Patagonia Capilene Cool Ultra Hoody

I first bought the trail version and then chatted with patagonia to see if they were making a hoody. They said the ultra would be the closest thing to a hoody of the trail. It’s lighter so it may be even better.

anybody find info on UPF for this?

I emailed Patagonia and all they could tell me is it provides some sun protection but they didn’t UPF rate it.  It’ll probably be plenty for my use.

I wore this today on a walk on a sunny day here in Texas. I honestly think it may be too thin. I did feel likeI could feel sun hitting my skin if that makes sense. It may be good, but I’m going to try their new “Capilene Cool Sun Hoody” next.

The Capilene Cool Sun Hoody has a 40+ UPF rating, per the Patagonia website.  At 6.2 oz. that sounds like an excellent choice for hiking in full sun environments or at higher elevations.

Thanks for putting this one on my radar, Joey.

I have a couple of sun shirts in the UPF 30-50 range, and for Norwegian conditions (high latitude), I often find them a bit too protective. Too much sun is definitely a bad thing, but I like to get enough to harvest the health benefits associated with correct dosing.

Being so thin could also make it comfortable enough that I don’t feel the temptation to opt for a t-shirt or even no shirt when going out for time limited activities on those scorching hot days.

Another update, I wore the Ultra hoody today on a hike. Mostly under tree cover here in Texas. It was kind of perfect for this. Was very breezy, did not stick to my skin when we from sweat like the “Cool” version, it was pretty great. I think there’s just going to be the right tool for the right job in terms of these sun hoodies.

I’ve come to the conclusion that where there is direct sun light for long periods ( most backpacking trips I do ) I’ll just use the “Sun” version. On my training hiking trail, which is mostly tree covered, I’ll use the “Ultra” version.

Update here as well.

I ordered a ultra hoody.
It was too easy. Most gear discussed here is next to unobtainable in Norway, but Patagonia Europe seem to stock most of the Patagonia range and ships for free.

Sun protection clothing hasn’t really caught on among domestic retailers for some reason, so very handy to know I can easily get this kind of gear direct from Patagonia now. Ordered the sun versions for my kids.

Can someone post a macro photo of the material? Is it like the OR Echo?