Product Review: The only fleece I’ll ever wear ever again

January 6th, 2011 Posted by Rachel. Published under Gear + Product Review. 1 Comment.

When collecting together the links to send to my parents as a typical Millennial is wont to do instead of a traditional Christmas list, I simply went to the  REI website and saw they were having a sale.  Clicking around, I had my gear list handy and found several different items on sale, a few not.  I got pretty excited too because I have been dreading the clothing shopping part of the gear gathering.  This mean they would do the shopping for me!

One item that was on sale, and that I wasn’t really that passionate one way or the other about was a warm layer – a fleece.  I found one on sale on the site and sent it along.  Didn’t really give it much thought.

And that makes the pure enjoyment I have in wearing this fleece all the better.  It is literally so warm I find myself sweating in it.  I had to wash it only two days after opening the box because I’d sweated through it!  Sadly it doesn’t keep me so warm that even my toes are warm, but that’s probably got more to do with how low we keep our heat than the fleece itself.  As a poor, young professional who can’t keep the drafty apartment raging hot, this is still a god-send though.

What I also like is the collar.  Surprisingly, it’s both loose enough to not feel like I’m choking and high enough to remove the need for a scarf.

And finally, I do really love the color.  The pale green is comforting and stimulates memories of summer camp and the smell of pine.

So well done REI, well done.  I literally can’t stop thinking about how I want to live inside this fleece for the rest of my life.  I have to keep myself from wearing it to work.  I’ve also promised Jessica that she won’t regret getting one herself.

I think I’m in love.