Arc'teryx Tau Pullover - Men's

My husband has had the Tau for 4 years and wears it all the time. When say all the time I'm serious! If you look at our pics from New Zealand, he's wearing it. Germany, wearing it. France, wearing it. New England, wearing it. Montana, wearing it. San Diego, wearing it. It's a little embarassing, but hey what am I gonna do? He has other Arc'teryx pullovers but this one is by far his favorite. So, it's X-mas time and he's put it down on his list again. The other one has been washed over 100 times and is still going, but he figures it could use a rest. Needless to say, I'm here shopping for a "replacement."

This is another really nice Arc'teryx product. I wear it has a base layer, and it's warm and comfortable. The material has good wind resistance and fair waterproofing, sort of a 'best of both worlds' compromise which means it does breathe well yet works for most activities. The material itself is a little strange in a good way; it feels a bit like like soft foam rubber. Thee torso length is long; it goes down almost to the middle of my butt. With a pack on, my lower back sweats where the hip belt rests, but I feel totally dry. If I place my hand there, I can feel how wet the shirt is - all of the moisture has been absorbed away from the skin. Full retail price is tough to take, but they go on sale once in a while, and then it's well worth it. I have two, so I'm convinced.

I love this shirt.....great color (cactus), tailored fit, long sleeves (I'm a woman with long arms so I buy men's smalls all the time)..... repels much wind so it doesn't breathe as well as some thinner fleece, so I use it when I need more heat.....like winter time and late fall... or stormy mountain weather. I love the pocket on the chest and arm. I love the high neck....since mine needs more protection or I get sore throats. And I love the long torso length since I have a long torso. I love the weave of the fleece.... gives a permanent loft to the fabric. It washes and dries super. The only thing is that under pack belts the fabric does pill up. But I'm living with that! Mary Ann Rombach

Excellent. I wore it skiing in New Hampshire under a shell and was fine all day. Runs a little small, order a size up.

I wore the Tau Pullover a couple of times now and I'm not thoroughly convinced that it's worth the money. The first time I wore it, I was skiing for two days. Both days I wore a cold gear under armour under it and I was cold on the first day and comfortable on the second. I also wore it running once in 23 degree weather. Again I wore a cold gear under armour under it, and I was warm. So right now, it's kept me warm two out of three times - 66%. That's not bad. It is comfortable and looks great. But I still ask myself if it was worth the money. I have other pieces in my wardrobe that cost half to a third of the price and work just as well. So I'm still not convinced....

This shirt is really sweet. Not very bulky but still warm enough to wear skiing with a hardshell over it. But also light enough to wear on cool fall or spring days. Love this as a top or mid layer in for any cool weather activity.

Can't say enough good things about this pullover. Sure it may be expensive, but it's totally worth it. Great as an outer layer on spring/fall days. Works excellent under a shell as an insulating mid layer. The inner fleece is so soft and the outer face repels water and wind effectively. One thing of note: I found the sizing to be a bit off with this piece. I normally fit perfectly into an Arc'teryx Large, but found I was swimming in this one. The Medium I exchanged it for fit great. Maybe the tags were mixed up at the factory?

A nice second-layer pullover.

This is another beautiful piece by Arc'teryx. Pricey? You bet, but worth it. This is the perfect layer for cool weather hiking with a light wicking layer underneath. Decent wind blocking protection and excellent light weight insulation keep you comfortable in a wide variety of conditions. The perfect layer.

As with all Arc’teryx gear this is nothing short of perfect. It’s good enough to wear with a T-shirt and to temps to 40. This pullover keeps you warm and sheds water for those cold misty days. Excellent piece of equipment.