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First Lite Rugged Wool Zip Hoody

$389.00 $399.00

Merino wool has long been a waterfowlers best friend for its thermal properties when wet and natural anti-odor qualities. Perhaps the only drawback to merino knits is that, like most other knit fabrics, they are prone to snagging, picking, and pilling.

Through years of development, First Lite has built a robust double-knit wool fabric that is both durable on the exterior and soft on the interior, bridging the gap between base layer and outerwear.

This new fabrication has been fittingly dubbed Rugged Wool and its franchise of products are designed to take you from the house to the field and everywhere in between.

Features

  • 410gsm merino double knit with a tight, durable face and soft brushed back
  • Zip-secure chest pocket
  • Warm, oversized hand pockets
  • Center front zip

How It’s Built

  • Material: 85% Merino Wool, 12% Nylon, 3% Spandex
  • Cut: Regular
  • Primary Usage: Waterfowl
  • Actual Weight: 930 grams

Sizing Chart

Men's Sizing

Alpha Sizing

S M L XL 2X 3X
SLEEVE 84-86 86-89 89-91 91-94 94-97 97-99
CHEST 91-97 99-104 107-112 117-122 127-132 137-142
WAIST 76-81 84-89 91-97 102-107 112-117 122-127
HIP 91-97 99-104 107-112 117-122 127-132 137-142
INSEAM 78-81 81-86 81-86 84-89 84-89 84-89
INSEAM: TALL 86-91 86-91 89-94

 

Numeric Sizing

 

76 81 86 91 97 102 107 112
HIP 91 97 102 107 112 117 122 127
INSEAM 76 81 81 81 84 84 84 84
INSEAM: TALL 89 89 89 89 89

 

*WHEN PURCHASING NUMERIC SIZED PANTS, GET OUT YOUR FAVORITE JEANS AND COMPARE MEASUREMENTS TO THE CHART ABOVE

**ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE CENTIMETERS

How to Measure

 

Sleeve:
With your arm bent at the elbow and hand on your hip, measure from the back of the neck to the elbow and finish at the wrist.

 

 

Chest:
Measure under arms at the fullest part of the chest. Ensure the tape measure is level across the back and comfortably loose.

 

 

Waist:
Measure circumference around the narrowest part of waist.

 

 

Hip:
Measure circumference around the fullest point of hip/seat with feet together.

 

 

Inseam:
Without shoes, measure on inside of leg from crotch to the floor.

 

*If you fall between measurements, bump up

Women's Sizing

NEW Women's Numeric Pant Sizing: Shop the 308 Pants

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
GARMENT SIZE 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
HIP 94 97 99 102 104 109 113 117 122
INSEAM 76-79 76-79 79-81 79-81 79-81 81-84 81-84 81-84 81-84

 

**ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE CENTIMETERS

2024 Women's Alpha Re-Fit: Shop the Collection

XS S M L XL 2XL
GARMENT SIZE 0-2 4-6 8-10 12-14 16-18 20
SLEEVE 68-71 71-74 74-76 76-79 79-81 79-81
BUST 84-86 89-91 94-97 102-104 112-114 122-124
WAIST 66-69 71-74 76-79 84-87 94-97 104-107
HIP 91-94 97-100 102-105 109-112 119-122 130-133
INSEAM 76-79 76-79 79-81 81-84 81-84 81-84

 

**ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE CENTIMETERS

Women's Legacy Style Fit

Styles include: Alturas Guide Pant, Obsidian Pant, Catalyst Soft Shell Jacket & Pant, Aurora Puffy, Sawtooth Jacket, Brooks Down Sweater, Cascade Stormlight Jacket

XS S M L XL
SLEEVE 68-71 71-74 74-76 76-79 79-81
BUST 81-84 86-89 91-97 99-102 104-107
WAIST 61-64 66-69 71-76 79-81 84-86
HIP 89-91 94-97 99-102 104-107 109-112
INSEAM 71-76 76-79 79-81 81-84 84-86
GARMENT SIZE 2 4-6 8-10 12-14 16

 

**ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE CENTIMETERS

How to Measure

 

Sleeve:
With your arm bent at the elbow and hand on your hip, measure from the back of the neck to the elbow and finish at the wrist.

 

 

Chest:
Measure under arms at the fullest part of the chest. Ensure the tape measure is level across the back and comfortably loose.

 

 

Waist:
Measure circumference around the narrowest part of waist.

 

 

Hip:
Measure circumference around the fullest point of hip/seat with feet together.

 

 

Inseam:
Without shoes, measure on inside of leg from crotch to the floor.

 

*If you fall between measurements, bump up

Glove Sizing

Alpha Sizing

S M L XL 2X
CIRCUMFERENCE 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 26-27
LENGTH 19-20 20-201/2 20 1/2-21 21-22 22-221/2

 

**ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE CENTIMETERS

How to Measure

 

Circumference:
With fingers together in a relaxed position, measure circumference over knuckles and around palm.

 

 

Length:
Measure from base of palm to end of middle finger.

 

Hat Sizing

S/M L/XL
54-57 57-61

 

**ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE CENTIMETERS

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First Lite Camouflage
First Lite Camo

CAMOUFLAGE

First Lite patterns obliterate the human shape by utilizing a proprietary mix of nature-based algorithms in coordination with disruption and focal confusion techniques. Put more simply, the relationship between colors and shapes has been specially designed to fool the brain by resembling recurring patterns found in nature. Derived from the golden ratio found throughout the natural world, Specter™, Typha™, Fusion™, and Cipher™ dissolve into their surroundings, unlike anything else.
First Lite Specter, Typha, Fusion, and Cipher are the most versatile patterns available to hunters due to their careful design and ensured concealment no matter the proximity, season, or terrain. Created using the same scientific platform, all four of First Lite's proprietary camo patterns use trademarked technology, which provides equally exceptional concealment at close range and a distance. When it comes to whitetail hunting, First Lite Specter uses the proven technology of its predecessors (Fusion and Cipher) but expresses shapes, colors, and fragmentation unique to the whitetail environment and tree canopy. Similarly, First Lite Typha expresses environmental abstracts consistent with marsh and field environments fit for the waterfowl hunter.

First Lite Comouflage Technology

First Lite Fusion

FUSION™
 
Fusion has become the most trusted pattern in breakup camouflage. From western lichen, sage, and pine to eastern deciduous hardwoods, the Fusion pattern and color palette are engineered to excel in a vast array of landscapes. Hunters virtually disappear into their surroundings at any distance – short or long – lending confidence and near-perfect stealth, whether in the trees or on an alpine ridge.

 

First Lite Cipher

 

CIPHER™
 
First Lite's Cipher pattern leverages the proven working principals of Fusion and applies them to landscape palettes with less color. Cipher emphasizes the narrower color spectrum found during the autumn and winter months in both hardwood and western environments. With its muted coloration and Fusion-inspired DNA, Cipher is a deadly weapon in every hunter's arsenal.

 

 First Lite Typha

First Lite 37.5™ Technology

More Breathability Means You Stay Drier than the Competition

When First Lite engineered their Outerwear Collection, they looked closely at every fabric technology in existence. Having the pick of the litter, from better-known outerwear technologies to more niche, lesser marketed performance fabrics. The truth in outerwear manufacturing is that the brand in question can generally use whichever fabric they choose. The costs vary as does the performance, but if a brand is willing to pay for the best, they can choose to incorporate it into their offerings. First Lite chose 37.5 because third party empirical testing as well as extensive field use their our own employees left them greatly impressed by the superior performance of the fabric. The bottom line is that 37.5 breathes at a rate that is anywhere from 50% to 300% better than any of its competition, while offering waterproof levels that were within a 5% tolerance of our competition.

First Lite's DNA is active, extremely vigorous mountain hunting. Based in the Rocky Mountains and literally testing products year round in some of the steepest, most demanding terrain in North America. Breathability becomes paramount when you're climbing significantly steep, rugged slopes with heavy packs in less than ideal weather conditions. If you sweat under your outerwear and the fabric doesn't allow that moisture to escape, you might as well expose your base layers to the elements and skip the outerwear all together. 37.5 technology does the absolute best job of transporting that moisture from your base layers to the outside of the First Lite garment so that you can remain safe and dry while exerting yourself in the most brutal of weather conditions. This is why First Lite selected 37.5 Technology over other fabrics and has enjoyed award-winning products ever since.

The Science behind 37.5 Technology

Comfort in clothing is greatly influenced by the temperature and humidity next to skin known as the microclimate. For the average person, the body strives to maintain an ideal core body temperature of 37.5° C. You are most comfortable when the microclimate next to your skin has a relative humidity close to 37.5%. When you are in this ideal 37.5 comfort zone, you are also in your ideal performance zone. 37.5 technology helps your body manage the moisture in your microclimate to keep you in this “37.5 zone” of comfort and performance.

Your body already has the ultimate thermo-regulating system. The perspiration vapor that comes off of skin during activity cools the body when working hard. In fact, each gram of evaporated sweat releases 580 calories of stored heat. Unless this water vapor can be removed from the microclimate, it builds up in clothing, footwear, or gloves and creates a clammy and uncomfortable microclimate. 37.5 technology works to enhance the body’s natural cooling mechanism—the body puts out sweat to cool it down, 37.5 technology removes it from the microclimate.

With 37.5 technology, patented active particles permanently embedded at the fiber level capture and release moisture vapor. Not only do these active particles provide 800% more surface area to the fiber, they also provide a unique driving force to remove moisture vapor unlike any other technology. By actively responding to body heat, the active particles use this energy from the body to accelerate the vapor movement and speed up the conversion of liquid to vapor, significantly increasing drying rates. This means the hotter the user gets, the stronger the driving force removing moisture becomes—and the more comfortable the garment remains.

37.5 technology works to keep the optimum relative humidity in your microclimate so your body more efficiently maintains an ideal core temperature, enabling you to perform better, longer. Fabrics made with 37.5 technology dry up to five times faster than similar fabrics, diminishing wet cling. 37.5 technology is made with naturally derived materials so there are no harsh chemicals to irritate your skin. 37.5 active particles are permanently embedded into yarn and will never wash out or degrade.

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jamieson mccall
length is a problem

purhased the rugged wool zip hoody, material is good quality, but the backlength is short, rides up if fitted over a base layer, im 75 kg and 5'7', ordered medium,there are no cinches on the cuffs, or elastic inner cuffs, very loose on the wrists, should have returned it really, expensive mistake

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Scott McStay
First Lite Rugged Wool Zip Hoody

Love this hoody, exactly what I was looking for in a mid layer. The wool doesn't snag, doesn't itch and isn't any heavier than a cotton hoody, this ain't ya Nan's Jersey! Being down the bottom end of NZ, the weather can really make or break your hunts. I can always trust First Lite products to keep me warm and concealed through the day. Points South great to deal with as always, product on my doorstep the day after I ordered.