Expedition
Men's Brushed Wool Hoodie

Kodiak Fleece

Warm sweater when used with a jacket. If there’s any wind it blows right through it. I’ve had this sweater for 11 months and I have a hole in the left elbow and the cuff is coming apart. I hoped it would have lasted longer than a year.

Really enjoy this wool sweater. Kept me warm in multiple cold, windy, rainy nights watching my kids at track meets. Fits well in all the right places. The large hood took my a bit to dial in because I’m not really into oversized hoods, but I finally found a way to see well and still be covered by tugging the neck section back a bit. It stayed in place well.
This hoody has replaced my favorite hoody from REI that lasted 25 years of everyday use? But finally gave up the ghost when the seems pulled out and the material had worn so thin, repair was no longer possible (though I did try). That thing grew with me then shrunk with me over the years. This hoody has the same properties only in wool! I have no doubts that this will be my last hoody I’ll ever have to buy. Thank you so so much.

I bought this to go along with a merino wool long-sleeve shirt from this same company, for times when that shirt wasn't warm enough indoors in winter. This hoodie is indeed thicker than the shirt, and warmer than the shirt, but surprisingly still wasn't as warm as I hoped it would be, even though it is the thickest currently offered.

So, back to adding layers to get the needed warmth. For instance, the thumbholes are great when I am out bicycle riding in winter, but the hoodie isn't wind-resistent, so I add a windbreaker on top when riding below 65 degrees. The Merino wool is very comfortable on my skin, not scratchy at all.

This is actually my second hoodie. A small seam failed mysteriously on the first one after a few weeks, so the hoodie was replaced under warranty, which the company did quickly, easily and cheerfully.

Perfection with the exception of the hood draw strings. They are set too high on the garment. They should be set at the base of the neck.

I've worn this hoodie for about three week now, in varying winter conditions from well below 0F to mid 30s, for up to 8 hours in backcountry conditions.

It has some positive qualities but overall is just so-so. The fabric quality is great—it's thick, warm, and comfortable. I've always worn it under an outer layer so don't know how it holds up to scratching with branches etc but it seems quite sturdy. However, I bought it because I wanted something with a hood to wear under my shell to keep snow off my neck, and it doesn't work very well.

The hood is absolutely huge, and flops over my face. If I tighten the drawstring even a little, it covers my eyes completely. And the hood is really wide where it attaches to the main garment at the neck, so when it's on my head, it flops around if the zipper isn't all the way up. But despite the fact that the hood is too baggy, the neck is too tight, so when I zip it up to the top, it's uncomfortably tight on my neck.

Overall, this is a fine garment if you don't care about actually wearing the hood. If you want a functional hooded shirt for cold weather, look elsewhere.