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<\/a><\/p>\nPatagonia is justly renowned for the eco-credentials of its gear, and the Better Sweater is no exception. Although it\u2019s made in Thailand, the sewing is certified Fair-Trade, so those who made it were paid fairly, and the dyeing process used on the polyester fabric is said to minimise the use of energy and water.<\/p>\n
I tested the quarter length zip pullover version which only has a chest pocket, but a full-zip version with hand-warmer pockets is also available, as is a hooded version; there\u2019s also a \u2018performance\u2019 variant that has stretch side panels. There\u2019s a choice of 6 colours (or 8 with the full zip).<\/p>\n
Pros:<\/strong> sweater knit of outer fabric looks smart and prevents pilling, good warmth, eco-credentials. Recommended Price: £80 Weight: 499g The Patagonia Better Sweater is a fleece whose outer fabric is woven into a sweater-knit face, making this a garment that looks smart both on the hill and off it, and avoids the unsightly pilling that affects many alternatives after a few washes. The interior is more obviously traditionally fleecy, and wicks moisture well. Although it\u2019s really a warm mid-layer \u2013 and it works well under a waterproof shell in cold conditions – it\u2019s great to wear as an outer layer on dry days too. I\u2019ve found that its both a little warmer and more…<\/span> <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","category-jackets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18127"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18134,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18127\/revisions\/18134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCons:<\/strong> quite heavy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"