Jackets, temperatures and daily use?

Daily wear is a light merino base layer, synthetic t-shirt, and an alpaca hoodie.  That’s good down to 45°-ish unless the wind picks up, and it’s also comfortable inside the pub, or wherever.  Arc’teryx Gamma LT on top when it gets windy or colder.  That’s good to freezing.  Swap the light base for a heavier one and it’s good to the teens.  I’d want a bit more insulation if I was going to be outside and not moving for more than a few hours.

My go-to has been LL Bean’s primaloft hooded jacket.  It’s light and thin (their photos look puffier than it is) and as a synthetic, it’s okay in light rain for a while and easier to wash.

https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/119861

The hood is important to me since it really helps if the wind comes up.

LLBean says “light activity to 35F and moderate activity to 15F” and I’d agree with that.  For running errands around town, it’s good for up to 55-60F, although a bit much for a brisk walk at those temps.

If I was bush-whacking, I’d use a fleece pull-over or zip-up.

Below 15 or 20F, or 30F with a wind, I’d switch to a puffier 850-FP, UL hooded down jacket (no liquid percip at those temps) from My Trail Company (before they went under).

T Shirt, Hains Cotton Zip Hoodie and a Filson Mackinaw Vest

Maybe a Quilted Cooler Jacket if windy or wet

Well below freezing add a New Balance Fugu down jacket  

I bought one of these for daily normal every day use. I believe it is Japanese person sized, or maybe women’s sized. I obeyed their suggestion to size up but I sized up two sizes and it fits perfectly.

But when I go backpacking — and I don’t do winter in the snow, daytime highs below freezing backpacking — I don’t bring a puffy at all. I bring a wind shirt or a rain jacket. If I’m still too cold I can either stuff my sleeping bag inside my jacket or else I made my own down baby-blanket, essentially a torso-length down blanket that has a hole in the center I can stick my head through and wear as a poncho. I can wear my wind shirt or rain jacket over it. I made it from a Black Diamond down blanket. Somebody should seriously make this as a real product. I use it inside my sleeping bag for extra warmth.

Diane,  https://www.jacksrbetter.com/product-category/camping-quilts/wearable/

During the “winter” here in the bay area I am wearing a icebreaker Anatomica tee (150wt merino) and often wear an Icebreaker Quattro Hoody (260wt merino) inside – we keep the house cool. [Together then give me about the same performance as the patagonia Cap4 hoody.] When I go outside I often just add a windbreaker or rain jacket and a mask. Slightly chilled for the first few minutes but then feels just right when it’s 40-55F – hoods up on the lower end, slightly unzipped when warmer. Normally my errands are walking 20-30 minutes with a daypack. When it’s <40F (or <45F on days I am running cold) I pull out a Patagonia Micro Puff Hoody.

Merino wool base layer shirt.  Thin poly quilted jacket.  Windproof shell, or rainproof if precip.  Take off the jacket or shell if too hot.  Add stocking cap, mittens, balaclava if too cold.  No particular brands.

Oldie, but goodie…Rab Xenon X,

I just wear a run of the mill comfortable hooded sweatshirt. I should be able to endure the Northern WI weather for 10 minutes while I walk from one heated area to another.

Between 32 and 50F? A sweater – any old one, light fleece, thin wool -at the 40-50 mark. Tshirt and sweater are enough. Lightweight puffy at most at 32 if not moving, a fleece if moving. My husband wears a tshirt and shorts down to 32! No extra layers, at all. I do like the PG Houdini a lot, because if the wind picks up and i have only a fleece, it’s a nice easy layer to provide just the additional warmth needed.

In the PNW, my daily wear is an Eddie Bauer waffle henley top with an Eddie Bauer light fleece vest. That’s more than enough if it’s 40-50 out. If it gets a bit cooler, then I’ll throw on a wind shirt or light nylon jacket. If it’s raining, a cheapo Columbia rain jacket.

When I take the dog for a walk when it’s 40-50 I’ll shed the vest and just wear a light nylon jacket or the rain jacket, depending on weather, or wear the vest with no jacket if it’s sunny.

Below 32 I’ll usually wear an older Arcteryx synthetic jacket over the henley/vest.