It handles these tasks nicely, in fact it handles them so well my wife has taken to using it for daily wear around the house in the colder weather. The secondary use for the TAD RH was much more mundane, but working out in the shop in the winter, running around town and similar tasks are where most people are likely to see regular use with it anyway. When we stopped, or the wind started howling on exposed ridges, it got zipped up or quickly put back on. It is so warm that even in snow and cold weather it was typically unzipped, and pretty quickly taken off with any strenuous activity. The Ranger Hoodie is warm, and that might actually be an understatement. You can see from the pictures this jacket has spent quality time hiking and snowshoeing on Mt Rainier. I've noticed no pulls, tears or thin spots, but I've also not been wearing it through thorn bushes or cutting heavy trails in the brush. The Ranger Hoodie has been durable through its outings, though fleece will obviously catch on more items than a hard shell. The zipper was a bit stiff in the start, but has loosened up and is a solid performer. The quality of both the materials and the construction leave little to be desired. Seams are all straight, and pulling on them induced no pops, rips, or noises.
Seams all lay flat, no extra or loose threads were found on initial inspection, nor are there any after several months of use. Quality of the construction is evident throughout the entire Ranger Hoodie. The rear hunter pockets lay flat enough where you will probably forget about them if they aren't used on a regular basis. Velcro, pit vents, and media ports for running cords are well placed, though I admit I didn't use the media ports at all. No such issues here, and again, it reflects the overall thought and design going into the garment. I use shoulder pockets on a regular basis, and I've had several jackets where anything that goes into the shoulder pocket results in the item flopping around by my triceps. Side and shoulder pockets are laid out in what I would consider the correct positions and sizes. Thumb holes are one of the included little details that don't seem to matter, or at least they don't matter until you need it, when of course it is well appreciated. The sleek design may make it a tighter fit for guys who need to loose a little weight, but it prevents bunching when layered under armor and hard shells. The contours of the body are tapered, and are in stark contrast to the other generic fleece I own. Not only doesn't the hood roll around when you are leaning forward, but it is flat enough to be worn under a pack or plate carrier if needed. Starting from the top, the hood lays flat. In fact, the TAD RH did better than one of the soft shells we were testing in inclement weather, which says a lot about both garments, especially when the Ranger Hoodie kept us dry while shooting proned out on wet ground and the soft shell had our clothing damp (actually border line wet).ĭesign of the Ranger Hoodie is sleek and well laid out. While common sense wouldn't recommend this as a primary rain jacket, I was continually impressed.
The Pacific North West with its winters of cold drizzle put the Ranger Hoodie though a lot, but never once did we get soaked. The use of Polartech WindPro is highly appropriate, and allowed us to use it as a primary outer garment in many situations where we thought he would have needed a soft shell. Traditional fleece works well for layering, but it blocks rain like a sponge, and shields wind like a sieve. When I think of traditional fleece, this material truly stands apart from its primitive siblings from which it came. MoreStarting with materials, the Heavyweight Polartech WindPro, this material does an admirable job of not only blocking wind, but of also shrugging off the rain.
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