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I have struggle to find the right mid layer piece. I am very happy with my base layers witch mostly consist of merino wool and fleece vests. Most of the merino is First Lite, a few are Black Ovis. I am very happy with my bibs and jacket, which are the First Lite Solitude set. With my base layer options and the puffy vest I tend to wear under my Solitude jacket, I can comfortably hunt most conditions in south/central Illinois. I have been struggling to find that piece when I need a little more than the base layer but not quite needing the solitude jacket. A light weight jacket that blocks the wind would be great and I think would fill my gap, but it needs to be silent. The puffy jacket thread got me really thinking about this again. A puffy would fit this spot well, if it were silent, but it is not silent enough as an outer layer. I have been searching for this piece for a while, but have not found one that fits this need. Any suggestions?
a great compromise to quiet things over a puffy down jacket is a quiet button up shirt
i'll sometimes wear in just a base layer on top when it is going to be warm midday and then when it starts to get cold i'll put on a puffy jacket that packs down and then over that an oversized button up shirt made out of a quiet material
i have several shirts that fit the bill, but had trouble finding a quiet ultralight one until i found one from nomad on cabelas, i'll sometimes wear the ultralight shirt over the base layer while walking
keeping the nylon of the puffy from rubbing itself makes it quiet enough
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