 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello.
My understanding is that this a good lightweight, breathable and warm fleece fabric.
my question is how warm is the 200 vs 300. Let's say I am a very warm guy, and I am skiing on a sunny day of -5C.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You need to consider what else you are wearing with it. E.g. If it is a mid layer between thermals and a wind proof jacket, you would probably only need 100 at -5, especially if you're active.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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That would be my main insulating layer. Shirt, fleece and windproof jacket.
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Buy the 300 and if it's too warm then just vent your shell as you need too.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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If you ski with a rucksack you have the option is to wear a Polartec 200 fleece and carry an extra layer in your rucksack. The extra layer could be a lightweight fleece or a heavyweight thermal.
The above advice assumes that your shell has no insulation. If your shell does have insulation then Polartec 100 (unless it is very cold).
Polartec 200 used to be considered the gold standard, but these days it has been surpassed by warmer, lighter and faster drying fabrics like Polartec Thermal Pro High Void (http://www.montane.co.uk/range/men/soft-shell-and-fleece/wolf-jacket).
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To answer your question, I'm not partticularly warm, and I've been happy skiing in -5 in a Polartec 100 fleece, but I had an extra Primaloft layer in my rucksack in case the weather deteriorated.
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Polartec 200 used to be considered the gold standard, but these days it has been surpassed by warmer, lighter and faster drying fabrics like Polartec Thermal Pro High Void
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that's why the polartec 200 is cheaper. does the thermal pro line also have weight gradings?
I might get a polartec 200 for this season and wait for spring sales to splash out on a thermal pro.
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does the thermal pro line also have weight gradings?
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Generally any Thermal Pro fleece with the word 'high' in the name is warmer (eg Thermal Pro High Loft, Thermal Pro High Void) and Thermal Pro fabrics without the word 'high' are less warm (eg Thermal Pro Grid).
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is high more or less equivalent to 300 or 200?
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Lighter, warmer and quicker drying than 200. Probably not as warm as 300.
If you are thinking about buying Thermal Pro, I'd suggest a jacket rather than a pullover. I've used both, and find that when I'm wearing a rucksack the pullover tends to ride up and make me feel like I have breasts. The TP jacket and Polartec 200 pullovers I've used didn't do that as they were both stiffer at the front.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I hate pullovers, so am going to a jacket.
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