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What's your favorite hoodie?

It's time to pull out the hoodies here. What's your favorite?

My favorite is probably my simplest and cheapest. The Gildan Men's Heavy Blend 50/50 pull over. I've got a larger head and it took a little while the collar to stretch out, but it did and it now goes on and off easy. It's great for a walk in the low 40s with just a t shirt underneath. I like the large pocket in the front that allows you to put both hands together to help warm each other and the extra thick hood keeps my head warm. Throw a decent flannel under it and you're good for 30 or so. It'll keep you dry in a light drizzle for a while too. The big drawback though is the fact that it is a pull over. You can't open up if you get too hot and there's no graceful way to remove it in public. Mine is several years old and hopefully they are still made the same.

My second would be the Dickies thermal lined full zip hoodies. I've got a large tall and an XL tall. The large is great for working outside in the high 20s for me. You can zip and unzip to help regulate temperature. I have the XL tall for an outer layer on top of a jacket for when it's really cold or windy. Dickies went from a 3 panel hood to a 2 panel hood, so the older ones fit and look better. For some reason their website is only showing white and don't have the tall sizes listed. Hopefully that changes soon.

I've got others including a heated Milwaukee, but those two are the ones I usually grab. I also really like the Ridgecut flannels from Tractor Supply.
 
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All of my hoodies are zip front. Easily, my favorite one is from Uniqlo. Extremely well made and not a giant lint maker like most of them. Hopefully this link is going to the latest version. I have two, a light-gray one that is two or three years old and an olive one that's about a month old. Retail is $49.90, but coupons and specials tend to be fairly common.


The kinda pricey made-in-Los Angeles 10-year hoodie from Huckberry is probably my second favorite. it's heavier than the Uniqlo, and extremely warm. it also has a nice inside pocket, but I don't think it fits quite as well as the Uniqlo. Also have decent ones from Lacoste—it's kinda "dressy" for a black hoodie—and a cheap ($20-ish) light-gray one from Muji that's awesome when you don't want to mess up your favorite one.
 
My Navy blue Carhartt zip front, with worn cuffs and a few small tears from years of tromping around the woods cutting firewood.
 

Tirvine

ancient grey sweatophile
Not strictly speaking a true hoodie, having no full zip front, I love my hooded Champion quarter zip. I wear it every morning when I get up, along with its matching navy) sweat pants.
 

Legion

Staff member
My vintage Swanndri wool bush shirt.

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