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So I'm starting to figure out what to bring with me in September here in CO and am needing some help figuring out my layering system.
Here's the current system:
-KUIU 125 Merino LS Base Layer
-KUIU Peloton 97 Hoodie
-Cheap UA softshell (got a great deal on Black Friday a few years ago!)
-First Lite Unspellable 1.0 Puffy Vest
-KUIU Chugach Rain Gear
This works OK, not great. My big gripe is that the softshell and the puffy vest are either both on or both off. Generally, by 9AM I'm in the Peloton and by noon it's down to the base layer. As result, I'm looking at replacing/upgrading the vest and softshell. My thinking is that all I really need is a puffy that can fit under my rain shell.
I know this is probably a can of worms, but given my requirement to fit under the rain shell (which I think means the Kifaru LPP is out, unless it becomes an either/or option), what puffy would y'all recommend? I was looking at the KUIU Kenai Ultra (which has mysteriously disappeared from KUIU's website), the FL Unspellable 2.0, or the FL Brooks jacket (I've heard mixed reviews regarding which FL piece is the "warmer" one).
Should I throw in another mid layer into the system even with an upgraded puffy? I was thinking about a vest (mainly to maintain shoulder mobility) like a KUIU Peloton 240 or FL Brooks Vest.
Thanks in advance for pointing me in the right direction.
Here's the current system:
-KUIU 125 Merino LS Base Layer
-KUIU Peloton 97 Hoodie
-Cheap UA softshell (got a great deal on Black Friday a few years ago!)
-First Lite Unspellable 1.0 Puffy Vest
-KUIU Chugach Rain Gear
This works OK, not great. My big gripe is that the softshell and the puffy vest are either both on or both off. Generally, by 9AM I'm in the Peloton and by noon it's down to the base layer. As result, I'm looking at replacing/upgrading the vest and softshell. My thinking is that all I really need is a puffy that can fit under my rain shell.
I know this is probably a can of worms, but given my requirement to fit under the rain shell (which I think means the Kifaru LPP is out, unless it becomes an either/or option), what puffy would y'all recommend? I was looking at the KUIU Kenai Ultra (which has mysteriously disappeared from KUIU's website), the FL Unspellable 2.0, or the FL Brooks jacket (I've heard mixed reviews regarding which FL piece is the "warmer" one).
Should I throw in another mid layer into the system even with an upgraded puffy? I was thinking about a vest (mainly to maintain shoulder mobility) like a KUIU Peloton 240 or FL Brooks Vest.
Thanks in advance for pointing me in the right direction.