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#265674 - 12/13/13 02:18 AM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
TeacherRO Offline
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I also like fleece scarves in bright colors...really bright colors.

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#266379 - 01/04/14 08:56 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
TeacherRO Offline
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Gonna be a great weekend for fleece.

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#266421 - 01/06/14 06:09 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
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Loc: Canada
Be Careful, Make Sure your Fleece is 100% Synthetic. Not watching my labels once many years ago I bought a "Fleece" that was actually 50% cotton. Technically it is still legal to call it fleece, but its junk and the inside label was well hidden. While it had a BIG Fleece Card attached to its Outside.

This did not go well the first time I got to the woods with my new Fleece Sweater and the humidity went up. Suddenly my nice sweater was very cold and damp. I now check the labels very very closely before I but any "FLEECE".
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#266427 - 01/06/14 07:00 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
JerryFountain Offline
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Registered: 12/06/07
Posts: 418
Loc: St. Petersburg, Florida
BruceZed,

Fleece is a type of fabric and can be made out of any material. My favorite was the old Helly Hansen wool fleece, I understand made for the Norwegian military. The synthetic stuff I have used always has reduced insulating ability when it gets dirty. Same with the synthetic moisture transfer long johns. I am still partial to wool.

Respectfully,

Jerry

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#266431 - 01/06/14 07:15 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: JerryFountain]
Russ Offline
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Registered: 06/02/06
Posts: 5357
Loc: SOCAL
Agree. I wear fleece a lot in the morning this time of year, but I'm layering it over wool crew neck shirts, either long or short sleeve. I recently found Icebreaker sleeveless wool shirts which are great as a base layer -- less on the arms, more on the core. I found them at Sierra Trading Post http://www.sierratradingpost.com/redram-...p-sleeveless...

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#266486 - 01/09/14 10:46 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: JerryFountain]
BruceZed Offline
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Registered: 01/06/08
Posts: 319
Loc: Canada
You are correct. What I was referring to and I assumed this thread was talking about was "Polar Fleece" or modern synthetic fleece. Which is normally shortened to simply fleece these days. Other forms of fleece are now very rare.

"Polar fleece, usually referred to simply as "fleece," is a soft napped insulating synthetic fabric made from Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or other synthetic fibers. Other names for this fabric are "Polar Wool," "Vega Wool," or "Velo Wool." Despite names suggesting the composition is made up of organic materials, Fleece is 100% Polyethylene Terephthalate." - Source Wikipedia (Polor Fleece Article)

My point was no warn people about mixed fleece fabrics (synthetic/cotton blends) which a dangerous in cold weather. Wool Fleece would be an excellent layer against the cold.
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Boreal Wilderness Institute
boreal.net

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