Houdini Alpha Crew - Men's - 2011 BCS

wow, this is a pretty good shirt. i wore it on a coolish 15-16 mile hike, and it held up very well. it breaths nicely, and, surprisingly to me, takes the bite out of the wind almost like a wind breaker. at the end of the long day, the wind picked up, and i didn't even need to put on anything else. and yet, while in the midst of hiking during the (somewhat) warmer parts of the 50-60 degree day, i never felt hot (or cool) at all. it wicks water off quickly, and dries out pretty quickly. i imagine it'd be a bit too heavy for summer hiking.

the material has a kinda subtle waffley texture to it. it's not thermal waffley, but the weave is somewhat similar.

i got the blue color, in a medium. i'm 6'5" and about 175 pounds, and the medium actually fits pretty well. it could, as expected, be a bit longer in the torso, but the arms are actually pretty decently long, and the torso isn't embarrassingly short on me. the blue is very nice.

i like this much more than the stoic breathe, though the stoic have the awesomely long arms. the stoic stitching isn't very high quality, and the material doesn't feel as comfy against the skin. despite the houdini's extra thickness, it actually can be worn in similar temps, i've found. the stoic holds stink, whereas the houdini seems pretty good in this respect.