Posted: 11/23/2010 2:17:09 AM EDT
| Any one know who makes a decent fleece jacket? ...AND NO I'm not buying no fucking $300 TAD gear... Keep it under $150 |
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http://marmot.com/products/norse_jacket?p=216,222,72,143
I've been very happy with all the Marmot products I've owned. |
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It's hard to beat Patagonia when it comes to fleece. Marmot is pretty good also. http://www.sierratradingpost.com/d/195_Mens-High-Performance-Fleece.html |
Cabelas has a nice selection. I have two that I like very much. Links below 
Link Link Link Link-I Have Two Of These |
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for your consideration: windproof fleece is warmer than regular fleece
I just bought a soft shell fleece jacket for $40 at a Burlington Coat Factory outlet store. No name brand, normally 70-100 bucks at Kohls, but its the same stuff that even the pricier brand name stuff is made of I didn't feel like paying an extra 50 to 150 bucks for a brand name anyway fleece is made from recycled plastic bottles.... oh hey this looks like a good deal! http://www.galls.com/google/style.html?assort=general_catalog&cat=&style=JA587 |
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Quoted: Check the REI and REI Outlet websites. They usually have pretty good stuff at pretty good prices. Also, TAD Gear fleeces aren't $300.  Yeah no kidding, I WISH they were that cheap! I've been rocking an under armour fleece quarter zip for over a year now and it's holding up great! Its warm, and thin enough that I can toss another sweater over it and not feel like the kid from a Christmas Story. |
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Any one know who makes a decent fleece jacket? As an under-shell layer or as a standalone jacket? Standard fleece itself is not windproof. It's great for layering under a shell jacket but wind will knife through it like nobody's business. But if you want a standalone jacket that will buck wind, you need something with windstopper fleece like the Mountain Hardwear WindStopper Tech jacket. It's not a good deal at $165 but REI just had a sale on them for $70, which is quite a bargain. PS I see a lot of soccer moms shivering in the wind while wearing their TNF Denali jackets. I don't understand why people won't buy the proper tool for the job. |
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I bought a heavy fleece jacket from Aeropostale for all of $25 last year, saw it and it looked decent so I tried it on and it was very comfy, seemed to be made well. Warm as all get out...every bit as warm as the $175 Marmot from Dick's as I tried on before finding it. http://www.aeropostale.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4091554&cp=3534618.3534619.3534624.3542203.2038774 I don't give a fuck that it doesn't have a North Face logo on it, it's warm and I can buy 3 replacements and still be cheaper than most recommended in this thread. |
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I bought a heavy fleece jacket from Aeropostale for all of $25 last year, saw it and it looked decent so I tried it on and it was very comfy, seemed to be made well. Warm as all get out...every bit as warm as the $175 Marmot from Dick's as I tried on before finding it. http://www.aeropostale.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4091554&cp=3534618.3534619.3534624.3542203.2038774 I don't give a fuck that it doesn't have a North Face logo on it, it's warm and I can buy 3 replacements and still be cheaper than most recommended in this thread. I got one last year too. It's the only jacket I wear unless it's raining hard. |
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Quoted: for your consideration: windproof fleece is warmer than regular fleece I just bought a soft shell fleece jacket for $40 at a Burlington Coat Factory outlet store. No name brand, normally 70-100 bucks at Kohls, but its the same stuff that even the pricier brand name stuff is made of I didn't feel like paying an extra 50 to 150 bucks for a brand name anyway fleece is made from recycled plastic bottles.... oh hey this looks like a good deal! http://www.galls.com/google/style.html?assort=general_catalog&cat=&style=JA587 Burlington has always been a good place for deals. As to windproof fleece however, I've yet to find any that doesn't feel like a latex sponge. I'm not a fan. |
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Shameless plug, but I just got a good supply of the USGI Polartec 300 black fleece jackets in at the shop.
For the money, you won't find a better fleece jacket. And they are 100% US made. |
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Canada's Mountain Equipment Co-op has good gear: http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_listing.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302698749 |
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+1 on the USGI Polartec 300 black fleece jacket (I bought mine used from Cope's Distributing).
If you are patient, you can find good deals on the "brand-name" ones. For example, I saw a Columbia fleece jacket at Ross's. When I told my wife I was interested in it as a possible Christmas present, she got online and found out that Kohl's were having a sale on the exact same jacket. At the time, it was cheaper to buy one from Kohl's than a factory-second from Ross's. James |
| Check out Sears, I bought a Norditrac fleece jacket for under 30 bucks last year. Two-tone color, mine was an OD'ish green and black (they had other color combos too). The jacket is green fleece with black shoulders and the tops of each sleeve are black also. Has several zipper pockets, including one on the upper sleeve. Its my winter jacket here in Florida and has held up well. |