Comments on: Fleece, Down, or Merino Wool: The Best Mid Layers Reviewed https://kinsta.altitude-sports.com/en/fleece-down-merino-midlayers/ Outdoor Gear Guides, Stories & Reviews Thu, 04 Jan 2024 01:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 By: Tom https://kinsta.altitude-sports.com/en/fleece-down-merino-midlayers/#comment-37038 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:42:05 +0000 https://altitude-blog.com/?p=70095#comment-37038 Sorry. This is a bit snobby. The garment choices are often outside the reach of most people exercising outdoors in winter and suggests showing off logos rather than practicality. Users might be better served by better relating layer choices by activity. In NY’s Finger Lakes cold wind and blowing snow is an issue. A great shell and a Marmot windstopper fleece works really well for snowshoeing. More athletic top and bottom wear for nordic skiing. And a good sized backpack for the ons and offs plus your ten essentials including (as someone noted) a backup down layer.

]]> By: Ricky https://kinsta.altitude-sports.com/en/fleece-down-merino-midlayers/#comment-27856 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:05:36 +0000 https://altitude-blog.com/?p=70095#comment-27856 Nice article. The only thing I would like to point out is I believe the use of aerobic and anaerobic activities are not correct in the section of “Ideal Use for Down Insulated Mid Layers”. The use of “Aerobic” and “anaerobic” appear to be mixed up. Ski touring and running are considered “aerobic” activities. However, in some cases, their focus can be targeted for anaerobic bursts where down might not be the best choice.

]]> By: Howard https://kinsta.altitude-sports.com/en/fleece-down-merino-midlayers/#comment-27843 Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:05:46 +0000 https://altitude-blog.com/?p=70095#comment-27843 If your venturing out in below freezing conditions, bring a down layer in your pack. There are some very reasonably priced “puffies” that provide the best weight to warmth even if they’re not marketed as “technical” mid layers. The highest priced items are generally the apex of warmth & ultralight weight, & there’s nothing wrong with the best, but there’s also many people skiing touring with ultralight gear that could save massive amounts of energy with better technique – all the ultralight gear in the world isn’t worth it if you’re wasting energy with poor ascent skills.

]]> By: Tara https://kinsta.altitude-sports.com/en/fleece-down-merino-midlayers/#comment-26232 Sat, 23 Jan 2021 18:12:18 +0000 https://altitude-blog.com/?p=70095#comment-26232 As a woman looking for recommendations in each category, this wasn’t useful. If you are not going to put the time into providing an equal number of recommendations for each gender, you’re better off just sticking to men’s.

]]> By: Marcus K https://kinsta.altitude-sports.com/en/fleece-down-merino-midlayers/#comment-519 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:38:52 +0000 https://altitude-blog.com/?p=70095#comment-519 Great comparison!

I’d like to point out though that anaerobic activity is an activity in which your body is working so hard that the oxygen you breathe isn’t enough to utilize your stored fat for energy. This results in your muscles using glucose and glycogen to produce ATP instead of oxygen + fat, thus anaerobic. This type of activity usually means short and really intense bouts at very high heart rates, i.e lots of sweating. Don’t mean to come across as a smart ass, just figured it was better to point it out than not…

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