 3 season hikes but this year I’ve gotten in two snow trips and one trip to Joshua Tree where it did start to snow on us one day. Hopefully that makes some sense and let me know what the rest of you guys think about having hoods. So a hood on your fleece layer isn’t really necessary in my opinion. Anyways I think a more modular setup is nicer because you can add and takeaway as needed. A hood could be nice if you didn’t want to carry a warm hat of some kind or maybe your puff doesn’t have a hood. I also always carry a buff so that can help keep my neck and face warm if needed. I find fleece and rain jacket combo really nice. If I get a little cold then add my wool hat and if it’s windy or even colder add my rain jacket. I stay plenty warm as long as I keep moving and there isn’t a ton of wind. Most of the time if it’s a little chilly I can get away with my Columbia long sleeve and my fleece and just my baseball hat. To be fair I don’t really hike in my ghost whisper jacket. If I had a hood on my fleece layer then I would have a hat and 3 hoods on which in my opinion is way overkill and when you didn’t want one it would kind of get in the way. My clothing setup is a long sleeve Columbia shirt, a non hooded fleece layer, a mountain hardware ghost whisper, and my Light Heart Gear rain jacket. r/Hammocks, /r/HammockCamping, and /r/ULHammocking Trail Specific Subs /r/PacificCrestTrail /r/AppalachianTrail /r/CDT /r/JMT Related Subsįor buying, selling, and trading ultralight backpacking gear. Weekly Thread - View only the Weekly Discussion threads.īest Of The Sub - View only the "best of" threads. Trails - View only trail related threads. Join us and ask yourself the question: Do I really need that? Subreddit Rules Resources /r/Ultralight's Wiki Knowledge Base Ultralight Gear Vendor List Ultralight and Ultra-cheap Gear List Common /r/Ultralight Abbreviations Leave No Trace Principles Itn'l Gear/Food Substitutions Pack Weight Tools How To Ask For A Pack Shakedown Lighterpack /r/Ultralight Crowd-Sourced Databases Weight Submission Form View The Gear Database! Pack List Database Subreddit Filters R/Ultralight is the largest online Ultralight Backcountry Backpacking community! This sub is about overnight backcountry backpacking, with a focus on moving efficiently, packing light, and generally aiming at a sub 10 pound base weight.
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