For the past month I’ve been pondering whether or not to go with the U.L. Inner line of clothing by MontBell or a fleece suit, but when I just checked their site it seems the only item left is the vest!! Is it possible that it’s been discontinued? And if so.. I.. I.. I think I might cry! :)
I own and love the jacket and pants. My buddy bought a set. My brother-in-law just bought the jacket. They’re still available. At under a pound for both pieces a fleece suit of the same warmth will weigh 4x and will not even remotely compress as well. I wear this suit with a 3.5oz. down hood in camp and then slip inside my 1lb.2oz. North Face Beeline 900 sleeping bag and stay toasty ski mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada at 12,000ft. camps.
The Mont Bell U. L. Thermawrap Jacket is out of stock virtually everywhere (at least in my size, large), but the vest is still available. A spokesman from their main store in Boulder CO informed me that in mid-September three new versions of the jacket should become available: (1) the standard jacket, (2) a hooded parka, and (3) and “active” version that “will feature microfleece gussets, cuffs w/ thumb holes, and collar.”
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