Just accepted the delivery of my new Scott-e-Vest Ultimate Cotton Hoodie. From the shipping bag, through the opening and the exploration I am absolutely bowled over. The bag was damaged, it took some rough treatment and a little tear from the brutes at UPS, but the Scott-e-Vest catalog took all the abuse, saving the actual hoodie itself.

The hooded sweatshirt is a full-zip and it’s gray-green, a little duller than Army Green in color. The primary pockets are secured with magnetic closures which is a surprise when you reach in and pull out things, when your hand comes up and away, you hear this very gentle click. The weight of it is acceptable, a little more hand in the fabric wouldn’t hurt. I layer when it gets really cold, so this particular hooded sweatshirt is just fine.

The pockets, man, the pockets! It’s going to take me at least a week to decide what to put in all the many many pockets, there are 13 of them! Definitely going to have to come up with ideas on what goes where – the hint cards do help. When I stock it up with stuff, I’ll have to see how it fits then. The XL fit perfectly, everyone was right, the size is slightly large for the label but that is a great thing in and of itself. I’m going to have to figure out what I want to do about the PAN features, that’ll take some time.

After I have a chance to put it through it’s paces, then I’ll have a more concrete opinion.