Mountain Hardwear Burly Wooly Vest (For Men)

Really love the material, weight and drape of this vest. I needed to go up a size to get the right fit. It's light enough to wear at the office on Fridays, but still warm enough to take off the chill on those cool fall days. Does have a logo, but it's very subdued.

I bought this vest for my husband, as he and I both love Mountain Hardwear products. Unfortunately, both of us were disappointed with this vest. My husband's first words upon seeing the vest: "The fabric is strange..." The fabric is similar to a boiled wool, which immediately placed this item on my husband's "return it" list. It also was ABNORMALLY large for a size large, so much so that I'm not sure that a size medium would have fit him, if MH used similarly proportionally-off measurements for the size medium.

The pictures seemed to portray this as a heavy vest for cold weather outer wear. This is actually a lightweight vest that works well over a sweater or flannel shirt on slightly cool days. When the temps drop even further, I recommend another garment on top of this vest. It works well when layering clothing.

The extra large was very wide, the large fits quite close to the body. Good for warmth but would have preferred a little drape for the style I desired. Would have liked a size in between. Otherwise great vest.

The fit is great, for an XL it is not overly baggy and has a trim fit. I am 6'5'' 195 lbs and it is perfect.

Lightweight but sturdy. Can be used for dress occasion.

This is a great hiking vest. It is strong enough to take pack straps for thru hiking, and it will look classy enough in Europe or Asia to give you status. It feels great too, but I got a small size instead of my normal medium and it is just right like that, so take care about getting sizes too large. Usually I wear Patagonia, but this is better than my micro-puff or synchilla vests. I will start looking at Mountain Hardwear stuff seriously after getting this vest!

I would describe the fit of this vest as "tailored" through the chest. I have a similar Mtn Hardware burly wooly sweater and wore it a couple of times a week last winter. It still looks great and is very comfortable.

My husband doesn't mind the quality of the wool in this vest, so we are keeping it. If I were going to wear it I would find it entirely too scratchy, feels like a poor quality wool, most likely reprocessed, but there was no info on this in the description or on the hang tag. This is my first disappointment with Mountain Hardwear.

Nice vest for casual wear. Warm without bulk.