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    Ian Rae
    BPL Member

    @iancrae

    Locale: North Cascades

    Patagonia has R1 hoodies on sale for $69.

    http://tinyurl.com/cav58n

    #1493038
    Nick Chen
    Member

    @fleetparadox

    Locale: Socal

    That's a great price.

    Too bad they don't have black.

    #1493040
    Ian Rae
    BPL Member

    @iancrae

    Locale: North Cascades

    I actually have been really trying not to buy any more black gear… too much black stuff in the bottom of my sleeping bag/pack at those 3am alpine starts, and I can't sort out my gloves/shirts/jackets from each other. Get two people in a dark tent full of black gear and it's really a mess! I got a red one.

    #1493052
    Chris Benson
    Member

    @roguenode

    Locale: Boulder

    Thanks, I just picked one up.

    #1493054
    Mary D
    BPL Member

    @hikinggranny

    Locale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge

    Not only is black impossible to see at night, especially against a black sleeping bag or inside a pack with black extension collar, but it is also not the greatest color to have around my perpetually shedding blond dog! That's why khaki is THE fashion color for me, whether at home or in the wilds.

    #1493066
    Jason Smith
    BPL Member

    @jasons

    Locale: Northeast

    Just picked one up in Please don't shoot me orange ;-)

    #1493105
    Joe Geib
    BPL Member

    @joegeib

    Locale: Delaware & Lehigh Valleys

    Sorry to veer off-course, but how does a R1 fleece hoody compare to something like a merino hoody?

    #1493108
    Chris Morgan
    BPL Member

    @chrismorgan

    Locale: Southern Oregon

    While I don't own a merino midweight hoody, I do own an R1 and other merino layers. I find that the R1 really is quite nice – as a second layer, there really isn't the smell factor, and while not as soft as merino, the fit is decent, and the thing is well made. For $69, I'd say go for it, especially when a similar decent merino item will set you back at least $120.

    #1493129
    George Phoenix
    Member

    @perrito

    Locale: Joisey

    Bought! Thanx!

    #1493177
    Joe Geib
    BPL Member

    @joegeib

    Locale: Delaware & Lehigh Valleys

    While I found a merino hoody priced about the same, I have some qualms about getting the merino. I'd hate to pay $70 for it, and have the chance that my wife accidentally shrinks it to sausage casing when she does the laundry.

    #1493198
    David Ure
    Member

    @familyguy

    Can you wear a backpack directly on these or would it wear quickly under the shoulder straps?

    #1493242
    nategfunk
    Spectator

    @jegsmith-2

    The R1 fabric has a hard outer face so I dont think it will have any problems under pack straps. I haven't noticed any problems with my r1 garments in this regard.

    #1493252
    David Ure
    Member

    @familyguy

    Thanks Jon.

    #1493259
    Dana S
    BPL Member

    @naman919

    Locale: Richmond, Virginia

    ask and you shall receive. was debating and now i'm forced into it! I went for the cheney-target-practice orange :P

    #1493327
    L. T.
    Member

    @guinness1759

    I already have the R1 without a hood. Will the hood make that much of a difference to buy another?

    #1493332
    Jim MacDiarmid
    BPL Member

    @jrmacd

    The hood just means you don't have to pack a balaclava or a hat.

    #1493333
    Matt Lutz
    Member

    @citystuckhiker

    Locale: Midwest

    YES!

    #1493349
    Dana S
    BPL Member

    @naman919

    Locale: Richmond, Virginia

    lol. i knew matt couldn't resist!

    #1493572
    Matt Lutz
    Member

    @citystuckhiker

    Locale: Midwest

    I will defend hoods on my torso layers until the day I die. The exception to this rule is any piece that is exclusively meant as an inner layer, such as a Montbell ExLite jacket, or their other non-hooded inner layers (UL Down Inner and UL Thermawrap JACKET).

    My current system is either a Capilene 1 LS (maybe new BPL hoody?)or R1 hoody, hooded Ether windshirt, Montbell UL down parka or Thermawrap parka and a hooded rain gear – either a poncho/tarp or Rab Drillium jacket.

    And seriously, softshells are useless without hoods, too. Major manufacturers need to stop making softshells without hoods. Please stop making sub-par softshells without hoods – without a hood they cannot be an shell. They turn into urban wear.

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