Good morning all. I am looking for a Kuiu piece that will serve as a durable brush busting top layer for warm/hot weather so I will not shred my merino 125 or Peloton 118. It seems all the soft shells have some sort of fleece lining.
Look at their strong fleece 260. It has all of the features you would want in a lightweight softshell ( quiet, durability, wind resistant, hood with DWR). It is also much lighter than a typical softshell. I'm running their Chinook but it doesn't have a hood and is heavy at 19oz. I'm thinking about ditching my chinook and going with the 260. Merino 145, strong fleece 260, puffy, rain jacket.