Layer
The sweatshirt layer
the same position as a knit, with a hood on it
Where this rung sits on the ladder
- shirt layerclosed — a category on this site
- knit layerclosed — a category on this site
- sweatshirt layerclosed — this page
- insulationopen
- unlined outer layerclosed — a category on this site
- weather shellclosed — a category on this site
This is the slot where the catalog stops being tidy. Two categories fill it, and they are not the same thing. One is fleece and waffle knit: thickness with a hood. The other is mostly thin long-sleeved shirts sold for fishing, with a rating printed on them and nothing at all said about warmth.
What this slot does
It adds a layer of knitted or fleeced cloth with a hood attached, and where it zips it can be opened without being taken off.
What it never does
It does not address weather. No listing that fills this slot states a water claim, a seam treatment or a temperature range.
The words that belong to this slot
- fleece
- A fabric construction with a raised surface. Several listings here name it. None of them states what the fiber is.
- waffle knit
- A structure with a raised grid on the face. Two listings here use it, and it describes the surface rather than the content.
- UPF 50+
- A fabric rating for ultraviolet transmission, produced by a published laboratory test method. It is the only measured figure anywhere in this slot.
- kangaroo pocket
- A single front pocket open at both sides. One listing here names it specifically; the others just say pockets.
What closes this slot
16 listings, across two categories.
- Women's Hoodiesthe same slot, in fleece
- Men's Hoodiesmostly a sun layer, not a warm one
Conditions that ask for it
- Indoors and officeInside, all day, with a door between you and the sky.
- Dry and cool outdoorsOutside, dry, with moving air and nothing falling out of the sky.
- Wet and coldRain falling, and the air is also the problem.
- Sun and heatBright and hot, with the sky doing the opposite of raining.
- Packing lightEverything has to go in a bag and come out of it again.
Sources
- ASTM D6603 — Standard Specification for Labeling of UV-Protective TextilesThe specification that governs how a UPF figure may be printed on a textile label.
- AATCC — Standard Test Methods and ProceduresThe published list of AATCC test methods, including the ultraviolet transmission method and the hydrostatic pressure method by name.
- Federal Trade Commission — Policy Statement Regarding Advertising SubstantiationThe FTC statement that an objective product claim has to have support behind it.