Hoodies reccomendations

scooter

I love my American Giant hoodies. I have 3 of the classic full zips. They are quite heavy, and well constructed. Much like RC, and W+H, mentioned previously, they are fairly long and slim, as well. I don't know if they ship worldwide. But, it's worth a look.

gaseousclay

I like Reigning Champ hoodies and crew necks. Their tiger fleece is amazingly warm

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kkibbey23

I will echo what pthers said about Reiging champ. Good stuff!!

Another option to consider is 3sixteen. I picked one up 2 years ago and really enjoy it

Hope that helps

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Paul9221

I was actually just recommending Reigning Champ to a friend last night! But yeah, RC runs slim. It's a great hoodie if you're on the slim side and want to show it off, even while in a sweater. Great quality. I own 4 of their medium weight Terry hoodies.

American Giant makes some pretty durable and cost effective hoodies. They don't look as nice as the RC brands, something about the fabric just seems dull. I own a few of their classic zips.

I think the 3Sixteen option in either grey or oatmeal will be perfect for you. They're thick and not too slim and in that $150 price range. I own the grey one but don't wear it much since I picked up the Strike Gold loopwheel.

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dave28

Thanks guys, I will look into these. Seems to be some recurring mentions to mull over, cheers

neph93

@scooter speaks the truth. The threads like Cut & Sewn are on the IH Products board an as such are reserved for IH products so only mods and admins can start threads there.

I had a F&T 10 year hoodie from their original Kickstarter project. It was through actually that purchase that got me onto the idea of sustainable clothing. Then I found Hiut Denim and then ended up here.

To be honest, I'd pay the extra 50-100 USD and move up a notch to IH, Real McCoy, Buzz Rickson. I gave my F&T hoodie away a couple of years ago as it just didn't´t compare to the kind of stuff I'd become used to.

gaseousclay

Oh, and Reigning Champ stuff can always be had on sale. I own 3 of their crew necks and 2 terry hoodies and didn’t pay full price for any of them. Not saying they’re not worth full price but tons of vendors carry RC so they’re everywhere.

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Crit_Obs

BPCall make a great hoodie, I would say very similar quality compared to a few brands named in this thread. Plus they have a neat brand store 8)-cum-watering hole :o in Nanning, comes with my highest recommendations if one finds himself in the area.

tvenuto

I don’t own one (still rocking my free gym hoodies), but Flint ‘n Tinder has a “decade” hoodie that is warranted for 10 years, which is pretty crazy. That’s probably where I’ll look once my freebies are exhausted. [edit: now that I actually read the replies this has been mentioned]

bryaneidins70

How about Merz?

Maybe a little bit more than you want to spend though.

https://shop.merz-schwanen.com/collections/sweats

manufc10

@Paul9221:

I was actually just recommending Reigning Champ to a friend last night! But yeah, RC runs slim. It's a great hoodie if you're on the slim side and want to show it off, even while in a sweater. Great quality. I own 4 of their medium weight Terry hoodies.

American Giant makes some pretty durable and cost effective hoodies. They don't look as nice as the RC brands, something about the fabric just seems dull. I own a few of their classic zips.

I think the 3Sixteen option in either grey or oatmeal will be perfect for you. They're thick and not too slim and in that $150 price range. I own the grey one but don't wear it much since I picked up the Strike Gold loopwheel.

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What size hoody are you in RC? I'm about to pick one up but I don't know if I should go L or XL. I'm an XL in IH westerns.

Edit: I'm also a Large in American Giant hoodies if that helps.

gaseousclay

@manufc10:

@Paul9221:

I was actually just recommending Reigning Champ to a friend last night! But yeah, RC runs slim. It's a great hoodie if you're on the slim side and want to show it off, even while in a sweater. Great quality. I own 4 of their medium weight Terry hoodies.

American Giant makes some pretty durable and cost effective hoodies. They don't look as nice as the RC brands, something about the fabric just seems dull. I own a few of their classic zips.

I think the 3Sixteen option in either grey or oatmeal will be perfect for you. They're thick and not too slim and in that $150 price range. I own the grey one but don't wear it much since I picked up the Strike Gold loopwheel.

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What size hoody are you in RC? I'm about to pick one up but I don't know if I should go L or XL. I'm an XL in IH westerns.

Edit: I'm also a Large in American Giant hoodies if that helps.

I'm a large in RC hoodies and crewnecks – i'm 5'11, 175lbs, 40" chest. I think RC tops fit me perfectly. Not too baggy and not too slim imo.

manufc10

Thanks. Yeah I've got a few RC T shirts and I think they are Larges but I'll have to double check.

Paul9221

@manufc10:

What size hoody are you in RC? I'm about to pick one up but I don't know if I should go L or XL. I'm an XL in IH westerns.

Edit: I'm also a Large in American Giant hoodies if that helps.

I went with a medium in RC, and a medium in AG. I like a slimmer fit and though I can zip up the RC medium, I rarely do, at least not all of the way. Here are some pics (excuse my giant noggin…it is huge but the camera angle makes it look even bigger):

Paul9221

@gaseousclay:

I'm a large in RC hoodies and crewnecks – i'm 5'11, 175lbs, 40" chest. I think RC tops fit me perfectly. Not too baggy and not too slim imo.

See, I'm 5'10", 175lbs, 40" chest and I like the slimmer look of the medium RC. But, again, I usually don't zip them up all of the way.

Have any of you tried the heavier weight RC hoodies? I only own hoodies with this medium weight fabric.

manufc10

Thanks @Paul9221 ! Pics and everything, very helpful.

Have you guys noticed much shrinkage after a wash on the RC hoodies or are they pre shrunk pretty well?

Paul9221

@manufc10:

Thanks @Paul9221 ! Pics and everything, very helpful.

Have you guys noticed much shrinkage after a wash on the RC hoodies or are they pre shrunk pretty well?

No shrinkage that I can tell, and I have washed these quite a few times. Now that you mention it, the fabric color doesn't fade much either. They make really good quality stuff!

manufc10

Cool. Thanks again.

I'm right in between a L and XL in the RC I'm thinking. I think a L would fit me like your Medium does @Paul9221 (snug fit) where the XL will still fit but be more relaxed.

Yeah my black American Giant hoody is faded out a bit but to be fair I've had the thing for about 4 years. Still solid though.

gaseousclay

@manufc10:

Have you guys noticed much shrinkage after a wash on the RC hoodies or are they pre shrunk pretty well?

To echo what @Paul9221 said, I didn't notice any shrinkage, but then again, I cold machine wash and hang dry mine.

gaseousclay

@Paul9221:

See, I'm 5'10", 175lbs, 40" chest and I like the slimmer look of the medium RC. But, again, I usually don't zip them up all of the way.

Have any of you tried the heavier weight RC hoodies? I only own hoodies with this medium weight fabric.

Interesting. I figured you'd be a large in RC based on the fits you went with on your IH tops.

I'm not 100% certain but my hoodies might be heavyweight. Is there any way to know for sure with the hangtags? I believe my crewnecks are medium weight, but I honestly can't tell the difference between those and my hoodies.

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