I won't reinvent the wheel by repeating my thoughts. Recently I obtained another of their Cotton Hoodies. One can never have too many hoodies in the Bay Area, in my opinion. Our microclimate lends itself to that sort of outer-garment.
And I do like to carry lots of junk.
I already have a hoodie from a prior purchase. I opted for a different color this time. Contact with SCOTTEVEST acknowledged some concerns I had about prior purchases. Mainly the sticky zippers.
So, on to my recently-obtained hoodie:
Pros:
- Damn but this thing is comfortable!
- A fairly-ridiculous number of pockets I can use.
- Little touches, such as a microfiber cloth for cleaning glasses and a keychain on an extendable cord, are included.
- The zippers are still sticky. They mostly work, but they haven't improved since my purchase of my previous hoodie and those zippers inconveniently stick a fair amount.
- Requires very special care in washing. Seriously. Pay attention to the instructions and do NOT put one of these in the dryer on anything but very low heat!
That said, it's warm, comfortable, and the stitching and cloth seems pretty durable. My older hoodie has held up quite well in the time I've had it. I suspect the new one will do the same.
The special care is a bit annoying, especially in winter when I can't exactly put clothes outside to dry in any kind of reasonable amount of time (hello rainy season!), but it's not really all that of a downer. I just pull it out of a low tumble cycle early and line-dry it and I haven't had problems.
If they beefed up the zippers, I'd have to hail this as a "must-have". Until then, I'd recommend this as a "nice-to-have, but with caveats". At least the two-year warranty is a nice thing.
And, as I've previously said, SCOTTEVEST has top-notch customer service, so if I had to exchange/return the hoodie, I'm sure I wouldn't have problems.
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