How to choose the best hiking fleece for your needs?

The second criteria to take into account when choosing your hiking fleece jacket is the outside temperature and the weather expected during your excursion, in the mountains or elsewhere. It goes without saying that the colder it is, the greater the need for a warm fleece jacket. And to evaluate its level of heat, you need to refer to its grammage. Hiking and trekking fleeces generally weigh between 150 g/sqm and 400 g/sqm. The higher the grammage, the more optimally the fleece will retain your warmth. Theoretically, the more static you are in a cold environment, the higher the grammage you should choose. Here are some tips!

- If you’re expecting low or medium levels of activity, in the cold (under 7°): opt for a high grammage.
- If you’re expecting a highly sporty excursion in cool weather (around 10°): opt for medium grammage with good breathability.
- If you’re hiking with little physical exertion, in moderate temperatures: opt for medium grammage.
- If you’ll be doing intense physical activity, in moderate temperatures: opt for low grammage.

In addition to grammage, pay attention to the fleece jacket’s cut. A high collar, a hood, a "brushed fleece" material (design technique that preserves heat: the fleece jacket has large loops or long pile on the inside or outside) and a fitted cut are elements that promote warmth and protect from the cold. Are the weather reports predicting wind while you’re out on your excursion? This will cause the temperatures felt to drop, so we advise you to choose a model with windproof inserts, such as the SH900 X-warm Quechua women’s or men’s hybrid snow fleece jacket.

- SH100 women’s and men’s: for low-intensity hikes in winter, high heat supply, ventilated and flexible.
- SH500 women’s and men’s: for low-intensity hikes in winter, high heat supply, ventilated and flexible.
- SH900 women’s and men’s: very high heat supply, comfortable, ventilated, loose fit.

- MH100 half-zip for children, women and men: medium heat supply, compact micro-fleece, breathable.
- MH100 women’s and men’s: medium heat supply, lightweight and ventilated.
- MH920 women’s light: low/medium heat supply, thin, compressible and with high stretch.

- MH100 men’s and women’s hoodie : medium heat supply, loose fit, ventilated and fitted with a hood.
- MH500 men’s and women’s hoodie: medium/high heat supply, loose fit and ventilated.
- MH520 men’s and women’s hoodie: medium/high heat supply, stretch fabric and ventilated.

- MH500 half-zip for children and men: medium heat supply, breathable and lightweight.
- MH500 for children, women and men: medium heat supply, ventilated and fitted with secure pockets.
- MH520 light men’s and women’s: medium heat supply, lightweight, compact and fitted with ventilated side panels.

- MH920 men’s and women’s hoodie: hybrid fleece jacket, medium heat supply and wind protection.
- SH500 Mountain men’s and women’s: for sustained physical exertion in cold weather, high heat supply, and water-repellency in certain areas depending on the model and limitation of the entry of snow.
- SH900 Mountain men’s and women’s: for intense and regular physical exertion in cold weather, medium heat supply, breathable, windproof, limitation of the entry of snow and humidity.