Wind Shirts?

[dberdinka]

So no shit there I was sitting somewhere on Snow Creek Wall the other day in the shade. It was cold and windy and I thought....Damn I need a wind shirt.

 

Something simple

preferrably with a hood

light of course

abrasion resistant too

Make it cheap

and fairly water resistant.

 

So I look around the internet and see there are lots of windshirts out there. I hear there's some real experts on the topic around here so I thought I'd ask?

 

Which one should I buy?

[RuMR]

check with NOLSe...he's the resident expert...sportin' a new one with built-in pockets to stash bootied neutrinos in too...

[Couloir]

Marmot DriClime Windshirt (~$100) is a good choice. I also have had great luck with a Nike ACG windshirt from the Outlet store on MLK here in Portland. $34.99. Works fabulous!

[JBC]

I have an old Wild Things windshirt (now called the Superlight) that is the perfect windshirt, a light pullover, no pockets, no hood, light and compact enought that you will actually have it with you when you need it - just stuff it into a pocket! They also have an 'epic' windshirt with a hood, but to my mind it kind of defeats the purpose to have a full zip and a hood, just adds to much bulk for my taste. I like the clean and simple windshirt, anything more is really a jacket and just takes up to much space.

[Plinko]

http://www.sportshell.com/

 

the 'Original' weighs 3.2 oz and cost $10.00. There's no hood, so save your plastic grocery bags to put on your head. But for $10, who cares... If you gotta spend more than $10 to feel like a real man, then check out the Patagucci ReadyMix...only 20 times more than the SportShell, but it's got a hood

[dberdinka]

At $10 Sport Shirt it is! Thanks for the link. Maybe I'll post a review at some point.

 

Darin

[kenp]

$10 windshirt! the whole family gets one now! I wonder how much for a custom logo??

[markharf]

Darin, I got a good deal on a Patagonia at a liquidation sale at The House of SB a few years ago (also bought skis, bindings, mountain bike wheels, and probably a bunch of other miscellaneous). Never saw the point to windshirts before, but I wear it all the time. Venting, pockets and cut make a difference, and the hood adds a lot in marginal weather; you'll use it a lot in marginal weather, of course, just like everything else. Entirely worth the $50 I paid, and a vast improvement over plastic bags from Value Village.

[thelawgoddess]

I have an old Wild Things windshirt (now called the Superlight) that is the perfect windshirt, a light pullover, no pockets, no hood, light and compact enought that you will actually have it with you when you need it - just stuff it into a pocket! They also have an 'epic' windshirt with a hood, but to my mind it kind of defeats the purpose to have a full zip and a hood, just adds to much bulk for my taste. I like the clean and simple windshirt, anything more is really a jacket and just takes up to much space.

i have the wild things epic unhooded version and absolutely love it. i never go climbing without it. it has stood up to much abuse in cracks and packs fairly small. very simple and does the job.

[Dru]

K-Way 1980's era nylon poncho from Value village, $5.WITH HOOD! and rainbow elastics too.

[stinkyclimber]

The signature Guy Edwards windshirt was his mid-80s BC Winter Games K-way, a little small, and worn bare chested (for maximum breatheability he always said...it definitely wasn't for picking up chicks - "nylon and sweaty skin" - yummy (not!))

 

He still makes me smile....thanks, Guy.

[specialed]

You'll never score neutrinos on the Girth Pillar wearing that thing.

[olyclimber]

Sweet, a Tyvek windshirt. They should expand their line to include parkas made with fiberglass insulation and tents made with asphalt shingles.