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suckmydicktonight t1_iyh5ij8 wrote

Dunno where you live. The principle of cold weather protection is in layers.

You need a fleece layer under your GoreTex. You need a wool tee under your fleece. When you get hot from activity you can shed layers to cool down and not have to stop.

No one layer of protection will ever suffice. For lightest weight option look up Backpacking magazines. They review low weight everything in there.

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Snazzy_Apples OP t1_iyhkep8 wrote

Oh yeah. I know to layer. The only layer that I don’t have is a hard shell, which just so happens to be the most expensive. I Just don’t know what to buy.

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suckmydicktonight t1_iyhlw08 wrote

Any GoreTex would work equally well. I like Marmot, they have a GoreTex soft shell that I’ve had for probably 10 years.

Usually per my experience soft shell > hard shell because the cloth has a lot of give and allows for activities. Hard shell get restrictive and you tend to lose it very fast unless you are stuck in frigid conditions for a long time.

REI usually has end of ski season sales, and they have a ton of hard shells on clearance.

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