Top Men's Fleece Jacket Awards Announced By OutdoorGearLab.com

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Aug. 26, 2013 - PRLog -- OutdoorGearLab.com revealed today the results of the 2013 Editor's Choice awards for best men's fleece jackets. The OutdoorGearLab Gear Editor's picked the following winners after head to head tesing of over twenty two top contenders in the areas of warmth, style, features, breathability, wind resistance, packed size and comfort. The testing involved activities such as hiking, camping, climbing, skiing, backpacking and rafting everywhere from Tuolumne Meadows in California to Glacier Park in Montana also Canada, Alaska and New York. Read the full review here: http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Fleece-Jacket-Reviews

The winners are: 

The Patagonia R1 Hoody http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Fleece-Jacket-Reviews/Patagonia-R1-Hoody winner of the 2013 Editor's Choice award. According to Gear Editor Max Neale, "The R1 Hoody was a favorite mid layer among our testers. It's fleece type and weight represents the best of the available option for the widest range of applications."

 The Arcteryx Fortrez Hoody http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Fleece-Jacket-Reviews/Arcte... Winner of the 2013 Top Pick award. This award is given to a product that excels at a specific application. Gear Editor Neale reports,"The Fortez Hoody has the warmest hood of any fleece tested and it is stylish, more durable and more wind resistant than most lightweight fleeces."

The Patagonia R3 http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Fleece-Jacket-Reviews/Patag... winner of the 2013 Top Pick award given to the product that most excells at a certain application. According to Gear Editor Neale, "The R3 is the warmest non-hooded technical fleece tested. It is fairly lightweight, stylish and sports great features." 

 The North Face Khumbu http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Fleece-Jacket-Reviews/North... winner of the 2013 Best Buy award in this category. This award goes to the product that balances an extremely high score on our tests with a very reasonable price. Gear Editor Kevin Swift, "The Khumbu is a inexpensive, go-anywhere all around fleece."

OutdoorGearLab LLC is a company headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming dedicated to creating world’s best outdoor gear reviews. The company’s web site http://www.outdoorgearlab.com, is a free resource for people who love the outdoors and participate in activities such as hiking, climbing, backpacking, and camping. The company performs side-by-side testing of outdoor gear and publishes the results in comparative reviews. Each product is scored across a range of weighted categories, competing products are graded, and top performing products recieve awards.