Fleece comes in various weights and fabric content.
The quality you'll find with brand names is worth the money. Although I bought some wonderful fleece jackets at Old Navy in 2009 in one of their blow out sales, when I really need a serious warm layer, I pull out my Patagonia.
It's a wonderful woodland green with one chest pocket. It doesn't have a hood, my only regret. It's a pull over, and weighs 15 ounces, a winter weight. The sleeves are plenty long, a key factor in choosing an insulating layer.
I love that even after many years of trail use, living in it for days on the Colorado Trail it is in very good condition. It still doesn't "pill", a sign of high quality fleece.
Brand names are costly. Look for them at thrift stores, on sale or as gifts. Think of them as an investment. Unlike cheap fleece, they will last a very long time.
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Patagonia Fleece-Gear Review
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How to Buy Fleece OuterWear
I found this site in my search for some real explanations on the various types and weights of fleece:
Its written by Frank Ross, and called Outdoor Information You Can Use.
There's a lot of other articles on that page as well, things about Hunting, fishing, gear reviews, and survival. Follow the link at the bottom of the left hand column and you will be taken to a page with more links than I have ever seen in one place for everything you can imagine for things like building homes with straw bales, making your own bleach, surviving outdoor crisis, urban survival, etc. Amazing lists.
I'm bookmarking it for future reading and research.
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